All Food articles – Page 12
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Edible cutlery, clay cups, and smart snack dispensers tested by Google
Nine companies were selected to test their innovations at Google foodspaces as winners of the corporation’s Single-Use Plastics Challenge, with solutions ranging from data-powered bulk food dispensers to edible cutlery.
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GreenDot supplies PepsiCo with plastic recyclate for snacks packaging
As part of its goal to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastic in all its crisp and chip bags by 2030, PepsiCo Europe is supporting investment to scale GreenDot’s recycling solutions and implement the recycled plastic waste into its snacks packaging.
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PAPACKS and element6 Dynamics to upscale hemp-based packaging in the US
In a Memorandum of Understanding with industrial hemp provider element6 Dynamics, PAPACKS plans to bring more hemp-based moulded and thermal-formed packaging to the US market – targeting decarbonization, reduced deforestation across the supply chain, and a transition away from plastics.
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Dry Molded Fiber cutlery in the pipeline as Matrix Pack and PulPac team up
Matrix Pack has entered a strategic partnership with PulPac to produce cutlery made from Dry Molded Fiber – a move hoped to serve as a lower-cost, environmentally-conscious replacement for single-use plastic and wooden solutions.
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Iceland uses Paptic’s wood fibre material in reusable carrier bag
Iceland Foods has utilized Paptic’s wood fibre-based material to produce reusable, moisture-resistant, recyclable carrier bags that claim to use 40% less raw materials than other strong paper solutions.
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SEE launches self-sealing cap to advance hygienic milk dispensing
In response to growing demands for closed dairy dispensing systems in the foodservice industry, Liquibox, now part of SEE (formerly Sealed Air), has introduced the Liquibox Universal Self-Sealing Cap.
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Mondi provides recyclable mono-PP pack for Scan Sverige’s meats and substitutes
Scan Sverige’s Pärsons brand range of sliced ham, salami, and plant-based products is now packaged in a mono-polypropylene pack from Mondi, intended to enhance recyclability compared to previous designs.
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Aldi wraps butter in home-recyclable paper in plastic reduction effort
Two of Aldi’s own-label butter lines will now be sold in home-recyclable, paper-based wrap packaging – a move hoped to help remove over 10 tonnes of non-recyclable packaging from circulation every year.
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Pringles announces first bagged snack in over 15 years
Food brand Kellanova has revealed that Pringles is launching its first bagged snack in 15 years, Pringles Mingles.
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Italy’s first industrial-scale pyrolysis plant anticipates 20kt of mixed plastic waste
BlueAlp and Recupero Etico Sostenibile (RES) have signed an agreement to establish Italy’s first industrial-scale advanced recycling facility, expected to process and convert 20kt of mixed plastic waste annually.
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Graphic Packaging partners with Morrisons on new tray for meat packaging
Graphic Packaging has partnered with UK supermarket Morrisons on a photographic print pressed board tray for the retailer’s private label steak portfolio.
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‘Reinvented’ deposit system launched in France by Botanic and Bocoloco
A ‘zero-waste’ shopping solution has been introduced by Botanic in partnership with Bocoloco, replacing single-use plastics with reusable and returnable jars for buying food products in bulk.
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Home-compostable, lower-cost fresh produce label revealed by GSL
Gamma Supplies Ltd’s certified paper-based, home-compostable, and biodegradable label is designed for direct contact with fresh produce; it is said to break down at the same rate as the food skins it is applied to without leaving toxins behind.
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ValTara combines flat flow wrapping and upright bagging into one machine
ValTara has unveiled its Breezy Wrapper, which combines the horizontal flow wrapping and vertical bagging of trays and containers into one machine and automatically adjusts films to the product’s length.
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Colgate-Palmolive doubts recyclability, reusability, or compostability for flexibles by 2025
Colgate-Palmolive cautions that it could miss its target to achieve recyclability, reusability, and compostability across its packaging range by 2025, citing “industry-wide challenges” related to flexible packaging.
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hubergroup shares insights on food, printed, and recyclable packaging inks
At drupa 2024, hubergroup Germany will present its water-based and food-contact packaging inks on three stands; and deliver four presentations regarding flexible, food, and recyclable packaging solutions, as well as digital colour communication.
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GS1 combats misleading allergen labelling with next-generation barcodes
Research from GS1 warns that mislabelled or unclear food packaging has caused 56% of consumers with food allergies to suffer from an allergic reaction, with the company uplifting next-generation barcodes as an instantly-updatable resolution.
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The story behind Maggi’s new plastic-reducing noodle packaging
Earlier this year, Nestlé’s Maggi brand launched a new packaging format designed to cut down on plastic pollution. The noodles can now be prepared at home in a mug, as opposed to being prepared in the packaging itself. To learn more, we spoke with the team at Nestlé Australia.
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Smart Planet Technologies produces recyclable coating for flexible paper
Smart Planet Technologies aims to facilitate a transition into paper-based flexible packaging with its recyclable nanocomposite coating – said to offer ten times the moisture barrier and twenty times the oxygen barrier performance of conventional polyethylene coatings.
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Compostable crisp packet displays mental health messages when opened
Beavertown has revealed a limited-edition crisp packet made from Parkside’s compostable films, with on-pack designs offering conversation starters surrounding mental health in a partnership with the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).