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Tesco Unveils New Packaging to Extend Shelf Life of Avocados
Feb 13, 2018UK supermarket chain Tesco has unveiled a new packaging for avocados, as part of its efforts to reduce food waste. Tesco supplier Greencellhas developed new packaging, which allows to extend the shelf life of avocados for up to two extra ...
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Innventia Is Partnering with Various Organizations in Sweden to Develop Packaging Systems
Jun 1, 2015Research Institute Innventia is partnering with various organizations in Sweden to develop packaging systems that reduce food wastage. The institute has formed a consortium with materials and packaging producers, food producers, the ...
Tags: Food Wastage, Packaging
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Sustainable Packaging Function
Apr 2, 2015Forget regulators and industry standards, when it comes to packaging, brand owners feel the most pressure from their customers. Not only do they expect brand consistency, but also demand that their food is well preserved, stays fresh for ...
Tags: Brand, Forget regulators, Packaging
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Packaging
Apr 2, 2015Forget regulators and industry standards, when it comes to packaging, brand owners feel the most pressure from their customers. Not only do they expect brand consistency, but also demand that their food is well preserved, stays fresh for ...
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European F&A Industry Is Losing €60bn Annually Because of Food Wastage
Mar 19, 2015A research from Netherlands based Rabobank finds that European Food & Agribusiness (F&A) industry is losing €60bn annually because of food wastage. The report identifies the supply chain as the source of most of the food wastage, ...
Tags: Food Wastage, crops handling, food packaging
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Containers Claim to Provide Good Barrier Properties Against UV Light and Gases
Nov 11, 2014The Biomat group at the Polytechnic University School of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has developed renewable, biodegradable polymer container for both liquid and solid oily products. Developed from agro-industrial ...
Tags: biodegradable polymer container, oily products, Agriculture
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The EU Plans to Make Changes to 'best Before' Labels for Items
May 21, 2014The European Union (EU) is set to make changes to 'best before' labels for items such as rice, pasta and coffee, as the labels are found to be inappropriate for such food stuffs. Blaming the labeling for food that is being wasted, ...
Tags: Labeling Dates, best Before
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The PAC Board of Directors Announced The Launch of The PAC Food Waste Initiative.
Oct 11, 2013In response to the recent Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Food Wastage Footprint Summary Report and call for action, the PAC board of directors announced the launch of the PAC Food Waste initiative. FAO ...
Tags: PAC Food
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Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc Signed a Five Year Supply and Marketing Agreement
Aug 22, 2013Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc, global specialists in advanced plastics and tyre recycling technologies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a five year supply and marketing agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica, a division of ...
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Consumers Are Willing to Spend More Per Volume to Get Single Serve Sizes
Dec 11, 2012If you asked for three words to sum up Britain in the 21st century, a pessimist might come up with 'lonely', 'busy' and 'aging'. Government figures indicate the number of single-person households is increasing by more than 160,000 a year, ...
Tags: popular format, single-serve, snacking trend
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Insignia Is Planning Global Expansion of Its Food Packaging Ink After Receiving Funding
Dec 5, 2012Insignia Technologies,which has developed a new food packaging ink that can help lower food waste,is planning global expansion after receiving funding. The new ink changes its color when it is exposed to oxygen,UV light,humidity levels ...
Tags: food packaging ink, food waste, funding, global expansion
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Unilever Is Launching a Consumer Challenge to UK Families to Help Them Tackle Food Waste
Nov 6, 2012Unilever 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
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BPF Director-General Peter Davis Speaks at The Global Polymer Innovation Expo in Columbus
Sep 29, 2012BPF Director-General Peter Davis speaking yesterday at the Global Polymer Innovation Expo (GPIE) in Columbus, Ohio said the world has plentiful oil and gas reserves and global polyolefins capacity should be sufficient to meet demand growth ...
Tags: market view, Plastics