All Food articles – Page 17
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ArticleJust Eat extends partnership with CLUBZERØ reuse system
Following a successful 10-month pilot, Just Eat is scaling its partnership with CLUBZERØ to provide a returnable packaging system for corporate offices.
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ArticleShake ‘N Bake updates packaging in effort to save roughly ‘400 tonnes of plastic’ annually
Kraft Heinz household brand Shake ‘N Bake has announced the removal of the plastic ‘shaker’ bag from its products, and is encouraging customers to use a reusable container instead.
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ArticleMars Wrigley rebrand Celebrations packaging
Mars Wrigley brand Celebrations has rebranded its
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ArticleSACMI unveils ‘fastest’ electronic and mechanical wrapping machine to package chocolate products
SACMI Packaging & Chocolate has announced the development of its HTB wrapping machine, said to be the fastest on the market and utilise a combination of electronics and mechanics to package 250 chocolate bars and tablets a minute.
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ArticleBerry’s non-carbon black aims to facilitate recycling of Diplom-IS ice cream tubs
Berry Superfos has provided its new non-carbon black colour containers to Diplom-IS for the tubs packaging its Royal ice cream brand, apparently ensuring their recyclability.
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ArticleAbel & Cole to remove compostable plastics from fruit and vegetable delivery boxes
Abel & Cole is removing compostable plastics from its customisable Fruit & Veg Boxes range in response to new research suggesting that, unless they are kept in specific conditions, they will not decompose – contributing to plastic waste.
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PodcastPaving the way for circular food-grade recycled polypropylene
NEXTLOOPP, the overall winner of Packaging Europe’s 2021 Sustainability Awards, set out to close the loop on polypropylene by creating food-grade recycled PP from post-consumer packaging. Professor Edward Kosior, the founder and creator of NEXTLOOPP speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about the project’s work, roadblocks to plastics recycling and the impact of regulations and shares the latest updates on trials with major brands.
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ArticleDeliveroo offers subsidies to restaurant partners buying ‘environmentally friendly’ packaging items
Deliveroo has launched a £2.5 million fund intended to provide its partners with a 50% subsidy on the cost of sustainable packaging and assist them in reaching their sustainability goals; it is hoped that the scheme will save over 400 tonnes of single-use plastic from landfill.
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ArticlePrinces Group’s Branston Beans packaging undergoes redesign in collaboration with The Brand Nursery
Princes Food Group has worked together with The Brand Nursery to redesign the packaging of its Branston Beans brand to appeal to intergenerational consumers and stand out on supermarket shelves.
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ArticleKellogg’s, Deldea Design, HP Indigo, and Precision Proco Group produce limited-edition cereal packaging for Corn Flakes’ centenary anniversary
Kellogg’s has partnered with Deldea Design, HP Indigo, and Precision Proco Group to design and digitally print limited-edition Corn Flakes cereal packaging in celebration of its 100th anniversary.
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ArticleWhat does modern traceability look like for CPG businesses?
Consumers are paying attention to their products – where and how they are sourced, and whether they are everything they claim to be. How can smart packaging accommodate for this shift, and what additional benefits can it bring? Ken Sickles, EVP and chief product officer at Digimarc, tells us why digitisation might be the way forward for CPG businesses.
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ArticleDow collaborates with W&H and B&B to produce ‘recyclable’ MDO-PE pet food bag
A collaboration between Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics, W&H, and B&B has resulted in a supposedly recyclable wide-format MDO-PE bag to be used for pet food packaging.
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ArticleKHS offers glued-in handles for rPET bottles, intending to reduce emissions and increase efficiency
KHS has announced the development of a glued-in process for the handles of its rPET containers, intended to contribute a recycled and recyclable bottle design to the home care and food sectors.
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ArticleSukano and Emery Oleochemicals produce antifogging PET compound for food packaging
Sukano has partnered with natural-based chemicals manufacturer Emery Oleochemicals to develop a transparent PET antifogging compound for food contact PET packaging, aiming to combat the necessity of extra antifogging coatings.
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ArticleLiquibox unveils new automatic and semi-automatic bag-in-box fillers for liquid products
Liquibox has announced its new automatic and semi-automatic bag-in-box filling equipment, with the new designs capable of filling liquid food, beverages, and non-food products such as cleaning fluids.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Ryp Labs’ StixFresh
Ryp Labs explains how their StixFresh stickers set out to extend the shelf life of fresh produce in the latest of our Sustainability Awards 2022 finalist interviews.
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ArticleResults of NEXTLOOPP’s contamination study on post-consumer PP packaging to be submitted to food safety authorities
NEXTLOOPP has completed a study of background contamination of post-consumer PP packaging, with the results set to be submitted to the EFSA, USFDA, and UK FSA.
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ArticleBorealis and Vibac collaborate on ‘designed-for-recycling’, BOPP-based food packaging film
Borealis and the Vibac Group have designed a new BOPP-based film for food packaging, reportedly designed for easy sorting in PP recycling streams.
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ArticleShould we be reviling or reinventing food packaging?
Could new, novel technologies be key to the role of packaging in the reduction of food waste? Yes, says Andrew Manly, communications director at AIPIA – and smart packaging should lead the way.
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ArticleToppan announces mono-material PE barrier packaging for liquids
Toppan has expanded its GL BARRIER transparent barrier film range with a mono-material PE barrier designed to package liquid products in a durable, sterile, and easy-to-recycle material.