Food & Beverage

Coveris Rolls Out Recyclable Monomaterial Film for Tortilla Wraps

Coveris has launched a recyclable monomaterial thermoform packaging for tortilla wraps, extending its No Waste mission to a new application in bakery products. The company’s new...

Vetain Switches to Sonoco’s Paper-Based GreenCan® to Strengthen Sustainability Credentials

Vetain GmbH, a German start-up specialising in vegan protein powders and supplements, has replaced its packaging with Sonoco’s GreenCan® solution featuring a paper-end, underscoring its...

Papa Johns Partners With Smurfit Westrock on Triple-Function Pizza Box

Smurfit Westrock, the world’s largest integrated paper-based packaging manufacturer, has expanded its partnership with Papa Johns through the launch of the “Tremendous Triple Box” in...

SIG Unveils Australia’s First Recycle-Ready Bag-in-Box Wine Packaging

SIG has introduced Australia’s first recycle-ready bag-in-box packaging for wine, developed and manufactured at its Adelaide facility in collaboration with leading domestic wine producers. The...

Origin Materials and Hordijk Partner to Scale Sustainable PET Bottlecap Production...

Origin Materials and Dutch packaging manufacturer Royal Hordijk Packaging have announced a strategic partnership to mass-produce polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottlecaps, marking a significant step in...

Ardagh Glass Packaging Launches Eco-Friendly 300g Bottle for Still Wines

Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe) has launched a lightweight 300g glass wine bottle, positioning it as a sustainable packaging solution for a wine industry under increasing...

Tetra Pak and Zulfa Launch EUR14 Million Flagship Facility in Libya

Tetra Pak Egypt Area, in partnership with Zulfa, a subsidiary of Alushibe Group, has announced a €14 million greenfield investment in Libya aimed at transforming...

Surprising Study: Glass Bottles Contaminate Drinks With More Microplastics Than Plastic...

Drinks packaged in glass bottles may not be as pristine as consumers believe. A new study by France’s food safety agency, ANSES, reveals that beverages...

Elopak and Rørosmeieriet Debut Natural White Board in Milestone Coop Partnership

Norwegian organic dairy producer Rørosmeieriet has taken another decisive step in sustainable packaging by becoming the first to adopt Elopak’s new Pure-Pak® Natural White Board...

Altopack Debuts AOD Ultra: High-Efficiency, Low-Impact Packaging for Long Pasta

Italian packaging machinery specialist Altopack has unveiled the AOD Ultra, a new iteration of its flagship long pasta packaging machine, signalling a major step forward...

Food Packaging Identified as Key Source of Microplastics, New Research Warns

A new scientific review has found that routine interactions with food packaging—such as opening bottles, unwrapping plastic-sealed items, or reusing containers—can release substantial quantities of...

UFlex Debuts FSSAI-Compliant Single-Pellet rPET Solution

India’s top flexible packaging firm aligns with EPR mandate, scaling up recycling capacity and global approvals. UFlex Limited, India’s largest multinational in flexible packaging, has introduced...

SAFEREUSE Project Tackles Safety Concerns in Microwave- and Dishwasher-Ready Plastics

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre based in Valencia, is spearheading a new initiative to assess the health and safety risks associated with reusable plastic food...

EFSA Clears Styrene Use in Food Packaging at 40 ppb Migration...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a long-awaited re-assessment of the potential genotoxicity of styrene used in plastic food contact materials, concluding that...

Nestlé Launches “Self-Packing Cheese” Using Whey-Based Biodegradable Packaging

Nestlé Central America, in collaboration with Ogilvy Colombia, has launched an innovative biodegradable packaging concept made from cheese whey—a byproduct of cheese production. The new...

SIG Debuts Aluminium-Free Full Barrier Aseptic Cartons for Multi-Serve Formats

SIG, a global leader in aseptic carton packaging, has unveiled what it claims to be the world's first aluminium-free, full barrier aseptic carton for multi-serve...