A novel drying technology using fiber-based encapsulation
25 Jul 2019
Tutti Foodi has developed a novel drying technology which can encapsulate fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs to retain their maximal nutritional value. The process involves a dietary fiber from natural origin that acts as a carrier for foodstuffs and allows fresh products to dry into a stable, ambient form – without the need for preservatives, additives or extra sugars. PackagingInsights spoke to Lisa Rotteveel, Product Manager, on the floor of PLMA in Amsterdam. The technology can be used to reduce food loss for farmers, as well as to produce tasty products such as powdered beverages.
DS Smith’s Frank McAtear, Business Development Manager for Premium Drinks, describes the key features of Nespresso’s eco-friendly, e-commerce cardboard pack at Packaging Innovations 2019 in London. The box design encourages reusability, provides a tamper-proof mechanism and aims to encapsulate the... Read More
Reel Brand’s plastic-free stand drew the crowds at Packaging Innovations 2019 in London with several innovative, paperboard designs. PackagingInsights spoke with Ian Bates, Co-Founder of Reel Brands, about its water-resistant icebox, plastic-free fish box and compostable coffee cups. Bates also outlines the... Read More
JustEat’s Robin Clark, Business Partnerships Director, talks eco-friendly takeaway packaging at Packaging Innovations 2019 in London. The online food delivery company has partnered with innovators to create seaweed alginates sachets and seaweed-lined cardboard boxes after promising trials in 2018. Clark... Read More
Global Packaged Summit 2019 keynote speaker and CEO and Co-Founder of Garçon Wines, Santiago Navarro, discusses how his company has overcome obstacles related to the cost-effectiveness and availability of rPET to create 100 percent recyclable letterbox-friendly wine bottles. Navarro also sheds light on... Read More
Bormioli Pharma unveiled a new range of sustainable packaging solutions for the nutraceutical industry, spanning from bio-based solutions to fully recyclable options, at Vitafoods Europe 2019 in Geneva.
As a development agency, the company develops functional packaging which taps into user convenience, cost efficiency, product protection and sustainability. A winning development was the ACU-Drop II, which was awarded the top prize in the Dutch De Gouden Noot (The Golden Nut) award. Suitable for medical... Read More
The vast amount of attention on plastics has increased the interest and demand for bio-based films. Bastin-Pack were exhibiting bio-based pouches at Empack 2019 in Den Bosch. Bio-based certifications are also a strong purchasing point for consumers, although a lot of confusion remains around the difference... Read More
The convenience market uses a huge amount of plastic trays, especially for ready meals. Nutripacks’ customers were asking for a more eco-friendly option, so the company created its patented eco-tray. The tray is flat-laminated with a crystallizable pet (CPET) film, it is then tray-erected, top-sealed and no... Read More
In the pouch market, the road to sustainability has many steps, notes Inge Louwers, Director of Dee Dee Pouch Professionals, at Empack 2019. Lauwers has divided the approach to sustainability into three phases for her customers. Going to pouches made 100 percent from plastics would be step one, while... Read More
Speaking to PackagingInsights at Pro2Pac 2019 in London, Frederikke Magnussen notes that A Plastic Planet was founded to turn of the plastics tap, especially in the food and beverage industry. The company were exhibiting a range of forward-thinking, plastic alternatives, such as materials made from... Read More
Kevin Clarke, Managing Director for KCC Packaging, presents Riji – a sugarcane tray with a moisture barrier coating suitable for wet foods, during the Pro2Pac show in London. Clarke explains that the main technical challenge was creating a barrier that was ovenable and microwavable, yet still suitable to... Read More
Near-Field Communication (NFC) and other connective packaging technologies are readying for full-scale deployments across multiple markets in 2019, Cameron Worth, Founder of IoT agency SharpEnd, is predicting. Here, Worth describes how the increased cost-effectiveness and standardization of connective... Read More
The Director for Plastic and Flexible Packaging at the British Plastics Federation (BPF) warns against the adverse effects of a “hard” Brexit on the entire value chain. Speaking to PackagingInsights during the recent Packaging Innovations show in Birmingham, UK, Barry Turner explains that uncertainty around... Read More
Meyer Seals is a supplier which takes a truly consumer-centric approach to NPD. Speaking at Packaging Innovations 2019, Sebastien Rooryck, Global Business Development Manager, details some of the supplier’s latest solutions, including the ALKOvin active liner, which binds and deactivates the sulfur compounds... Read More
UK FMCGs are fronting up to a range of difficult challenges, including uncertainty around Brexit and increased public and regulatory demand for more sustainable packaging. Speaking at Packaging Innovations 2019, Shameem Kazmi, Director of Research and Development at Britvic, explains how the UK beverage... Read More
The global packaging industry is experiencing some turbulence but great innovations and companies will ensure that the market grows by 3 percent per annum to 2023, according to UK packaging expert, Neil Farmer. Speaking to PackagingInsights during Packaging Innovations 2019, Farmer gives his opinions on... Read More
Famed for its letterbox-friendly flatline wine bottle made from 100 percent recycled PET, Garçon Wines has achieved another big sustainability stride with the launch of the world’s most compact wine bottle transit case. Launched in timing with Packaging Innovations 2019, PackagingInsights caught up with... Read More
