Food
News and analysis on the latest technologies and trends in food packaging, looking at innovations, formats, materials, product protection, consumer trends and more.
Tetra Pak brings certified recycled polymer packs to food and drink in India
Tetra Pak claims to be the first company in India’s food and beverage packaging industry to offer its packaging
Berry Global and Mars partner on 100% recycled plastic pantry jars
Berry Global has collaborated with Mars to transition its pantry jars for M&M’s, Skittles and Starburst brands
Dutch Government considers lifting single-use plastic packaging surcharge
Apparently, a majority of the Netherlands’ House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal) wants to lift the national surcharge
Marks & Spencer trials paper packaging for chocolate bars
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced it will be trialling paper packaging for chocolate bars, transitioning its Vanilla
Mondi helps the UN fight hunger with fibre-based packs for food supplies
Having extended its partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Mondi plans to drive a transition into fibre-based
Avient unveils oxygen scavenging additive to extend shelf life of PET bottles
Avient Corporation has created an oxygen scavenging additive that claims to extend the shelf life of products packed in PET
Tosca’s ‘wood-look’ reusable crates deliver and display fresh food at Megamark
Megamark has adopted Tosca’s reusable crates to transport, distribute, and display fresh products at point-of-sale, expecting to
Pilot to close loop on Kewpie salad dressing caps via chemical recycling
Kewpie Corporation will pilot recycled salad dressing caps in a partnership with Refinverse, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Toyo Seikan Group Holdings,
NBCo initiative aims to accelerate shift from single-use plastic to fibre bottles
NBCo has launched the Fast Forward 50 initiative, aiming to help brands transition from single-use plastic to fibre bottles
Koehler Paper and Astrabio collaborate on flexible paper packaging for pasta
In partnership with Italian pasta company Astrabio (Iris Bio), Koehler Paper’s flexible packaging paper, said to be heat-sealable
Active packaging solution said to reduce mercury content in canned tuna
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have packaged canned tuna infused in the water-based solution of amino acid cysteine,
TIPA aims for improved functionality with home compostable film
TIPA has launched a home compostable high-barrier film for laminated savoury snack and crisp packaging, aiming to offer enhanced