The Packaging Innovations shows, organised by easyFairs, have built their reputation on being a great place to network and find new products. But they have also become a forum to learn about the latest ideas and trends right across the ...
A new research study, conducted by RMIT University’s Centre for Design and commissioned by CHEP Australia, has highlighted the role of packaging in cutting down food waste. The study titled 'The role of packaging in minimising food ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Waste
New research shows packaging has a vital role to play within the supply chain in minimising food waste. Conducted by RMITUniversity’s Centre for Design and commissioned by CHEP Australia, the study shows where – and why ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Waste
A new Australian study has attempted to quantify the role of packaging as a major contributor to tackling food security issues in coming decades. Commissioned by logistics company CHEP and conducted by RMIT University's Centre for Design, ...
Food waste will be sent to anaerobic digesters which will convert the waste into energy. The Co-operative, which has one of the largest and most diverse food retail estates across the UK, is extending its waste back-haul initiative to ...
Cash-strapped consumers are becoming increasingly savvy about how to minimise bills by hunting out the best grocery deals, revealed a new survey by grocery think-tank IGD. Savvy shoppers are upping their use of money saving websites and ...
Tags: Food, Savvy Shoppers
Wrap launched the latest commitment this week and aims to reduce household food and drink waste by 5% and reduce packaging waste in the supply chain by 3%. A total of 45 signatories, including all major grocery retailers, have joined the ...
Tags: Packaging, packaging waste
Own-label food manufacturers need to raise the image and quality of products supplied to ‘symbol’ stores if they are to convince shoppers that they are as good as those offered by multiple supermarket chains. Symbol stores ...
Tags: Symbol Store, Food Quality, Food
Trade association for the UK Plastic Industry, the British Plastics Federation (BPF) has stressed on the resource efficiency and benefits of rigid plastics packaging while responding to the UK Government’s Consultation on the Waste ...
Tags: Packaging Efficiency, Packaging
When a new concept for a branded pack is being developed, one common problem is that some designers may be unaware of the potential issues, both positive and negative, of the various printing operations, and almost certainly will not have ...
The ‘Fresher for Longer’ campaign, which aims to put an end to years of misunderstanding about the role packaging plays in reducing food waste, was launched this morning at a Marks & Spencer store in Kent and is being backed by ...
Tags: Campaign, Packaging, Food Waste
The 3rd North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit was hosted in San Francisco on Jan 22-23rd. Improve efficiencies in food supply chains was the resounding message from the summit, which brought together over 160 senior ...
Tags: Foods Summit, food supply, food
The response from the food packaging manufacturer follows yesterday's research,conducted by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers,that showed that half of all the food produced in the world is being thrown away every year. Alan ...
At the end of June 2012, Wrap launched the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement with the broad aim of reducing food and associated packaging waste. But what does this mean for the foodservice packaging sector and what steps can be taken to ...
Unilever is launching a consumer challenge to UK families to help them tackle food waste Dubbed 'The Sustain Ability Challenge', the six-month "live social experiment" will feature 12 families reducing their monthly food bills by 15% ...
Tags: food waste, food going off quickly, throwing away leftovers