All Food articles – Page 6
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ArticleFortress Technology targets improved food safety and reduced costs with metal detectors
Halal meat processor Solmaz Foods has partnered with Fortress Technology to utilize four of its metal detectors for food quality control, reducing processing and product waste costs by an estimated 50%.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Boosting packaging functionality with coatings
Demand for sustainable packaging, whether it’s plastic or paper, is growing. How can coatings help with fulfilling this demand? Siegwerk’s Gilles Le Moigne shares with Elisabeth Skoda how the company innovates and tackles challenges particularly around paper and plastic packaging in the area of food packaging. He also discusses collaborations and takes a look at future trends.
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ArticleGem-Pack Berries and Reborn Material partner on biodegradable clamshell packaging
At this year’s Sustainable Packaging Summit in Amsterdam, Gem-Pack Berries announced its partnership with Reborn Material to utilize its enzyme additive technology to create PET clamshell packaging for berries, said to integrate ‘seamlessly’ into the PET manufacturing process.
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ArticleChilled ready meal tray containing 40% kerbside rPET revealed by Faerch
Faerch is releasing CPET ready meal trays containing at least 40% rPET from post-consumer trays recycled at kerbside – reportedly lowering the carbon footprint of virgin PET by 57%.
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ArticleMondi introduces Czech Republic extrusion line for food and industrial solutions
Mondi has announced the start-up of its new extrusion line at Mondi Coating Štĕti (Czech Republic) for applications in food, non-food and industrial areas, aiming to meet growing demand for paper-based solutions.
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ArticleSealed Air and Bradbury’s Cheese target plastic reduction with new wrapping system
SEE (Sealed Air Corporation) and Bradbury’s Cheese have announced the CRYOVAC AutoWrap Lite system, said to reduce plastic usage by up to 65% compared to traditional thermoformed packs.
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ArticleThermapet Technologies unveils ‘fully circular’ APET containers for food and hot pour applications
Singapore-based startup Thermapet Technologies has revealed its patented technology for producing ‘fully circular’ amorphous-polyethylene terephthalate (APET) based trays and cups.
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ArticleBerry and Amcor to merge with an all-stock transaction
Amcor and Berry Global (Berry) have announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Amcor and Berry will combine in an all-stock transaction.
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ArticleMulti-purpose pack from Colpac doubles as food tray or box to-go
Colpac is rolling out a multi-purpose food packaging solution that can be used as single dine-in trays or locked together into a box to-go, targeting flexibility, convenience, and space optimization for food vendors.
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ArticleAmcor introduces bakery packaging with 82% carbon footprint reduction
Amcor has launched its AmPrima Flowpack Pro solution for bakery products, said to achieve a carbon footprint reduction of up to 82% compared to traditional packaging solutions, up to 77% reduction in non-renewable energy use and up to 89% reduction in water consumption.
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ArticleQuality Street sells limited-edition boxes, pouches and refill tins for Christmas
Among Nestlé’s confectionary lineup for Christmas 2024 are personalized gift pouches and limited-edition packaging designs, including a Quality Street tin and a Christmas cracker – and John Lewis is offering refills to consumers with pre-bought tins.
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ArticleOcado shoppers guided through reuse scheme via on-pack Polytag QR codes
Polytag has implemented Digital Link QR codes into Ocado Retail’s reusable packaging, connecting consumers to instructions for refilling and returning their products.
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ArticleLuxury pasta range now sold in paper packaging at Tesco
Home-recyclable paper packaging has been introduced for Tesco’s luxury dried pasta range, with the retailer hoping to save over 10 million pieces of plastic a year.
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ArticleWalkers Chocolates and EvoPak team up on 100% paper-based confectionary packs
Walkers Chocolates is switching its Turkish Delight and Mint Cream chocolate to 100% paper wrappers that are kerbside recyclable.
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ArticleWalki reveals paper pack for Laîta pancakes
Laîta, a French dairy cooperative, and Walki have unveiled a fully recyclable paper-based secondary pack for a popular pancake brand.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Aldi’s dry goods refill model
As part of our Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview series, we spoke to national sustainability director at Aldi UK, Luke Emery, about its refill initiative for dry goods, nominated in the Commercialized Best Practice category.
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ArticleBerry Global’s non-carbon black ice cream pack wins IICC award
A pack produced by Berry Global for Norwegian ice cream manufacturer Diplom-Is’s Royal brand has won the International Ice Cream Consortium (IICC) award for best packaging solution.
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ArticleMilkyMist, SIG and AnaBioTechnologies launch ‘world’s first’ probiotic buttermilk in aseptic carton packs
Indian dairy company MilkyMist has teamed up with SIG and AnaBio Technologies to introduce the ‘world’s first’ long-life probiotic buttermilk in aseptic carton packs.
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ArticleMondelez to wrap Cadbury sharing bars in 80% recycled plastic
Mondelēz International has teamed up with Amcor and Jindal Films to wrap approximately 300 million Cadbury sharing bars in the UK & Ireland in 80% recycled plastic, apparently sourced from advanced recycling technology.
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ArticleAll4Labels launches paper packaging alternative for product bundling
All4Labels has introduced its STARPACK solution for product bundling, made from renewable and FSC-certified materials and designed to replace conventional plastic packaging.