They are also very cheap to produce and package, compared to other high-protein food sources like meat and dairy.
Michael F. Gambardella, a steel industry analyst at J.P. Morgan Chase, said, "The industry has a ridiculously rich benefits package compared to every other industry out there".
But in a survey of more than 4,000 consumers this year by EcoFocus Worldwide, a research and consulting group, 37 percent said they were extremely or very concerned about the health and safety of plastics used in food and water packaging, compared to 33 percent in 2010.
Indium-based thermal interface materials are superior in thermal management applications of electronic packaging compared to their polymer-based counterparts.
"Asthmapolis is in a unique position in healthcare IT," explains Social+Capital General Partner Ted Maidenberg, "where its technology can easily integrate with existing behaviors (like using your inhaler), while adding a huge amount of data (time, location, activity) that provides a much smarter package compared to your over-the-counter inhaler".
"If you think about it from the standpoint of a winery, you can get the same amount of wine in 40% fewer trucks in our packaging, compared to glass bottles," explains Ed Klein, Tetra Pak's VP of public and environment affairs.
"They have lots of packaging compared to the small amount of coffee and we just decided we don't want to buy those products anymore with public money".
"This arms sale package, compared to any arms sale package in the last 20 years or more, is relatively easier for the Chinese to digest politically," said Robert Ross, a professor of political science at Boston College and fellow at Harvard's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
Overall, facility managers had better awareness of the FP and SM services package compared to the healthcare providers.
