All Food articles – Page 34
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ArticleFocus on Australian food and drink imports
Earlier this year, Austrade and the Australian High Commission held a VIP Food and Drink Event at Australia House in London, showcasing Australian food and drink products ahead of the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement coming into force on the 31st of May.
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ArticleThe Lidl approach to packaging sustainability
How does Lidl, one of the world’s largest food retailers, approach packaging sustainability? We had a conversation with the company to discuss its views on the role that retailers play in this context, the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive revisions, biodegradables, reuse, and much more.
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ArticleWinners of the U.S. Plastics Pact 2023 Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award announced
On the 6th of June, the U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S Pact) announced the winners of its 2023 Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award at GreenBiz’s Circularity Event, with the winners representing circular solutions to packaging formats including fibre-based netting and PET oxygen barriers.
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ArticleDid Walmart's RFID mandate successfully drive RFID adoption in retail?
A lot of noise was generated last year when Walmart made a ‘momentous’ announcement that sent ripples through the RFID industry. As one of the world’s leading retailers, it revealed its ambitious plan to expand the utilization of RFID technology beyond retail apparel to encompass other critical retail areas. This expansion included home and entertainment, targeting a wide range of products.
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ArticleMilk & More to expand refillable glass bottle scheme
Milk & More is extending its partnership with Again to include additional dairy products and beverages in their delivery and collection scheme for reusable glass bottles.
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ArticleMondi and Syntegon incorporate recycled fibres into paper packaging for dry food
Mondi and Syntegon have revealed a recyclable paper packaging solution – produced from recycled fibres – for dry foods like pasta, sugar, and flour.
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ArticleElla’s Kitchen produces mono-material baby food pouch
Ella’s Kitchen has launched its first mono-material pouch and is aiming to ensure that 73% of its baby food pouches will be fully recyclable at kerbside by the end of 2024.
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ArticlePlanet Reuse and New ERA launch campaign promoting reuse schemes across European sectors
Planet Reuse and the New European Reuse Alliance (New ERA) have revealed their rEUse campaign, which aspires to implement balanced reusable packaging systems across the takeaway, beverage, and e-commerce sectors, amongst others, in response to the EU Commission’s mandatory reuse targets.
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ArticleHeat seal sachets added to Amcor’s high-barrier paper packaging range
Amcor has expanded its AmFiber Performance Paper packaging range to include heat seal sachets for instant coffee, drink powders, spices, and other dry culinary and beverage applications.
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ArticleRound up: the latest active antimicrobial films under development
The AIPIA mailbox continues to overflow with news about the development of antimicrobial and shelf-life-extending packaging films. Some are aimed at very specific products or produce, such as cheese or mushrooms, and all seem to have some common themes in terms of formulation, often looking at alternatives to plastics derived from fossil fuels. Here, in brief, and courtesy of our friends at Industry Intel, are our top ten.
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Article‘World’s lightest’ pizza box produced by Metsä Board and industry partners
Metsä Board claims to have developed the world’s lightest pizza box with a lightweight paperboard substrate – expected to reduce packaging weight, carbon emissions, and both material and printing ink usage.
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ArticleCondition sensor can be printed directly on to food packaging
Senoptica Technologies, a deep-tech packaging sensor technology company based in Ireland, has created a new sensor to monitor the condition of packaged, perishable food products using a food-safe ink that can be printed directly onto the inside of the packaging, it says. The patented sensor measures the oxygen level inside modified atmosphere food packs in real-time.
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ArticleBig brands in USA get Smart with recycling initiative based on QR codes
The Recycling Partnership, a USA-based non-profit organisation that ‘mobilizes the people, data, and solutions across the value chain to reduce waste and our impact on the environment while also unlocking economic benefits’ has announced the launch of a new packaging label feature called ‘Recycle Check’.
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ArticleLidl reveals plans to vacuum-pack its beef mince with aim of lowering plastic use by almost two-thirds
Lidl is set to vacuum-pack its beef mince range in what is said to be recyclable plastic – a move aiming to save a yearly 250 tonnes of plastic, reduce plastic use by 63%, and take up to 350 trucks off the road annually.
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ArticleCost of sustainable packaging transition is slowing industrial progress, warns ING Bank
According to a new report from ING Bank, packaging waste will continue to increase globally in spite of growing sustainability efforts, with a lack of available recycled material and subsequently high costs currently dissuading companies from replacing their single-use solutions.
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Articleadapa Group aims to bolster shrink bag use amongst customers by funding new production lines
adapa Group has invested in two new lines for high-performance shrink bags at its St. Helens plant in a bid to increase its supply chain agility and offer a wide capacity of shrink bags to its customers.
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Article‘Bagless’ multipacks for Walkers crisps to be trialled by PepsiCo
PepsiCo’s Walkers brand is trialling ‘bagless’ multipack packaging for its Snack A Jacks range, with a recyclable, tape-like strip expected to reduce plastic use by 86% compared to the previous outer packaging design.
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ArticleThai University creates antimicrobial coating for strawberries using CBD
To increase the shelf life of strawberries, researchers at the Thammasat University in Thailand have incorporated cannabidiol, a non-hallucinogenic compound from cannabis known more commonly as CBD and sodium alginate, into an edible, antimicrobial coating that delays the rotting process, according to a report published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces by the American Chemical Society.
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ArticlePE-based shrink bag from adapa Group receives award for Design for Recycling
At interpack 2023, adapa Group’s VACUshrink(re) MEX 55 – a PE-based, food-contact shrink bag reported to be fully recyclable – won the PackTheFuture Award 2023 in the Design for Recycling category.
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ArticlePP pouch containing 60% ocean-bound plastic developed by SABIC and partners to package frozen prawns
SABIC, Estiko Packaging Solutions, and Coldwater Prawns of Norway have worked together to implement a reported 60% ocean-bound plastic -waste into a new, ISCC PLUS certified pouch for frozen prawns – aspiring to keep plastics out of the environment and in a circular material stream.