WP Rawl, a grower, processor and shipper of leafy greens based in South Carolina, will unveil a fresh new look to their leafy greens packaging at this year’s Southern Exposure in Orlando, Florida.
Sleaford Quality Foods (SQF), the cross-category supplier of multiple packaged foods, has unveiled a pledge to ensure all its packaging is recyclable or compostable by 2022.
Israel’s Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry has sported a new initiative to pay supermarkets to wrap fruits and vegetables in plastic in order to cut down on spoiled produce.
With the rapid development of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry, the importance of the composite packaging of fruit and vegetables is becoming more and more important.
New technological advances from Ireland’s Quinn Packaging promises to enable the environmental benefits of recycling black plastics to be fully realised.
Hofer primarily focuses on the reduction of the amount of packaging in the fruit and vegetable sector and - among others - uses natural branding and reusable boxes.
Almost half of British shoppers would like to see labelling on products in retail and grocery stories identifying that plastic-free packaging is marked accordingly, according research from compostable packaging company TIPA.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has endorsed a guide to help companies reduce their plastic waste and replace the product with more sustainable materials.
The food sector acknowledges that plastic use is one of the most controversial issues that need to be addressed, not only for environmental issues, but also for health reasons.
