COVID-19 accelerates long-term shift towards omnichannel grocery sales
TAUNTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#caseready–Harpak-ULMA today announced its increased investment in Case-ready programs to support the strong and continued growing emphasis, fueled by grocery industry shifts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on case-ready fresh food packaging.
The initiative will focus new planning, resources, and commitments to deliver the technological innovation, customer service, and end-to-end packaging solutions required to improve both value and bottom-line performance for producers of case-ready meat, poultry, and seafood.
In addition, Jay Siers, an industry veteran with 35 years of case-ready experience, has been appointed to the new position of Case-Ready Specialist to execute the new initiative.
Announces hire of Josh Becker to lead effort
TAUNTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#bakery–Harpak-ULMA today announced the launch of a new North American initiative to help the bakery and confectionery market improve flexibility and operational performance in response to COVID-19 business disruptions.
While some producers are dealing with plummeting demand for some products, others are experiencing unprecedented spikes. Such significant production volume fluctuations place substantial pressure on both labor and packaging assets, a condition that may well represent the new normal for the foreseeable future.
Harpak-ULMA is the North American arm of ULMA Packaging, a leading global packaging OEM with a substantial global customer base in bakery and snacks. Its new bakery and confectionary market initiative, announced today, will leverage ULMA’s extensive global market segment presence, combined with smart, connected packaging platforms, to help bakery and confectionary producers do