For products to survive and even thrive in the marketplace, they have to fill a specific need from customers. One good example is paper bags who are in response to the environmental call. There is so much going on in the world with regards ...
The UK Government has confirmed plans to bring together businesses and research bodies from across the world to help tackle scourge of plastic in seas and oceans. The UK is already working with the governments of Canada, India, and ...
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Switzerland-based food and beverage company Nestlé has outlined its plan to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025. As part of this effort, the firm plans to focus on three core areas including eliminating ...
Consumer goods firm Unilever has collaborated with start-up firm Ioniqa and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin producer Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology that can turn PET waste into virgin grade material for use in food ...
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Futamura, a producer of plastic and cellulose (NatureFlex & Cellophane) films, and sustainable packaging manufacturer Bio4Pack have teamed up to create a new compostable packing solution for Dutch organic cereal producer De Halm. The new ...
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The UK Government has rejected a proposal from the Environment Audit Committee (EAC) to introduce a latte levy on disposable coffee cups. Earlier this year, the EAC has urged the government to charge 25p ‘latte levy’ on ...
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Unilever is calling the consumer goods industry to accelerate action to tackle ocean packaging waste and create a circular economy for plastics. Last year, the firm has announced its commitment to make its plastic packaging 100% reusable, ...
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Packaging firm Schaumaplast has launched a product made from biomass-balanced Styropor from BASF. The firm produced the new Styropor packaging for ice cream from IceGuerilla.de, a start-up engaged in sending ice creams in Germany. ...
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ABP Food Group has been selected by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to lead a European consortium in a food research project. The research is said to be initiated to tackle the several challenges faced by the ...
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Shearer's Foods is voluntarily recalling all products that were made with milk ingredients supplied by a secondary supplier Valley Milk Products, due to possible Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious ...
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The company has confirmed all of its staff in New Zealand are safe following the earthquake overnight and there is no major damage to any of its manufacturing sites. It does expect some milk collection disruption due to road closures and ...
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House of Flavors is voluntarily recalling a limited, affected portion of its Ashby's Sterling Peanut Butter Landslide Ice Cream. The product was made with peanut butter cookie dough, purchased from Aspen Hills, which has expanded its ...
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This week on The Refresh, Samsung officially ceases production of the Galaxy Note 7, the Sony Xperia X Compact gets reviewed, Microsoft Hololens comes to the UK and what's the best VR headset? We battle it out in our weekly Head-to-Head. ...
Whirlpool announced a partnership with standardized labeling system How2Recycle, which gives consumers simplified instructions on how to best recycle product packaging materials. Whirlpool Corporation becomes the first appliance ...
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McCormick & Company is initiating a voluntary class I recall of 24 oz. club size McCormick original taco seasoning mix, UPC 52100302461 with best by date codes between June 27, 2018 and September 16, 2018 due to an unlabeled milk allergen. ...
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