food
03 Mar 2021
--- Burger King is paying homage to its brand heritage with a new minimalist global logo and packaging redesign. Since its last rebrand over two decades ago, the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry has transitioned to a more...
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26 Feb 2021
--- Smurfit Kappa is launching its paper-based punnet portfolio Safe&Green in Europe, where “consumers are ready to compromise for more sustainable packaging solutions for their fresh produce.” Jurgita...
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26 Feb 2021
--- Innova Market Insights is revealing its Top Packaging Trends 2021 in collaboration with PackagingInsights, with “Home Delivery Haven” identified as the year’s leading trend. As much of the world perseveres...
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23 Feb 2021
--- General Mills brand Nature Valley is launching a plastic film wrapper confirmed as Store Drop-Off recyclable by How2Recycle for its Crunchy granola bar. Nature Valley is inviting other brands to share its...
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19 Feb 2021
--- The Dutch Weed Burger is launching two of its seaweed-based meat alternatives, Weed Burger and Weed Dogg, at 300 national Albert Heijn supermarket chains next week. The Weed Burger patty is made from protein-rich, salty soy...
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18 Feb 2021
--- McDonald’s is modernizing its restaurant packaging with minimalist graphical representations of corresponding menu items that reduce on-pack messaging. Carried out by US-based creative agency Pearlfisher, the...
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11 Feb 2021
--- Catalent is launching CosmoPod Duo, a softgel capsule for the delivery of topical skin treatments. Based on the company’s CosmoPod unit-dose twist-off capsule technology, the new capsule features segregated...
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11 Feb 2021
--- Confectionery snacks are hard to give up, but so is the environment. With legislative pressure and consumer demands for more eco-friendly packaging intensifying, packaging innovators are responding with recyclable plastic...
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09 Feb 2021
--- Mars Wrigley Germany is piloting a paper-based Balisto chocolate cookie bar wrapper for the first time with retail partner EDEKA Minden-Hannover. The partners are rolling out 100,000 Balisto paper-based multipacks (each pack...
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08 Feb 2021
--- There is a “disconnect” between front-of-pack labels (FoPL) and ingredient lists of foods containing fruits and vegetables, according to a new US study. These package labels can make it difficult for parents to...
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05 Feb 2021
--- Food manufacturer HKScan is replacing fossil-based plastics in meat packaging with a new type of renewable plastic made from wood cellulose. Finnish wood-based plastics innovator Woodly is developing the bio-material, with...
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03 Feb 2021
--- Syntegon is investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics to enhance its packaging production line efficiencies. The company has expanded its secondary packaging portfolio with the Sigpack TTMD, which combines core...
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03 Feb 2021
--- Tony’s Chocolonely Sweet Solution “look-alike” chocolate bars – which mimic Twix, Toblerone, Kit Kat and Ferrero Rocher – have created a stir in industry. The limited-edition offerings aim to...
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02 Feb 2021
--- Indoor vertical farming company Plenty has redesigned its brand identity in collaboration with US-based design agency &Walsh. Plenty’s two rebrand goals were to convey the uniquely craveable flavor of its produce...
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02 Feb 2021
--- US-based Open Farm is partnering with TerraCycle’s reusable packaging platform Loop in Canada as the first-ever pet food participant. Consumers located in Ontario can now support the zero-waste model with the purchase...
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02 Feb 2021
--- Plant-based materials manufacturer Nexe Innovations and its subsidiary Xoma Superfoods are launching a micro-ground soluble coffee with organic medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) in a fully compostable coffee pod. The...
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01 Feb 2021
--- Nestlé’s Smarties brand is adopting recyclable paper packaging for its chocolate confectionery products worldwide. Smarties is recognized as the first global confectionery brand to switch to recyclable paper...
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01 Feb 2021
--- Iconic ketchup brand Heinz has conducted a consumer experiment called Draw Ketchup to test how standard ketchup is synonymously associated with the Heinz brand specifically. “We wanted to uncover that instinctual...
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29 Jan 2021
--- Pandemic or no: safety, hygiene and convenience remain parents’ key three non-negotiables for baby food packaging. Slowly but surely, sustainability is becoming a fourth condition. The environmental credentials on...
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29 Jan 2021
--- Mondi is announcing its ten year sustainability action plan – MAP2030 – taking action on three key areas: circular-driven packaging and paper solutions, “created by empowered people,” and combating...
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