Brands have typically leveraged dazzling graphics and unique packaging shapes and convenience features to grab attention at point of sale. Recently, new technologies and innovations—particularly for metal packaging—have taken shelf appeal to a new level by creating packaging that truly engages the five senses.

With countries celebrating Earth Day on April 22, people from around the world are coming together to raise awareness of issues facing the environment today. One challenge of growing concern is that a tremendous amount of food is currently being wasted. In fact, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted...

Some people are of the mindset that canned foods are less nutritious than their fresh or frozen counterparts. But nothing could be further from the truth - did you know that canned foods are nutritionally on par with fresh and frozen products, and in many cases, they are actually more nutritious?

In this two-part series, we will take a look at the role that food cans, and the canning process itself, play in helping consumers maintain a healthy lifestyle with nutritional, balanced meals.