Food Packaging

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is delighted to launch a new more sustainable sleeve packaging, created to replace conventional plastic shrink wrap around 1.5 litre sparkling soft drink multipacks produced by Coca-Cola HBC in Austria and keep them secure.

• INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has launched a pioneering pilot line for developing recyclable flexible packaging films.
• Installed at their R&D centre in Brussels, this multi-million euro investment aims to reduce landfill waste by one million tonnes annually.
• The new technology allows for full-scale testing of recyclable films that meet EU regulations.

The new multilayer, blown film line with Machine Direction Orientation (MDO) has been installed at INEOS’ R&D centre in Brussels, Belgium.

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, signed a deal with Cadbury to source ~1,000 tons of post-consumer recycled plastic to wrap its core Cadbury chocolate range, accelerating Cadbury’s ambitions to reduce its virgin plastic needs.

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has announced that it making sustainable changes to its fish and chicken packaging, with the adaptations cutting plastic waste by 694 tonnes per year.

The retailer claims its is the first to introduce pulp trays for all of its salmon and trout products and says that this packaging uses 70 percent less plastic and can also be recycled at home.

The menu includes dishes like Balsamic Beetroot & Papdi Chaat, Angoori Golgappe, Lemongrass Pesto Prawns, 6-chilli Kadai Paneer, Aflatoon Wok Chicken comprising Chicken Tossed with Rainbow Peppers, which is served with Chilli-Mint Chutney, Laccha Onion, Green Chilli and more.

The product, called Earthfilm Butter-Wrap, is available in various barrier options.

Earthfilm Butter-Wrap utilises coated paper as a recyclable alternative to the butter wraps commonly used in the industry. According to the company, all coatings are eco-friendly water-based barriers, protecting from both grease and moisture.

Options for the butter wrap include standard Xtra – which features moisture barriers on both sides – and Ultra – comprised of a metallised film with a higher barrier and a metallised finish.

The oat milk “leaves” produce 94% less packaging and 85% less weight when shipped, removing supply chain inefficiencies “for a better planet,” Erdogan-Trinkhaus explained to FoodNavigator-USA during the Plant-Based World Expo in New York City earlier this week.

Each concentrated oat sheet makes 8 fluid ounces of oat milk when blended with water, which is designed to “shift the burden that we always put on the consumer to do the right thing” around sustainability and waste reduction, she said.