Europe: Gourmet teas in pouches a hot favorite among consumers, finds report
Hot drinks such as tea and coffee are a staple of busy consumers’ lives.
However, an apparent lack of time means consumers often turn...
Americas: Consumers prefer to use green packaging, finds report
As Americans take notice of increasingly strained global food resources, new research from Mintel reveals that four in five (80%) US food shoppers agree...
Europe: Tetra Pak’s carton win highest class certification
Tetra Pak's new version of Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000 Edge with Bio-based LightCap 30 is reportedly the first aseptic carton package in the world to...
Europe: Smurfit Kappa acquires barrier film maker
Smurfit Kappa will buy film producer Litbag to expand in Southern Europe.
Litbag specializes in multi-layer ethylene vinyl alcohol barrier films for extended product shelf...
Americas: Coors Light releases beer cans with color-changing inks
Coors Light has rolled out a summer promotion in the US that marks the first application of photochromic inks in partnership with Crown Beverage...
Europe: Krones, Erema partner on PET recycling lines
Krones and Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen will together incorporate the technical expertise of both companies into the planning and design of PET...
Americas: DSM releases packaging with a ‘feel’
DSM releases Skins, a series of resins that enhances the sense of touch for graphic and packaging design.
The resins, launched via the characters Rubbert...
Europe: Nestlé pledges increase in recycled plastics
By 2025, bottles, PET layer in laminates, caps on glass jars and tins, trays for meat products and shrink films for display trays will...
Americas: Nestlé beverage range dons SIG’s paper straws in Brazil
Nestlé Brazil's Nescau beverage range is now fitted with SIG’s combiblocMini carton packs and renewable and recyclable paper straws.
This helps to meet the sustainability...
Europe: WorldStar for RPC Superfos Sea Food Container
RPC Superfos has received the WorldStar award for its custom oxygen barrier packaging for Bornholms’ seafood on November 7, 2013.
Representatives from 24 packaging associations,...