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UK – Unilever-owned condiments brand, Hellmann’s, is testing a label developed with temperature-sensitive ink to raise awareness for Food Waste Action Week. Using heat-sensitive ink, the label on the mayonnaise jar reveals hidden messages and quirky graphics – once temperatures drop below five degrees. Any foods kept at higher temperatures are likely to go bad at a faster rate –…
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BELGIUM – Puratos Group, a Belgium-based ingredient company that supplies bakers, patissiers and chocolatiers, has announced that it is switching to more sustainable packaging in a sustainability drive. The company said it is making changes that mean all its packaging will become 100% recycle-ready, with some packaging getting additional improvements such as paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)…
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GERMANY – A study commissioned by Elopak and conducted by Kantar Group has revealed that German consumers prefer the most environmentally friendly carton packaging that is possible when buying plant-based milk alternatives. The study found out that full recyclability and a low plastic content are considered of fundamental importance, with brown, unbleached beverage cartons performing better than white ones. The…
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USA – FirstWave Innovations, a wholly owned subsidiary of SinnovaTek and a co-manufacturer of aseptic food products, has partnered with ProAmpac to bring to market aseptic spouted pouches leveraging ProAmpac’s Rochester, NY capabilities which include highly flexible, low minimum order quantity. FirstWave Innovations, which utilizes proprietary aseptic spouted pouch and filling technology from Scholle IPN and short-run pouching capabilities of…
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USA – Sustainable packaging provider Sonoco is permanently closing its Hutchinson Paper Mill, affecting 116 employees who were informed of the closure on 6th March. The reasoning for the shutdown hasn’t been disclosed, but it’s another economic blow to an area already impacted by recent layoffs. Sonoco had filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice Monday informing…
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USA – American packaging company Berry Global has introduced a child-resistant closure, Digi-Cap that has been designed to improve medication adherence by integrating digital technology. The new Berry Digi-Cap™ digital child-resistant closure is ideal for clinical trials, drug development, research and academic studies. According to Berry Global, data on patient behavior is used to improve adherence to medication and to…
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NORTH AMERICA – US-based packaging company TricorBraun has signed an exclusive agreement with turn-key sustainable solutions provider BioBottles to provide biodegradable bottles to nutraceutical companies in the US and Canada. Utilizing proprietary technology, BioBottles are an environmentally responsible and cost-effective alternative for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical packaging needs. An industry-first, BioBottles with Plastic IQ™ technology turns ordinary HDPE and PP bottles,…
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UK – Nestlé’s coffee brand Nescafé has developed what it claims to be the first instant coffee refill pouch that can be recycled in stores and helps save money while reducing packaging in the UK. Designed for Nescafé Gold Blend and Nescafé Original, the recyclable pouch is intended to improve efficiency while reducing packaging material. It weights 150g, making it…
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BRAZIL – US-based aluminum packaging provider Novelis has opened a customer solution center (CSC) for the beverage packaging market in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Novelis says the new center will focus on advancing aluminum beverage can innovation and sustainability solutions in response to growing market demand. It will also serve as an innovation hub in a facility designed for…
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CANADA – Plastics and chemical company NOVA Chemicals has introduced what it describes as the ‘first’ FDA-compliant mechanically recycled polyethylene. The company says the new grade, which debuted in early 2023 and is being included in its Syndigo rPE portfolio, is its first mechanically recycled food-contact resin. Syndigo rPE-0860-FC is reportedly a lower-emission option compared to virgin PE and enables…
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