Packaging

PATH closes $50m Series A funding round to fuel global expansion and eliminate plastic waste

03-Oct-2022 By Mary Ellen Shoup

PATH, a sustainable aluminum bottled water company, has closed $50m in Series A funding to continue its mission of eliminating single-use plastic bottles from going into landfills and oceans with its 100% refillable aluminum water bottles.

State laws on post-consumer recycled content ‘moving faster than industry’

13-Sep-2022 By Asia Sherman

State-mandated requirements for post-consumer recycled content are coming into force, but is the market ready?

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Hot and cold coffee trends from upcycling to cold brew to energy drinks

29-Aug-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

Every day Americans drink an estimated 517 million cups of coffee, according to the most recent consumer research from the National Coffee Association, which found that while nearly one in five savor a classic black cup with no adornments, the percentage...

Legislation aims to ‘fix America’s broken recycling system’ with detailed 2-prong plan

08-Aug-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

CPG and waste and recycling industry leaders are urging the House of Representatives to follow the US Senate’s lead and quickly pass “critical” legislation needed to “fix America’s broken recycling system” which, according to the Consumer Brands Association,...

Summer Fancy Food Show

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: ‘We’ve gone past the optional phase’ -- sustainability is mandatory

18-Jul-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

As noted in the opening session of the IFT FIRST conference in Chicago last week, the food that brought us together during the pandemic and which fuels us everyday is in a crisis as climate change intensifies – pushing companies to weave sustainability...

Plink! The effervescent future of functional beverages

15-Jul-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

Once associated with refreshment and relaxation, the crack of a can or hiss of gas following the twist of bottle top is becoming a source of anxiety for some consumers who associate it with single-use plastic, broken recycling systems and unwanted litter.

How can the US increase beverage can recycling?

13-Jul-2022 By Rachel Arthur

Less than half of beverage cans in the US are currently recycled: but US can manufacturers want to see 80% recycled by 2040 and 90% by 2050. So how can these goals be reached?

Summer Fancy Food Show

Packaging innovations help wake up sleepy categories by adding fun, convenience

28-Jun-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

By leveraging packaging innovations that increase fun and flavor while decreasing mess and monotony, startups at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York this month are waking up sleepy categories, expanding their segments’ traditional user bases and standing...

Tetra Pak talks ‘industry first’ fibre-based barrier: ‘Our aim is to develop the world’s most sustainable food package’

09-Jun-2022 By Katy Askew

Tetra Pak is developing a fibre-based barrier to replace the aluminium layer currently needed in food and beverage packaging like juice boxes and milk cartons. We caught up with Tetra Pak’s Davide Braghiroli, Product Director Packaging Materials and Alternative...

IFIC: Lower prices prioritized over sustainability despite rising awareness of food’s environmental impact

25-May-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

More Americans are worried about the planet’s health and understand that their dietary choices impact the environment, yet few are willing to pay significantly more for eco-friendly products – potentially squeezing companies undertaking expensive sustainability...

Hellmann’s, Del Monte, Eat Just & others elevate sustainability efforts to celebrate Earth month

25-Apr-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

As Earth Day month draws to a close, food and beverage manufacturers are celebrating efforts to reduce food waste, in their factories and in consumers’ homes, through increasingly creative and data-backed initiatives, including Hellmann’s ‘fridge night’...

Soup-To-Nuts podcast: Albertsons’ ‘Recipe for Change’ offers model for ESG efforts

25-Apr-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

As rising temperatures push American spinach farmers farther north, late blizzards threaten US corn and soy crops and a prolonged drought in the southern plains weakens wheat production and pushes up prices, it is clear that BlackRock CEO Larry Fink was...

The Bumble Bee Seafood Co’s sustainability success opens unexpected marketing opportunities

31-Mar-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

By replacing the shrink wrap around multipacks of canned tuna with paperboard cartons, The Bumble Bee Seafood Company not only achieved an ambitious sustainability goal ahead of schedule, but it also unlocked unexpected marketing, retail and consumer...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Creminelli Fine Meats leverages post-consumer recycled content to create more circular economy for plastic packaging

07-Mar-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

Despite laudable progress in recent years to create a more circular economy for plastics, the food industry still has a long way to go to meet ambitious and fast-approach goals to reduce the use of total and virgin plastic and incorporate more post-consumer...

PepsiCo more than doubles revenue growth with framework prioritizing sustainability

02-Mar-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

PepsiCo is already hitting notable milestones and reaping financial benefits from its ambitious pep+ plan announced last fall that places sustainability at the center of how the CPG giant says it will create value and drive growth, according to CEO Ramon...

Study: Turning waste from apples into a compostable packaging solution

16-Feb-2022 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Scientists from Oregon State University have developed a way to turn apple waste into compostable packaging material that could serve as the main ingredient for molded pulp packaging (e.g. egg cartons, beverage cartons, and take-out containers) and as...

Coca-Cola’s 25% reusable packaging goal: How will this be achieved?

15-Feb-2022 By Rachel Arthur

Coca-Cola has announced that at least 25% of its beverages sold globally across its portfolio will be sold in refillable or returnable packaging by 2030, scaling up initiatives such as its ‘universal bottle’.

‘This is an opportunity to re-invent flexible plastic’: PepsiCo to cut virgin plastic from its chip bags by 2030

28-Jan-2022 By Katy Askew

By 2030 PepsiCo Europe wants to have eliminated virgin fossil-based plastics from all its chip and crisp bags. FoodNavigator learns more about how the snack giant plans to deliver on this ambition.

Swiss lab develops plant-based coating to preserve produce for Lidl markets

25-Jan-2022 By Asia Sherman

Swiss scientists have engineered a plant-based cellulose coating that extends the shelf life of produce and reduces waste.

Melodea joins sustainable packaging movement with bio-based barrier coatings

07-Jan-2022 By Asia Sherman

Israel-based green technology start-up Melodea has developed two bio-based barrier coatings to protect both packaged goods and the environment.

Sustainable packaging a ‘growth opportunity’ for food and consumer goods industry says IGD

23-Dec-2021 By Oliver Morrison

Over 40% of consumers have already adopted reusable grocery packaging and are ‘thinking about’ using reusable packaging reveals new consumer research from the UK-based group which aims to give suppliers and retailers insight into consumer attitudes towards...

Study reveals ‘unexpectedly high’ number of concerning substances in plastic products

21-Jul-2021 By Oliver Morrison

Research published in the scientific journal Environmental Science & Technology claims to provide an enlightening but worrying insight into the world of chemicals that are intentionally added to plastics.

Soup-to-Nuts Podcast: 3 sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic, EPS foam, paper packaging

18-Jan-2021 By Elizabeth Crawford

Consumer and regulatory pressure is mounting once again for the CPG industry to cut back on the use of single-use plastics, Styrofoam, and other non-recyclable packaging despite a temporary reprieve during the pandemic when safety and hygiene fears outweighed...

Cost-conscious consumers’ embrace of bulk packaging, private label reshapes competitive landscape

07-Jan-2021 By Elizabeth Crawford

More consumers suffering from the economic fallout of the pandemic will prioritize value when grocery shopping this year – forcing brands to rethink packaging and fueling private label innovation and sales that will reshape the competitive landscape,...

Nestlé Waters launches 100% rPET bottles for three US brands

17-Jul-2020 By Rachel Arthur

Ozarka, Deer Park and Zephyrhills packaging will be made from 100% recycled plastic.

PepsiCo pursues world ‘where plastics need no longer become waste’ with new paper-based bottle

14-Jul-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

PespiCo’s ambitious dream of a world “where plastics need no longer become waste,” is one step closer to becoming reality with the creation of the first fully-recyclable PET-free paper bottle made from sustainably sourced pulp.

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Innovative strategies for sustainable packaging by Coca-Cola, Nestle, Danone

06-Mar-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Confronted almost daily with images of marine debris filling the bellies of dead whales, headlines about climate change and emerging stories about America’s broken recycling system, consumers increasingly are worried about single-use plastic and packaging...

'Incremental steps to be more eco-friendly': NadaMoo! unveils sugarcane-based packaging

05-Mar-2020 By Niamh Michail

Plant-based ice cream maker NadaMoo! is launching a new-look pint carton made from a more sustainably sourced sugarcane-based bioplastic.

DS Smith opens first US recycling facility, as part of zero cardboard goal

05-Mar-2020 By Jenny Eagle

DS Smith has opened its first recycling facility in the US, as part of its North America business expansion plan.

Barbara’s overhauls packaging to bring ‘fun’ & ‘vibrancy’ to the natural cereal aisle

27-Jan-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Natural and organic cereal pioneer Barbara’s, which makes the popular Puffins line, is breaking free of the “dull … white and neutral tones” that dominate packaging in its category, with a bold redesign that favors oversaturated colors and “a more minimalist...

Nestlé wants to ‘lead the shift’ from virgin plastics

17-Jan-2020 By Katy Askew

Nestlé has said it will invest up to CHF2bn (€1.9bn) to ‘lead the shift’ from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and develop ‘innovative sustainable packaging’.

Meat packers in the US sign up to Klöckner Pentaplast’s MAP tray

15-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has created a fresh protein modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) tray, being used by several meat packers in California.

Packaging

Ground-breaking work by Nestlé research produces first recyclable paper packaging on snack bar

03-Jul-2019 By Anthony Myers

A technical breakthrough in confectionery packaging will see Nestlé’s ‘YES!’ snack bar range wrapped in recyclable paper for the first time.

Investing in the Future of Food: Start with the consumer when rebranding, advises Endangered Species Chocolate

20-Mar-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

While modern wisdom may favor launching fast and iterating quickly based on consumer feedback, the director of innovation at Endangered Species Chocolate says when it comes to packaging and branding it is better to slow down and invest in consumer research...

Soup-to-Nuts Podcast: Demand for clean labels, increased sustainability are influencing package design

15-Feb-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

For many food and beverage brands, their product packaging is their first – if not only – touchpoint with consumers, and yet all too often companies treat it as an afterthought or as little more than a protective exterior for what is inside.

Environment

Mondelēz commits to making all packaging recyclable by 2025

09-Oct-2018 By Anthony Myers

Recycling information for consumers will be provided by 2025 on all brands, including its popular Cadbury’s bars and Oreo cookies.

'Lidvolution' gives Sunwarrior competitive edge in crowded protein powder category

20-Jun-2017 By Elizabeth Crawford

Three years after Sunwarrior set its protein powder apart from the competition by switching to a smaller, easier to grab and store square tub, it continues to lead the category in innovative packaging with a new collapsible scoop that clicks inside a...

R&D Insider - From Nestlé's lab in Lausanne

Foiling over-packing: Nestlé project aims to reduce environmental impact of chocolate wrappers

02-Nov-2015 By Oliver Nieburg

Nestlé has begun a project to explore whether it is over-packing chocolate and can move to lighter packaging options.

Clean-label or choice-blindness: Does ingredient information really make a difference?

20-Oct-2015 By Nathan Gray

When it comes to evaluating the naturalness of food products, very few consumers consider on pack ingredient information, finds Unilever commissioned research.

Nofima meats packaging evaluation demands

07-Nov-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

A meat manufacturer has sought the help of a Norwegian research institute to evaluate barrier properties of its revamped packaging and avoid discolouration.

International survey flags up packaging concerns

22-Jan-2013 By Rod Addy

Consumers have raised significant concerns about plastic food packaging in response to a survey covering the US, India and Sweden conducted by Innventia.

Plantic introduces green packaging

14-May-2012 By Ed Bedington

A US meat supplier has upped its commitment to the environment with the introduction of a new range of green packaging for its products.

Revising food packaging standards will reflect industry practices - USDA

26-Jan-2012 By Mark Astley

The revision of US food container inspection law has been proposed, with the aim of bringing the regulation up to speed with 21st century food packaging technology.

X-ray irradiation of asparagus promises shelf life and safety boosts

19-Dec-2011 By Rory Harrington

Use of low dose x-ray irradiation on vacuum packed asparagus can increase both shelf life and microbiological safety of the product, according to new US research.

Canada funds packaging research to quadruple fresh produce shelf life

19-Aug-2011 By Rory Harrington

The Canadian Government is funding research into novel packaging technology designed to extend the shelf life of fresh produce in a bid to boost access to international markets.

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