McDonald’s franchise, Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. is expanding its environmental impact initiatives, announcing today an unprecedented partnership with the Israeli company UBQ, which has developed a patented process for converting unsorted household waste into a plastic substitute that reduces carbon emissions. The goal of the alliance is to begin using this new environmentally-friendly material in …
Mars Food & Amcor announce launch of recyclable microwavable rice pouch
Mars Food, in partnership with global packaging company Amcor, will bring the first food-safe, mono-material microwavable rice pouch to market beginning in 2021. The project will bring to market the industry’s first food-safe, mono-material microwavable rice pouch. The breakthrough packaging technology will make the pouches for Mars Food’s household brands such as Ben’s Original® and …
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Maggi recyclable wraps
Maggi has become the first major brand to use recyclable paper packaging to wrap individual bouillon cubes, for its organic range in France. The paper used for the wrapper is from sustainable sources – pulp and paper mills certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and The Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification – and …
Nestlé to introduce first recyclable retort pouch
Purina has launched a first-of-its-kind recyclable flexible plastic packaging for wet pet food, beginning this month. The innovation will be first introduced under the Felix brand in the Netherlands as part of a year-long pilot. This new pouch addresses a key challenge – to simplify plastic structures in order to make them recyclable, without compromising on …
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Magnum Launches New Certified Circular Polypropylene Tubs
Magnum, the world’s favorite ice cream brand, has today announced the rollout of more than 7 million ice cream tubs made with certified circular polypropylene from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ initiative that uses feedstock made from recycling used, mixed plastic. The launch represented the “world’s first” tub within the ice cream industry that contains …
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Nestlé pilots reusable, refillable dispensers to cut single-use
Nestlé is piloting reusable and refillable dispensers for petcare and soluble coffee as part of its efforts to reduce single-use packaging. Consumers can bring reusable containers to purchase different types of Purina cat food and Nescafé soluble coffee. They can also digitally access product information typically found on the packaging. Working in collaboration …
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Fresh from sea to shelf with new solution from Aptar
Aptar Food + Beverage, part of AptarGroup Inc and a leader in food protection solutions and proprietary active packaging systems, has launched Seawell Protective Packaging in more than 3,800 stores. The Seawell active packaging system features integrated technology that absorbs excess liquids that would otherwise accumulate around seafood, causing potential product breakdown. …
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Uncle Ben’s and Aunt Jemima to change visual brand identity
Mars Inc has announced it will “evolve its brand identity” for Uncle Ben’s rice products in response to concerns about racial stereotyping following Black Lives Matter protests. Aunt Jemima, a breakfast foods brand owned by Quaker Oats, has also confirmed it is looking to change its logo and name. Uncle Ben’s said in …
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Philadelphia spreads the sustainability word with new containers to push agenda for more recycled content
Mondelez International has announced that Philadelphia cream cheese sold across Europe is to be made with recycled plastic packaging from 2022. This represents an important step in the company’s goal to reduce its impact on the environment and its commitment to use at least 5% recycled content across all plastic packaging. “It …
Edita Food Industries launches two upsized HOHOs SKUs
Edita Food Industries S.A.E., Egypt’s leading packaged snack food brand announced today the launch of two new upsized HOHOs SKUs, both retailing at EGP 2 per pack. The launch complements Edita’s strategy of optimising its product mix and migrating consumers to higher price points while giving them higher value for money and catering to …
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