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On today's episode of POW!, we highlight an innovative product from Brad's Plant Based. The air dried Snackable Salad to Go is made feasible by the use of a brightly colored flexible pouch, which brings a whole new meaning to portable salad and healthy snacking on the go.

Avery Dennison signed an agreement to acquire Vestcom, a provider of pricing and branded labeling solutions at the shelf-edge for retailers and CPG companies, for $1.45 billion in a cash transaction. Vestcom will accelerate Avery Dennison's portfolio shift to high-value categories.

OlymPak Printing & Packaging installed a new six-color, 40" Komori Lithrone GX40 to expand the speed and flexibility of its folding carton production operation. The new Komori press replaces two older presses and is delivering greater production capacity than the two older presses combined.

PRINTING United Alliance today announces the appointment of its 2021-22 Suppliers and Manufacturers Council. This group of industry leaders advises the association on issues and trends related to the future success of the printing industry at large and represents a cross-section of all market segments.

On July 27, 2021, the CDC announced new recommendations for vaccinated people in the continuing effort to control the spread of COVID-19.

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems will demonstrate its C64 digital finishing table together with automated Feeder and Stacker at the expo. Across the four-day event, the Kongsberg PCS team will be on hand to meet visitors, address questions, and show a series of presentations and demonstrations at the Kongsberg booth.

Rather than running back and forth to a grocery store, a growing number of people let a service do the shopping and preparing for them. During the pandemic, meal subscriptions really took off. Let’s look at a few examples of how meal kits are trending and the packaging they employ.

Xeikon chose the PRINTING United UX platform to host its next Xeikon Café event for existing and prospective digital printing clients.

With the latest innovations in the world of printed electronics, we move one step closer to the ability to directly print microchips onto paper and plastics. While the technology still has a long way to go, it is a tantalizing glimpse of the future of print.

Koenig & Bauer (US/CA) is expanding its popular portfolio to include the corrugated printing and converting segment. Its three major products: the CorruCUT, CorruFLEX, and Omega Magnus, will be represented by the entire North American sales force.