All Food articles – Page 19
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ArticleTesco trials recyclable pillow packs for fresh beef mince range
Tesco is trialling a new ‘pillow pack’ to replace the tray packaging for two of its fresh beef mince products, a move said to result in a 70% reduction in plastic.
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ArticleMono-PE yoghurt pouch unveiled by Dow and Mengniu
Dow is working with dairy company Mengniu to launch a designed-for-recycling, mono-PE pouch for yoghurt products in pursuit of a circular economy in China.
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ArticleHolmen Iggesund reveals new version of PET-coated fibre tray with lower plastic content
Holmen Iggesund has developed Inverform PET 30, a 30-gsm version of its fibre-based, PET-coated ready-made meal trays thought to cut over 25% of plastic content compared to its previous design.
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ArticleHome-compostable flexible packs for dried strawberries developed by Parkside
Parkside and the New Forest Fruit Company have unveiled a new, TÜV-certified home compostable flexible packaging solution for the latter’s ‘plant to packet’ dried strawberries range.
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ArticleKraft Heinz targets global virgin plastic reduction of over 100 million pounds by 2030
By 2030, The Kraft Heinz Company is aiming to drive down the consumption of virgin plastic in its global packaging portfolio by 20% – estimating a reduction of around 100 million pounds – by minimising components, increasing recycled content, and utilising alternative materials.
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Article‘Circular’ reusable packaging system for home grocery deliveries trialled by Coop
Coop and Gordon are joining forces on a pilot project to deliver refrigerated food to consumers’ doorsteps in reusable crates and bags in a scheme thought to reduce the climate impact of paper bags.
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ArticleInstagram filter and coloured stripe on Heinz Ketchup label to verify product authenticity
Wunderman Thompson Turkey has developed a new label and Instagram filter to prevent foodservice outlets from serving imitation ketchup in Heinz bottles by identifying the exact Pantone shade of the sauce.
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ArticleSonoco helps Vom Achterhof adopt paper packaging and cork lids for health and wellbeing products
Vom Achterhof has worked with Sonoco to repackage some of its natural food and supplement products in paper-based packaging with cork lids.
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ArticleWhat lessons can Europe teach America about reducing food waste?
In this article, Olga Kachook, director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, gives an American perspective on how European countries are using packaging to tackle food waste – and unpacks the lessons that the USA could learn from its European counterparts.
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Article‘100% recyclable’ vacuum film developed by Klöckner Pentaplast and Dow
Klöckner Pentaplast and Dow are launching the kp FlexiVac R, a multilayered vacuum film for fresh food applications that has been certified as fully recyclable.
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ArticleForm-fill-seal yoghurt pot made from 98.5% PS produced in cross-industrial collaboration
Plastiques Venthenat, Amcor, Olga, Cedap, and Arcil-Synerlink have developed a form-fill-seal yoghurt pot that claims to be fully recycle-ready, with its 98.5% polystyrene content expected to smoothen the sorting and recycling processes.
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ArticleNew Tomato Ketchup caps make whole bottles ‘100%’ kerbside recyclable, says Heinz
Heinz is topping its Tomato Ketchup squeezy bottles with a ‘100% recyclable’ cap in a move set to make the whole pack compatible with standard kerbside collection and ensure that 300 million plastic caps are recycled every year.
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ArticleWipotec unveils X-ray inspection unit for food and beverage packaging and precision checkweighing unit
Two new inspection machines from Wipotec – one precision checkweighing unit for potentially explosive environments and one X-ray enabled inspection unit for food and beverage containers – will make their debut at Pack Expo Las Vegas in September.
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ArticleResearchers create packaging tray that warns of contamination before food is unwrapped
Researchers at McMaster University in Canada have created a new packaging tray that can signal when Salmonella or other dangerous pathogens are present in packages of raw or cooked food such as chicken. The new technology will enable producers, retailers and consumers to tell, in real-time, if the contents of a sealed food package are contaminated without having to open it, say the developers.
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ArticleTetra Pak and Axjo Group conducting feasibility study for polyAl recycling plant in Sweden
Tetra Pak and Axjo Group are collaborating on a feasibility study to build a new recycling plant for the polyAl layers in carton packages with an annual recycling capacity of 10,000 tonnes.
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ArticlePaper insulation barrier from Mondi applied to easy2cool’s e-commerce food bag
easy2cool has replaced the plastic outer layer of its paperfloc Eco-Liner e-commerce bag with Mondi’s FunctionalBarrier Paper, aspiring to create a packaging solution for fresh and frozen food made entirely of paper.
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Article‘Easy-to-open’ mono-PE pouch for snack packaging unveiled by Walki
In collaboration with Rovema, Walki has developed a new pouch concept that claims to be an easy-to-open and recyclable solution to package nuts, chocolate, dried fruit, and other snack products.
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ArticlePot Noodle to trial FSC-certified paper pots in an effort to reduce plastic consumption
Unilever’s Pot Noodle instant noodle brand is trialling a new, FSC-certified paper pot in a bid to cut down on 4,000 tonnes of virgin plastic every year.
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ArticleMondi provides Aromsa with corrugated cardboard shipping box for food flavouring products
Mondi is working with flavour company Aromsa to replace its stainless steel containers with TankerBox, a paper-based alternative that aims to increase shipping capacity, streamline transportation, and lower container maintenance.
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ArticleINEOS Styrolution, TOMRA, and EGN to build advanced mechanical recycling facility and produce food-grade rPS
INEOS Styrolution, TOMRA, and EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein aim to convert post-consumer polystyrene into recycled polystyrene for food packaging with a new advanced mechanical recycling facility, expecting to process 40kt of waste every year.