Food
News and analysis on the latest technologies and trends in food packaging, looking at innovations, formats, materials, product protection, consumer trends and more.
Smurfit Westrock protects Biscuiteers deliveries with cushion pads
Smurfit Westrock’s Food Contact Packaging team has collaborated with Biscuiteers to provide 3-ply and 5-ply cushion pads
Picadeli takes on self-checkout fraud with Digimarc’s digital watermarks
Picadeli’s branded packaging will feature advanced digital watermarks from Digimarc to automatically verify pricing accuracy at self-checkout and
Laser-etched mangoes provide product information on fruit’s skin
Westfalia Fruit is laser-etching product information directly onto mangoes in an effort to save up to 10 million plastic
DS Smith develops fibre-based pallet solution for Danish seafood producer
DS Smith has replaced plastic pallets for canned products with corrugated cardboard in collaboration with Danish seafood producer, Vilsund Blue
Frylight bottle weight reduction removes 20 tonnes of plastic from supply chain
Frylight has reduced the weight of its cooking spray bottle by 9% from 22 grams to 20 grams, a move
Where does chemistry fit into the paper packaging transition?
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Joonas Hokka and Matthias Krätschell – Kemira’s manager for Applications and
Belgian retailers forego single-use plastics with reusable mushroom packaging
Albert Heijn, Aldi, Carrefour, Colruyt, Delhaize, and Lidl are working with the Reusable Packaging Coalition to pilot reusable packaging for
New project aims to develop 100% recyclable skin pack container from recycled PET
AIMPLAS is collaborating with Covinil and Eroski to develop a 100% recyclable flexible skin pack packaging using recycled PET. Skin
Berry and Stora Enso create hybrid packaging solution for Valio yoghurt
Berry Global and Stora Enso have designed a custom version of Berry’s CombiLight pot for Finnish brand Valio’s
Smurfit Westrock revamps Poppin Candy box to stand out on social media
After teaming up with Smurfit Westrock, Poppin Candy is distributing its products in bespoke printed, ‘pizza-style’ postal boxes designed
Fortress 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