Food & Beverage

Mars Wrigley Partners with Danimer Scientific to Roll Out Compostable Packaging

Mar 22, 2021

Skittles packaged in Danimer’s Nodax PHA material, engineered to break down in industrial and backyard compost units, will soon be on US store shelves.

5 Innovations That Could End Plastic Packaging Waste

Mar 18, 2021

Solutions to a big problem may be found in tiny things, such as barriers using nanotechnology or miniscule magnetics, or even in common materials such as wood.

Certification Tracks Recycled Content in Packaging

Mar 17, 2021

There is positive movement in recycled-content materials certification. For example, the world’s largest food packaging company has received certification for recycled polymers, which it now uses in its carton packaging.

Green by Design: 10 St. Patrick’s Day Packaging Examples

Mar 17, 2021

Who doesn’t appreciate a sampling of seasonal packaging? Today is St. Patrick’s Day and that means a decidedly green scheme.

Meet the First Retortable, Recyclable, and Now Microwavable Pouch

Mar 16, 2021

FEI Foods rolls out an all-polypropylene food pouch in major UK and European supermarkets that hits on-trend trifecta.

Antimicrobials Grant Superpowers to Food Packaging

Mar 15, 2021

Packaging that releases antimicrobials into foods can boost shelf life, reduce waste, and combat villainous mold and nasty pathogens.

First Aluminum Lug Cap is Easier to Open

Mar 15, 2021

Touted as the world’s first aluminum lug-style closure, the new Eeasy Lid is designed to vastly improve the consumer’s experience for opening jars, while being almost half the weight of the same-size steel version.

AB InBev Invests $160M to Boost Capacity at 2 Major Breweries

Mar 11, 2021

A subsidiary in the UK will increase production at the facilities by 3.6 million hectoliters (hL) and create 55 new jobs.

Ardent Mills to Purchase Chickpea Packing Operations

Mar 11, 2021

The company plans to acquire most business operations of chickpea sourcing, cleaning, and packing firm Hinrichs Trading Co.

Coffee Capsule Packaging Options Encapsulated

Mar 10, 2021

Different materials and recycling schemes help consumers seeking sustainably greener options for coffee capsules.

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