All Packaging articles – Page 15
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News
Hunter & Gather relaunches sauces in 40% bigger bottle – but prices remain same
The startup has switched from a 250g glass bottle to a 350g recyclable plastic alternative
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Sainsbury’s ditches plastic trays for vacuum packaging beef mince
In a first for UK retailers, Sainsbury’s has swapped to vacuum packaging across its beef mince range, saving 450 tonnes of plastic annually, it claims
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Ania Gancarz, food guardian, Abel & Cole
A language barrier didn’t stop Ania from applying to her role fighting food waste
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Co-op ditches best before dates on 150 fresh produce lines
Shoppers will see changes in store later this month, with best before dates removed from all of Co-op’s fresh produce with a few exceptions
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7up unveils first major brand refresh in seven years
The ‘vibrant’ new look will roll out next month, supported by a multichannel campaign
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Roberts rebrands bakery range to highlight Cheshire provenance
It has unveiled a new logo featuring the bakery’s distinctive cooling towers, alongside a new ‘Raised in Cheshire’ strapline
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Lilt axed by Coca-Cola after nearly 50 years
The ‘totally tropical taste’ will be relaunched as Fanta Pineapple & Grapefruit
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Analysis and Features
The big food & drink greenwashing crackdown
Now sustainability is a big priority for shoppers, eco-claims are everywhere. Yet so too are accusations of greenwashing. So the crackdown is on, with everyone from watchdogs to financial investors placing the claims of food companies in their crosshairs
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Comment and Opinion
Why losing brand colours on plastic packaging would quickly boost recycling rates
Over-sophisticated sorting is more likely to reduce recycling efficiency than enhance it, says Professor Edward Kosior of Nextek and Nextloopp
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The Big Interview
PZ Cussons boss Jonathan Myers on transforming this ‘strange company’
Myers has simplified PZ Cussons since taking over in 2020, closing its forays into Nigerian property and Australian yoghurt, in recognition it had lost its way
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News
Seaweed packaging brand Kelpi raises over £3m to drive growth
Kelpi’s biodegradable packaging solutions aim to replace single-use synthetic materials in retail
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Category Report
Can brands create a cleaner, greener world? Household cleaning category report 2023
Household suppliers of every size say they’re putting the planet first. Are shoppers buying their claims, as well as their products?
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News
Recycling Association overhauls leadership structure, naming Paul Sanderson as CEO
Chris Burton appointed as MD of the association’s trading division, IWPP
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Major local authority recycling trial hampered by financial woes
Fmcg giants Unilever, Mondelez, Nestlé and PepsiCo are among those who launched the Flexible Plastics Collection pilot in May last year
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All English free-range eggs to become barn eggs by end of February
From today, eggs originating from free-range flocks in the east of England will need to be labelled as barn eggs, with the rest of England following from 27 February
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Milk & More teams up with reusable packaging startup Again
The partership will see Again clean packaging sold via Milk & More before selling it back to brands to be refilled and reused on the service
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Mars shrinks Ben’s Original rice pouches to mitigate soaring costs
While the packs have shrunk, shelf prices have remained the same for certain products, Assosia data reveals
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News
DTC homecare challenger Homethings revamps range to push sustainability
It includes the introduction of Mop, an on-pack cartoon mascot
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Comment and Opinion
CMA’s greenwashing crackdown highlights the complexity of eco claims
Eco claims may often be based on an incomplete understanding of the real-world effects, says Michael Bennett, MD of Pelican Communications
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News
Food exporters at risk of hefty fines from new French packaging laws
British food exporters are “petrified” over upcoming French packaging rules that could mean they are hit with fines worth tens of thousands of euros