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  2. Vertical form fill sealing machine - Wikipedia

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    A vertical form fill sealing machine is a type of automated assembly-line product packaging system, commonly used in the packaging industry for food and many other products. Walter Zwoyer, the inventor of the technology, patented his idea for the VFFS machine in 1936 while working with the Henry Heide Candy Company . [ 1 ]

  3. Wholesaling - Wikipedia

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    In the banking industry "wholesale" usually refers to wholesale banking, providing tailored services to large customers, in contrast with retail banking, providing standardized services to large numbers of smaller customers. In real estate, wholesaling is the act of contracting to purchase real property, and assigning that contract to an investor.

  4. Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute - Wikipedia

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    In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the National Industrial Recovery Act (Ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195), which set stringent regulations on industry. Boyd Redner writes in A History of The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute: “The National Industrial Recovery Act spelled out provisions to businessmen … every industry was to come under a code, and the code had two sets of ...

  5. Food packaging - Wikipedia

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    Testing modified atmosphere in a plastic bag of carrots. Food packaging is a packaging system specifically designed for food and represents one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations. [1]

  6. Foodservice distributor - Wikipedia

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    A broadline distributor services a wide variety of accounts with a wide variety of products, while a system distributor stocks a narrow array of products for specific customers, such as restaurant chains. A broadline distributor may carry up to 15,000 different items for purchase and operate sophisticated warehouse and transportation operations ...

  7. Distribution (marketing) - Wikipedia

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    Types of distribution systems. A firm can design any number of channels they require to reach customers efficiently and effectively. Channels can be distinguished by the number of intermediaries between producer and consumer. [6] If there are no intermediaries then this is known as a zero-level distribution system or direct marketing.

  8. Fair Packaging and Labeling Act - Wikipedia

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    The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act is a U.S. law that applies to labels on many consumer products. It requires the label to state: The identity of the product; The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and; The net quantity of contents. The contents statement must include both metric and U.S. customary units.

  9. Footprint (company) - Wikipedia

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    Footprint is a materials science organization that engineers fiber-based packaging in an effort to address the environmental crisis of plastic pollution. [1] [2] Its plant-based fiber alternatives to plastic are made from sources like double-lined kraft. [3] These can be compostable, biodegradable, and recyclable. [2]