Delivering longer life, sustainability and more

摘要

Shelf life. Foods and beverages can never get enough, right? That's why most packaging developers, when asked, say they want more options in barrier materials-despite the myriad choices already available. Adding to the urgency of finding affordable barrier packaging solutions is the fact that we're seeing food waste pile up in epic proportions-even though one in nine people around the world go hungry every night, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) report The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014. Sadly, more than 1.3 billion tons of food are lost or wasted every year.