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Diageo publishes first sustainable packaging guidelines
8 December 2011 | By Diageo
Diageo has taken a further step to becoming a truly sustainable business with the publication of our first Sustainable Packaging Guidelines...
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Sustainable packaging: A necessity in the fight against a pollution crisis
28 June 2017 | By New Food, Paul Foulkes-Arellano
A Plastic Planet, a grassroots UK-based organisation with a single aim – a Plastic Free Aisle in supermarkets - offers an insight into the necessity of sustainable packaging to fight food waste and pollution.
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Survey reveals sustainable packaging likely to become “battleground for premium alcohol producers”
21 October 2019 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)
GlobalData’s 2019 Q3 consumer survey found that 71 percent of global consumers consider it ‘quite’ or ‘extremely’ important for product packaging to be made from sustainable or renewable sources.
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Edible / biodegradable packaging for food
1 May 2018 | By Dr Lizhe Wang, Biomaterial Scientist and Dr Joe P. Kerry, Head of the Food Packaging Group, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork
As traditional food packaging materials show shortcomings in terms of their environmental pollution impact and in their manufacturing requirements for non-renewable resources, the need for alternative packaging materials and packaging formats is now required more than ever.
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Sustainable packaging to attract consumers in 2018
19 October 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
A study on consumer trends has pegged sustainable packaging as one to watch as food manufacturers move into the new year.
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Sustainable changes made to Jacob’s Cream Crackers packaging
12 June 2024 | By Grace Galler
Working with DS Smith Packaging, Jacob’s Cream Crackers reveals a new design that it claims has 78 percent less plastic per pack.
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Beverage carton industry seeks sustainable changes
2 February 2023 | By Grace Galler, Grace Galler (New Food)
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment has called on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation to make further sustainable changes.
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Kraft Heinz announces 100 per cent sustainable packaging plans
2 August 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (New Food)
Company says it has exceeded its target reduction of the weight of its global packaging by 50,000 metric tonnes.
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Packaging & Automation Supplement 2012
5 July 2012 | By Louis Lindenberg, Wayne Daley
Focusing on packaging: the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (Louis Lindenberg, Global Packaging Sustainability Director, Unilever)<br />Next generation automation systems for food production (Wayne Daley, Principal Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute)
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Nestlé highlights efforts in sustainable packaging transformation journey
8 September 2020 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)
[…] company, we’re committed to putting our size and scale to work to tackle the packaging waste problem everywhere that we operate,” said Véronique Cremades-Mathis, Global Head of Sustainable Packaging, Nestlé. Nestlé’s three pillar approach is: Pillar 1: Developing new packaging Transitioning to paper packaging across various formats. For example, Smartiessharing…
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Packaging for customers, consumers and the environment
30 June 2010 | By Jay Gouliard, Vice President Global Packaging, Unilever
[…] over. On any given day, two billion people use our products. Unilever business and brands have impact at every stage of their lifecycle; in sourcing raw materials, packaging, manufacture, distribution, consumer use and disposal. Towards the end of 2009, we launched a new vision to double the size of…
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Kellogg’s UK announces new sustainable packaging actions
25 October 2018 | By New Food
Kellogg’s in the UK today (25 Oct) launched a raft of measures to help make its packaging greener, including a new sustainable packaging commitment, a new solution to allow people to recycle Pringles cans and the introduction of recycle-ready cereal pouches. The cereal and snack giant will work towards…
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Developing recyclable, compostable and sustainable food packaging
7 February 2023 | By Ria Kakkad (New Food)
[…] it suitable for instant, dehydrated, frozen and chilled foods. Moulded pulp, made from renewable materials such as eucalyptus wood or sugarcane bagasse, is widely used as a sustainable packaging material to protect products in shipping, for food serving trays, containers and beverage carriers. According to the paper, published in…
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Food-safe printing inks to grow faster than the food packaging market
5 December 2016 | By Smithers Pira
Food packaging will grow at a faster rate than the overall packaging market from 2016 to 2021, at 3.0% CAGR in real value and print area...
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Packaging Contaminants: Food contact material regulations in Europe
1 September 2015 | By Marinella Vitulli, Laboratory Manager, pH Laboratory, Florence, TÜV SÜD
Food packaging and food contact materials are essential to provide consumers worldwide with safe and nutritious food. Packaging manufacturers must be prepared to deal with a diverse global regulatory landscape, as well as customer procurement requirements based on voluntary standards. This article gives an overview of recent European regulations and…
