Food & Beverage

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed updated criteria for when foods can be labeled with the nutrient content claim “healthy” on their packaging.

Mondelēz International CEO Dirk Van de Put said Australia was leading the way in finding solutions for a circular economy for packaging waste.

Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and the world's largest aluminium recycler and manufacturer of beverage can sheet, today announced the company's new laminated aluminium surfaces for beverage can ends that will be showcased September 27 to 29 at ALUMINIUM 2022 in Düsseldorf.

Tetra Pak, the Switzerland-based food packaging and processing company, has set its sights on the Chinese market for growing sales of its plant-based packaging to help beverage companies cut their carbon footprints.

European packaging manufacturer Coveris has teamed up with sustainable start-up Notpla to deliver a range of printed, biodegradable and recyclable food cartons, using Notpla’s award winning barrier coating technology.

The pioneering Fiber Bottle is made from 100% natural matter, recycled cardboard and water, and is biodegradable & compostable, and is now shelf-ready at scale, with Cullen already producing hundreds of millions of moulded fiber bottles for the healthcare sector across 34 countries globally.

Dairy giant Müller UK & Ireland has announced plans to remove 500 tonnes of virgin plastic from its annual production of cream pots by switching to packaging made from recycled plastic.

Tetra Pak announced that it will be exiting its remaining operations in Russia. Due to the cumulative impact of the restrictions on exports to Russia leading to an unsustainable supply chain, the company is left with no other option than to exit the country.

Health Canada is introducing new nutrition labelling regulations for packaged foods requiring a symbol on the front of packages indicating that a food is high in saturated fat, sugars and/or sodium. The regulations will come into effect on July 20, 2022.

KM Packaging and bread seller Earth & Wheat launched UK’s first “wonky” bread box which comes with an eco-friendly bag that is home-compostable.

Symphony Environmental Technologies PLC said on Tuesday it signed a supply agreement with Mexican bread manufacturer Grupo Bimbo for its d2p antimicrobial technology.

Walki is introducing a broad portfolio of different materials, including printed solutions, to suit the needs of the frozen food market with the aim of making the packaging fully recyclable in the paper stream.

Food-packaging leader Inno-Pak announced its acquisition of Stalk Market, a manufacturer of cutting-edge compostable and eco-friendly packaging. The strategic move dramatically expands Inno-Pak’s ability to...

In search of new sustainable plastic materials, researchers from the University of Alicante in Spain have developed a packaging material derived from pineapple waste.

The test cups are sourced from a 50-50 mix of post-consumer plastic material and biobased materials. The biobased material is crafted in part from McDonald’s used cooking oil.

Tray sealing solutions from Proseal that provide food manufacturers with maximum efficiency, flexibility, and quality will be exhibited on parent company JBT’s stand at this...