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PACKAGING

SINGLE-SERVE
PACKAGING
by Andy Nelson

restaurants and cafes, try to meet
consumer demands.
Baxter, Minnesota-based
Lindar Corp. also continues to
see big growth in the single-serve
category, says Dave Fosse, the
company's marketing director for
key accounts. "Convenience is
the main reason," he says. "It also
reduces food waste."
Lindar introduced its ﬁrst
single-serve packs eight years
ago for speciﬁc bakery items,
Fosse says. Cupcakes, bars, sandwiches, cake, desserts and vegetables are a few of the perimeter
items that are currently a good ﬁt
for single-serve.
"We have single-serve
containers for cupcakes, desserts,

bars and cakes," he says. One
item that's been particularly hot
lately, Fosse says, is a single-serve
"cake bomb" pack.
Beverages, sandwiches
and salads are some of the most

Convenience and cutting food waste are driving the increase in single-serve for Lindar Corp.
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Single-serve and grab 'n go are
also a growing category for Inline
Plastics Corp.

popular single-serve items, Dyer
says. They're the types of items
that consumers can grab while
they're out and about and can
easily be transported to their
office or home or for eating
on-the-go.
"Single-serve snacks are
also growing in popularity as
consumers increasingly snack
throughout the day instead of
having three square meals,"
Dyer adds.
When it comes to new
products, Dyer says the most
exciting thing about the increase
in single-serve food packaging is
seeing the many ways in which
the industry responds with its
innovative product designs.
"We've seen everything from
plastic cups that stack inside
each other for things like yogurt
parfaits - allowing consumers
to enjoy their parfait without
soggy granola - to products that
are sealed with tamper-evident

INLINE PLASTICS, LINDAR-

SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS, timestarved consumers and a desire
to prevent food waste are among
the factors driving demand for
single-serve packaging in the
grocery fresh perimeter.
The use of single-serve food
is deﬁnitely increasing, says Lynn
Dyer, president of the Foodservice
Packaging Institute. "Consumers
are increasingly interested in
more convenient prepared food
and beverage options," she says.
"Folks are on the go and they want
convenient choices to ﬁt into their
busy lifestyles."
And, she adds, the trend
should continue to gain steam
as both retailers and traditional foodservice outlets, like

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019

Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019
Editor's Note - More of a good thing
Contents
The wire
Ready to run
YOUTH MOVEMENT
From passion to profits
Bakery - Natural ingredients
Pastries
Deli - Seasonal merchandising
Snacking cheeses
Meat & Poultry: Dietary callouts
Flavor enhancers
Produce: Brand power
Leafy greens
Seafood: Sustainable gains
Food safety - Equipment innovations
Commissary Insider
FOOD SAFETY - FACILITY DESIGN
PRODUCT CATEGORY SPOTLIGHT - SANDWICHES
PACKAGING - SINGLE-SERVE PACKAGING
R&D - CLEANING AND SANITIZING
Product Showcase
Advertisers
Fresh takes
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Editor's Note - More of a good thing
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Contents
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 5
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - The wire
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 7
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 8
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 9
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 10
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Ready to run
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 13
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - YOUTH MOVEMENT
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 19
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - From passion to profits
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 22
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 23
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Bakery - Natural ingredients
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 26
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 27
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Pastries
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 30
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 31
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Deli - Seasonal merchandising
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 34
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 35
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Snacking cheeses
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Meat & Poultry: Dietary callouts
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 43
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Flavor enhancers
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Produce: Brand power
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Seafood: Sustainable gains
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Food safety - Equipment innovations
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 64
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - FOOD SAFETY - FACILITY DESIGN
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - PRODUCT CATEGORY SPOTLIGHT - SANDWICHES
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 71
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - PACKAGING - SINGLE-SERVE PACKAGING
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 75
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - R&D - CLEANING AND SANITIZING
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Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 78
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - 79
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Product Showcase
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Advertisers
Supermarket Perimeter - January 2019 - Fresh takes
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