Why WestRock?
Learn more about the innovation and capabilities behind our industry-leading paper, packaging, display and automation solutions.
Protein Packaging
Protein producers must meet high volume demand amidst supply chain volatility, employee turnover and cost increases. Our integrated packaging and automation systems can help you rise to the challenge by increasing throughput and enabling packaging SKU consolidation with fewer operators, so you can reallocate essential labor.
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The price of entry to automated solutions has decreased significantly in recent history and can reduce pallet handling costs from $70 to $10-12 per pallet.1
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Supplementing manual processes with targeted robotics can reduce human idle time for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises by as much as 85%.2
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Avery Dennison’s pilot studies projects that RFID tagging can help grocers reduce food waste by as much as 20%.3
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2X as many consumers associate sustainability with paper vs. plastic.4
Integrated Protein Packaging & Automation Solutions
Protective Packaging At Efficient Costs
Protective Packaging At Efficient Costs
Our flexible corrugated packaging options offer the right shape, weight and footprints for your individual operational needs, minimizing the chance of costly box failures while maximizing efficiency. With a large manufacturing footprint, we can offer consistent, flexible supply that’s scaled to demand, so you can mitigate supply chain volatility.
Automated Solutions
Automated Solutions
Automated packaging solutions are an effective way to help combat the labor shortages and high turnover rates that plague the protein industry. Our machinery and automation systems can help you meet high production demand and increase output while allowing you to reallocate essential labor.
Track & Trace
Track & Trace
Our BornDigital™ technology can provide visibility to your product as it travels through the supply chain — even tracking the temperature inside the box along your product’s journey.
Why WestRock?
Learn more about the innovation and capabilities behind our industry-leading paper, packaging, display and automation solutions.
Our reliable supply chain combined with our depth of knowledge, extensive consumer and retailer insights, and design-to-automation approach serves to:
- Deliver protective solutions that are dependable and cost-efficient while minimizing the chance of box failure.
- Drive operational efficiency through a unique combination of supply consistency and the ability to anticipate and respond to fluctuations in demand with speed and flexibility.
- Make us a trusted partner in troubleshooting machinery and supply chain challenges.
- Meet industry, retailer and consumer sustainability demands with circular packaging made from a renewable resource, including WetTech®, a recyclable alternative to waxed boxes.
- Increase visibility of protein products throughout the supply chain with our BornDigital™ solutions, including RFID and other tag applications.
1 Food & Beverage Industry News, Automating will Boost Small to Medium Meat Processors, Oct. 24, 2022
2 Packaging Technology Today, Influx of Robotos Ease End-of-Line Operations, July 13, 2020
3 Avery Dennison, Avery Dennison listed by ReFED as a solution provider as part of their Roadmap to 2030: Reducing U.S. Food Waste by 50%
4 WestRock, Pulse Packaging Survey, 2022
2 Packaging Technology Today, Influx of Robotos Ease End-of-Line Operations, July 13, 2020
3 Avery Dennison, Avery Dennison listed by ReFED as a solution provider as part of their Roadmap to 2030: Reducing U.S. Food Waste by 50%
4 WestRock, Pulse Packaging Survey, 2022