Plastic converters, recyclers and collectors have launched a new Europe-wide accreditation and audit scheme, in the hope of creating a level playing field for recyclers to work with collection schemes in all European countries.
Cargill has acquired a beef processing facility for $14.1m from AFA Foods, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the wake of a wave of media coverage over lean finely textured beef (LFTB) – aka ‘pink slime’.
UK supermarket chain Asda hopes that its new 'traffic light' colour coded packaging system will ensure customers always pick avocadoes off retail shelves at the correct level of ripeness.
A new stand-up beverage pouch range developed by Smurfit Kappa represents a 'natural evolution' in wine packaging, offering a lighter, cheaper alternative to glass, the company claims.
Petcore and EuPR have said that European post-sorting polyethylene terephthalate (PET) collection reached 1.59 million tonnes last year, an increase of 9.4% on 2010.
Software that enables processed cheese manufacturers to measure, rather than predict the functional protein content of cheese will improve product quality and reduce costs, its developer has claimed.
NineSigma, an open innovation services provider, has announced that it is partnering with Scientists Without Borders - a web-based collaborative community, to find more sustainable packaging for micronutrient powders (MNPs).
A new Finnish study suggests that xylans and mannans, plant cell wall polysaccharides derived from agricultural and forestry sidestreams, could replace starch as a base material for biodegradable packaging.
Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Ltd (HNGIL), the flagship company of HNG Group, is celebrating 60 glorious years of service to the glass packaging industry and starting the world's largest container glass furnace at Nasik.
Dean Foods Co. has revised its environmental sustainability goals to better align with the broader dairy industry timing for greenhouse gas reductions and better reflect customer expectations and consumer demands.
Epson Robots has launched new robots for use in unwrapped food transportation lines. The robots have been designed to prevent all kinds of food contamination caused due to human intervention.
The association of chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries of Europe (CAOBISCO) has been discussing a multi-stakeholder approach to improving working conditions in hazelnut orchards in Turkey and boosting supply.
