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News and analysis on the latest technologies and trends in food packaging, looking at innovations, formats, materials, product protection, consumer trends and more.
Starprint seeks accessibility and waste reduction with gift and snack packaging
Thai company Starprint’s multi-functional gift packaging cube - designed for reuse such as jewellery and stationary storage - and its
Futamura, Repaq and GK Sondermaschinenbau create compostable liquid sachet packaging
Futamura, flexible packaging company Repaq and machine producer GK Sondermaschinenbau have teamed up to create a compostable solution for liquid
BASF and Metpack partner on home compostable paper for food packaging
Metpack has introduced its Ezycompost coated paper and paperboard, reportedly home compostable and coated with BASF’s ecovio 70 PS14H6
Releaf Paper takes part in Uber’s local restaurant initiative in Paris
Releaf Paper has announced its participation in Uber’s Paris Innovation Pilot, aiming to help local restaurants reduce waste and
Zero-deposit reuse system brings reusable containers to on-site foodservice
Reusables.com’s RFID-enabled, zero-deposit reuse system supplies reusable foodservice containers and smart return bins to university campuses,
KIND pilots kerbside recyclable paper wrapper in US
KIND Snacks has begun piloting a kerbside recyclable paper wrapper at select Whole Foods Market stores in the United States,
Results of Aldi and Ocado’s in-store and online refill trials revealed
Refillable packaging trials run by Aldi and Ocado under GoUnpackaged’s Refill Coalition achieved in-store refill rates of up
‘Industry-first’ paper cap from Tetra Pak trialled on Aneto’s vegetable broth
Tetra Pak is testing a paper-based cap for carton packages of Aneto’s vegetable broth – creating a pack that
Why do big brands keep missing their sustainability targets?
From Unilever to L’Oréal, multiple big brands are missing and revising their sustainable packaging targets for 2025 – but why?
Stora Enso unveils folding boxboard for consumer packaging
Stora Enso has introduced Performa Nova to its portfolio, a folding boxboard (FBB) designed to meet growing demand for renewable
The Brief: Are retailers the key to eliminating single-use plastics?
In a rush? Click here to read a short summary of this article This report investigates the global overuse and
Amcor seeks carbon footprint reduction with mono-material pouches
Amcor has launched its flexible Liquiflex AmPrima pouches in Europe for bulk foodservice products, said to offer a carbon footprint