All Food articles – Page 49
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ArticleFinalist interview: Mi Terro’s materials made from agricultural waste
In this edition of our interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists, Mi Terro tells us about its ambitions to replace single-use plastics with home compostable materials made from agricultural waste.
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ArticleGraphic Packaging International launches dual-ovenable addition to PaperSeal range
Graphic Packaging International has announced a third addition to its award-winning PaperSeal tray range to include a new dual-ovenable version for oven-ready, microwave-ready, chilled, and frozen food applications.
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ArticleEnergy bars on the rise
Syntegon takes a look at the rapidly growing and evolving energy bar market in the latest edition of our Innovation Spotlight feature.
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ArticleOMRON looks to streamline food deliveries with new robot pilot trial
An autonomous mobile delivery robot has recently been seen moving around the corridors of the REDI shopping centre in Kalasatama, a neighborhood in Helsinki, Finland.
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ArticleSealed Air makes thermoformable webs recycle-ready
Sealed Air has evolved its range of thermoformable food packaging webs to make them recycle-ready.
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ArticleWhat are the key lessons from the AIP’s reports into the effects of packaging design on food waste?
The Australian Institute of Packaging recently conducted two reports on the effect of packaging design on food waste. In this article, the organisation’s executive director, Nerida Kelton unpacks the reports’ key findings.
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ArticlePulPac takes major step towards global scaling of dry moulded fibre solution
PulPac, the inventor of a process that allows the moulding of cellulose into hard, durable packs, has revealed its first-ever standardized production line – the PulPac Production Unit 300 ton (PU300).
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ArticleAR Packaging helps Picard with shift to fibre-based ice cream tubs
AR Packaging has developed a fibre-based ice cream box with an integrated lid to help Picard, a French producer of frozen food, replace its plastic tubs – a move expected to save 16.5 tonnes of plastic per year.
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ArticleArdagh presents new, consumer-driven jar design
Ardagh Group has created a new shape for Odenwald’s family of fruit sauce jars in three different sizes: 212ml, 370ml and 720ml.
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ArticleUnilever joins pioneering rPP food packaging project
Unilever has joined Nextek’s global NEXTLOOPP project, which aims to create food-grade recycled polypropylene (rPP) from post-consumer packaging waste.
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ArticleFlexopack debuts mono-material thermoforming film
Flexopack has developed a new mono-material thermoforming film solution that it says can be used for the “most demanding consumer packaging applications.”
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ArticleMondi and Hazeleger Kaas launch recyclable cheese packaging for Dutch market
Mondi, along with cheese packaging company Hazeleger Kaas and brand owner Westland Kaas, has worked to package Maaslander cheese in EnvelopeForm, a new recyclable polypropylene (PP) mono-material packaging solution.
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PodcastPodcast: Packaging, food waste and the consumer
According to some statistics, up to a third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. In our latest podcast episode, we take a closer look at the issue of food waste and role packaging can play to prevent it.
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ArticleConfectionery in paper – more than a gimmick?
In recent weeks and months, we have seen a flurry of announcements of confectionery brands moving some of their packaging from plastics to paper. What were the challenges that had to be overcome, and how scalable is paper as a packaging solution?
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ArticleACMA targets confectionary industry with new paper-based solution
ACMA is launching Ecoshell, a new paper-based packaging solution created for the confectionery industry.
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ArticleResearchers urge retailers to include environmental footprints of products on packaging
Supermarkets and food retailers should include transparent information on the environmental footprints of food products on their packaging, according to new research from the University of Sussex.
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ArticleTesco Ireland unveils recyclable potato packaging
Tesco Ireland is set to trial new recyclable, paper-based packs for its 1kg new season potatoes, in addition to reducing the amount of plastic used in its 2.5kg potato packaging.
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ArticleWaitrose ‘unpacks’ more products as demand for refillables grows
In response to growing customer demand for refillables, retailer Waitrose has announced that it is launching more new products as part of its ‘Unpacked’ refillable concept, including loose tea for the first time.
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ArticleWhy is packaging the necessary tactic for food and beverage in an omnichannel era?
Robert Lockyer of Delta Global believes food and drink brands must reassess an essential sales driver - packaging – and adapt swiftly to the demand for unique, premium presentation.
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ArticleKFC reveals refreshed packaging design
Joining other fast-food restaurants that are giving their packaging a visual redesign, KFC's new “sleek, clean and modernized packaging” will show up in restaurants early this summer.