All Food articles – Page 12
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ArticleResearchers say spray-coated bioplastics layers can improve barrier properties for paper packaging
A research team at the College of Natural Resources and Environment in Virginia Tech University, USA claim to have proved that biodegradable bioplastics can form durable, protective films on paper using a spray-coating technique, improving strength and barrier properties.
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ArticleSustainability Awards Finalist Interview: Copar’s recyclable flow wrap made from agri-waste
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to Copar about its recyclable flow wrap for sausages, said to reduce environmental impact and nominated in the Commercialized Recyclable Packaging category.
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ArticleTetra Pak unveils automation and digitization portfolio for food and beverage sectors
Tetra Pak has launched its Automation and Digitalization portfolio, Tetra Pak Factory OS, a suite of ‘modular, open and scalable’ smart factory technologies designed for food and beverage production, aiming to ‘lay the foundation’ for AI-ready factories.
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From our sponsorsAutomate your banding operations with ATS-Tanner's US-2500 machines
Mizuki Yuasa, head of R&D at ATS-Tanner, dives into the US-2500 banding machine line – designed for speed, simplicity, flexibility, energy efficiency, and even recycled substrate use – in this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series.
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ArticleMcDonald’s Japan ditches paper straws for ‘strawless’ rPET lids – and more
McDonald’s Japan will replace its paper straws with ‘strawless’ rPET lids, transport food in 95% biomass plastic, and pack its Happy Meal toys in FSC-certified paper bags, all in hopes of avoiding 6,600 tons of virgin plastic annually.
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ArticleBOBST, Brückner and Mitsui Chemicals reveal ‘world first’ recyclable, mono-material retort solution
BOBST, Brückner and Mitsui Chemicals have joined forces to create a mono-material recyclable retort solution for food packaging, said to have high barrier properties based on opaque metallization.
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ArticleL’Oréal becomes first big brand owner in NEXTLOOPP’s food-grade PP project
L’Oréal has become the first major brand owner to join the NEXTLOOPP Americas consortium, which pursues a closed loop for food-grade recycled polypropylene throughout the region.
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ArticleMondi provides salt producer with solid board packaging for direct food contact
Mondi has announced it will be supplying salt producer Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke with solid board packaging for its products including table, pharmaceutical and animal feed salt.
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ArticleTournaire introduces new aluminium bottles designed for recycling
Tournaire has announced its new Omni Plus bottle range, made from aluminium with a closure system designed to aid easy recycling.
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ArticleNORMA utilizes recyclable Koehler Paper packaging for private label products
NORMA grocery stores in Germany, France, the Czech Republic and Austria are due to package select private label products in Koehler Paper’s recyclable heat-sealable packaging, said to conform with Cepi’s recyclability standards.
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ArticleCoop Denmark eliminates six million screw caps annually with Elopak cartons
Elopak has revealed that Co-op Denmark will be packaging its own brand yoghurt and Ymer sour milk products in the company’s beverage cartons without screw caps, a move said to eliminate six million screw caps annually.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2025 Finalist Interview: UPM and Orkla Suomi’s paper chocolate packaging
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to UPM about its paper chocolate packaging for the Panda brand, produced in collaboration with Orkla Suomi and nominated in the Commercialized Renewable Materials category.
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ArticleReusable cups at large venues claim to avoid 20 million single-use plastics
Reusable packaging provider r.World claims its reverse logistics and sanitizing solutions have kept 20 million single-use cups and foodware items out of landfills and avoided the production of over 110 tons of plastics.
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ArticlePaper Cadbury tubs hit Tesco shelves as Mondelēz and DS Smith team up
Mondelēz International and DS Smith plan to trial paper tubs for Cadbury Heroes chocolates at Tesco – a move hoped to reduce virgin plastic consumption this Christmas and beyond.
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ArticleUniversity researchers develop natural plastics to replace petroleum-based packaging
Researchers at Monash University in Australia have published a study highlighting the potential of a new type of biodegradable plastic, by converting food waste sugars into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) biopolymers.
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ArticleAlcamare joins NEXTLOOPP Americas food-grade PP project
NEXTLOOPP Americas has announced that Mexican-based Alcamare International Group has joined its global initiative aiming to create a circular economy for post-consumer food-grade polypropylene (FGrPP) packaging across the Americas.
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ArticleDM to provide carbon footprint information for food products
German retail chain DM has announced it will providing a CO2 equivalent value for 30 of its food products in partnership with tech company inoqo, with more products due to follow.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2025 Finalist Interview: Pack2Earth’s low-CO2 biobased materials
In the lead up to the Sustainability Awards next month, we spoke to finalist Pack2Earth about its biobased materials for packaging long-life dry, semi-liquid and liquid products, said to cut CO2 emissions and nominated in the Commercialized Renewable Materials category.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2025 Finalist Interview: NantBioRenewables’ compostable protein tray
With the Sustainability Awards only a few weeks away, we hear from finalist NantBioRenewables about its compostable protein tray, nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Renewables category and said to have negative carbon emissions.
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ArticleHow US companies are using innovation to weather global storms
With a number of seismic shifts changing the economic landscape of the United States, how are American businesses navigating sustainable progress? Olga Kachook, director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, provides an overview of how different sectors are engaging with materials, formats, certification, and infrastructure in light of new tariffs, stripped-back funding, and more.