Europe: Lightweight Containers open sixth plant
Lightweight Containers, the producer of KeyKeg and UniKeg, is expanding with several new production lines in Europe.
The production line in Seaham, UK, is already...
Americas: A tray that both cooks and serve a barbecue rib meal, Advanta
Traditional packaging of barbecue ribs for retailers and consumer preferences for a fuss-free cooking and cleaning have resulted to a packaging that cooks in...
Europe: Italian companies to form network for one-stop shop
At Gulfood Manufacturing (November 6-8, 2018, Dubai), a network of companies called Processing and Packaging – the High-Tech Italian way participated in the show...
Americas: Meal kits offer the convenience that consumers want
When meal kit subscription services came on the scene a few years back, they stirred up a lot of buzz and consumers gave them...
Europe: share sells bottled water in recycled PET
Berlin startup share is the first beverage producer in Germany to sell its water in PET bottles made of 100% recyclate.
KHS Group's Bottles...
Asia Pacific: Chinaplas to highlight circular economy in 2019
After focusing on Internet 4.0 for the past three years, Chinaplas is seeing the rise of circular economy in the industry.
"We’ve been aware of...
Europe: Coveris reduces meat packaging by 50% for retailer
Coveris delivers a fully-circular skinboard tray for UK Plastics Pact's fresh protein products.
Replacing hard-to-recycle black plastic trays with a printed Forest Stewardship Council or...
Europe: French consumers read ingredient, nutritional labels
While consumers in France value both ingredient and nutrition labels, they prioritize ingredient labels, according to a survey by Tate & Lyle.
To coincide with...
Europe: Austrian coffee roaster uses green coffee capsules
Active packaging manufacturer Alpla and materials manufacturer Golden Compound have launched a biodegradable coffee capsule that can be disposed of in a home compost.
The...
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...