Category: News & Updates
Unilever launches new Domestos bleach bottles made from 50% recycled plastic
Unilever’s homecare brand Domestos has re-launched its core bleach range in new bottles made from 50% post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR). The brand has moved its UK 750ml bleach range to use recycled plastic, which it says will save 1,505 tonnes of virgin plastic per year. According to Unilever, the new Domestos bottles use high-quality recycled…
Could This Food Sensor Replace ‘Best By’ Date Codes?
Could This Food Sensor Replace ‘Best By’ Date Codes? Low-cost sensors from PragmatIC promise accurate, consumer-readable expiration information for packaged foods via a smartphone app. To determine whether a food is safe to eat or not, consumers usually turn to printed or labeled “Best By” or “Use Before” date codes, which are unprecise if not…
Budweiser celebrates Euro 2022 win with limited edition can
Budweiser has launched a limited edition can to commemorate England’s win in Euro 2022. The ‘Home’ 440ml has been rebranded to celebrate the Lionesses’ victory in the tournament. Budweiser’s red can has been reimagined to celebrate the England flag in red and white, with the three lions taking centre stage. The brand’s creed, running across…
Japanese beauty brand works with James Cropper on Ulé packs
Paper maker James Cropper has supplied its FibreBlend Upcycled technology for Japanese beauty brand Shiseido. Outer packaging for the skincare product Ulé has been created with James Cropper’s Rydal range, a white board made with 100% recycled fibres. The outer packaging includes black text printed on a nude matte background, while thin vertical lines have been created…
Epic Oats launches granola topped porridge range packs
Convenience snack Epic Oats has recently launched a first-to-market range of three products. Epic Oats launches granola topped porridge range packs Convenience snack Epic Oats has recently launched a first-to-market range of three products. Epic Oats has developed an innovative porridge pot range which has a separate granola topping in three flavours. Epic Oats claims…
Berry supplies Danish snack firm with multi-purpose attractive packs
Berry Superfos is providing packaging for a new range of salty snacks and dried fruits from leading Danish bakery, snacks and confectionery supplier Nordthy. Nordthy needed eye-catching packaging, with specific demands for the new pails when it came to design, including in-mould labelling and, the possibility for consumers to repurpose the pails at home. Nordthy…
KTea switches to Beatson Clark’s Alpha drinks bottle
Drinks brand KTea has switched its bottle supplier and chosen Beatson Clark’s new amber drinks bottle for its kombucha fermented tea. “We were having problems with our bottle supplier in Germany, and we always preferred to use British packaging anyway,” said Kate Attieh, owner and founder of KTea. “We like the new Alpha bottle as…
Dow expands flexible packaging recycling initiative to new markets in Africa
Following a successful pilot phase in Nigeria, Dow has announced that its flexible packaging recycling initiative, Project REFLEX, will be expanded to Egypt and Guinea. Launched in 2020, the project specifically targets flexible packaging such as plastic water sachets, which are used to clarify and disinfect water sources, and encourages local communities to collect and recycle them.…
Shoprite’s unit Checkers introduces recyclable packaging for its rotisserie chicken
Shoprite’s unit Checkers introduces recyclable packaging for its rotisserie chicken Jun 6, 2022 SOUTH AFRICA – In line with Shoprite groups’ ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability, its subsidiary Checkers is the first South African retailer to replace its rotisserie chicken packaging with fully recyclable, responsibly sourced cardboard boxes. To promote the circular economy, the Group…
Smurfit Kappa becomes first vegan-certified packaging company amid rising concern over chemicals in food packaging
UK – Smurfit Kappa, one of the leading paper-based packaging companies in the world, has registered with the Vegan Society scheme, becoming the first vegan-certified packaging company. According to Smurfit Kappa, the certification was made possible thanks to the packaging company’s Markham Vale site in the United Kingdom. Its vegan certified packaging products are produced…
