All Food articles – Page 6
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Shellworks’ biobased mono-material tub
Ahead of this year’s Sustainability Awards, we spoke to finalist Shellworks about its entry, the Vivomer home compostable tub made from microorganisms, nominated in the Commercialized Renewable Materials category.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: COPAR’s wheat straw packaging
Ahead of this year’s Sustainability Awards, we spoke to finalist COPAR about its wheat straw packaging, nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Renewables category and aiming to offer a compostable and recyclable alternative to traditional plastics.
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ArticleShortlisted entries announced for RECOUP Awards 2024
RECOUP has revealed the shortlisted entries for the 2024 RECOUP Awards, which focuses on plastics resource efficiency and recycling and organisations aiming for a more circular plastics value chain.
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ArticleSEE seeks plastic usage and packaging cost reductions with ‘recycle-ready’ laminates
SEE has launched a new range of high-barrier, printable laminates across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, designed to help food processors use less plastic in packaging, improve recyclability and reduce total packaging costs.
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ArticlePaper protein canister and coffee refills among Nestlé’s redesigned packs
Nestlé has revealed paper-based packaging redesigns across its Smarties, KitKat, and Nescafé brands, among others – aiming to cut one-third of virgin plastics from its product lines and design 95% of its plastic packaging for recycling by 2025.
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ArticleGuylian launches chocolate box redesign
Belgian chocolate brand Guylian has removed the plastic film from the outside of its chocolate boxes, replacing it with a central closure that opens in two parts for easy access to the marbled chocolates.
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ArticleAkzoNobel launches high-performance internal can body coating
AkzoNobel has launched a new internal coating for beverage cans that is free from BPA and other “materials of concern”, in a bid to deliver superior levels of corrosion protection while providing manufacturers with a solution to address current and future regulation.
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ArticleSüdpack combines floatable top webs with mono-APET trays for recyclable concept
Südpack has unveiled a new range of PET floatable lidding films. When used on mono-APET trays, the low-density, sealable top webs can be separated during recycling from the APET bottom webs, with the aim of producing cleanly recycled materials.
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ArticlePizza Hut unveils boxes that turn into miniature tables
Pizza Hut has launched the Moving Box Table, a specialty pizza box that turns into a miniature table offering a practical solution for pizza lovers who need a quick and easy dining setup amidst the chaos of moving house
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ArticleGEA reveals ‘entry-level’ thermoforming packaging machine for the food sector
GEA has announced its new PowerPak 1000 thermoformer machine for packaging meat, meat substitutes, poultry and cheese – said to be an ‘entry-level’ machine for thermoforming with functions previously reserved for machines in the higher performance range.
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ArticleAntares Vision Group launches cloud-based traceability platform for food and beverage brands
Antares Vision Group has introduced its new Food Safety Solution, a cloud-based platform designed to improve regulatory compliance, precision traceability and supply chain transparency for food and beverage brand owners.
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ArticleSappi introduces new barrier papers for food and non-food applications
Packaging paper manufacturer Sappi Europe has added three new products to its barrier paper portfolio for use in both food and non-food packaging applications and the confectionary market.
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ArticleSeaweed packs from PA Consulting and Searo Labs to lessen SUPs and PFAS
PA Consulting and Searo Labs have unveiled seaweed-based packaging items in hopes of cutting down on the global consumption of plastics, single-use packaging, and PFAS within the food, personal care, and home care sectors.
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ArticleWipak to present dairy product cup and GreenChoice solutions at Fachpack 2024
Wipak has announced it will be presenting its FlexPod alternative cup for dairy products, aiming to eliminate the need for consumers to separate components for sorting and recycling, and its other GreenChoice solutions at this year’s Fachpack 2024 in Nuremberg from 24th-26th September.
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ArticleMarks & Spencer ‘first’ UK retailer to use paper packaging for garlic baguettes
Marks & Spencer (M&S) claims it is the first UK retailer to move to paper packaging for its garlic baguettes, a move predicted to eliminate 5.5 million units of plastic from its supply chain.
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Article‘World’s first’ mono-material vacuum pack for coffee among Mondi’s FACHPACK lineup
Mondi will showcase the ‘world’s first’ mono-material vacuum packaging solution designed for coffee producer Paulig among its range of paper, plastic, and combined material solutions at FACHPACK 2024.
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ArticleAptar targets improved seafood freshness with active packaging system
Aptar Food Protection, part of Aptar, has developed the SeaWell active packaging solution for seafood, designed to help maintain freshness, quality and aesthetics, currently being utilized by retailers across the U.S.
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ArticleExxonMobil and Videplast create ionomer-free solution for food applications
ExxonMobil has collaborated with Brazilian packaging converter Videplast to develop a vacuum skin packaging (VSP) solution that does not contain ionomers, aiming to reduce film thickness for food packaging applications.
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ArticleSyntegon to present ‘environmentally-friendly’ food packaging solutions at FACHPACK 2024
Syntegon has announced it will be presenting its machine and software solutions at this year’s FACHPACK - taking place in Nuremberg, Germany from September 24th to 26th - aiming to allow food manufacturers to transition to sustainability-minded packaging processes.
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ArticleSainsbury’s breaded chicken packaged in paperboard tray to cut plastic usage
In its new application to private-label breaded chicken products from Sainsbury’s, Graphic Packaging International and Moy Park’s paperboard tray hopes to use between 72% and 82% less plastic per tray and remove 300 metric tons from the retailer’s supply chain annually.