Food Packaging

Aegg Creative Packaging, UK-based glass and recyclable plastic food & drink packaging supplier, will be exhibiting at stand K62 on 21-22 February at the NEC Packaging Innovations event.  Aegg will launch its new spirit bottle, the ‘Gediz’, following on from the recent successful launch of the ‘Yenice’ spirit bottle.  Also at the stand will be Aegg’s wider range of packaging aimed at the food and drink industry, including glass sauce bottles, jars, water bottles and a range of Plastic Packaging Tax-exempt rigid plastic food pots.

The wider launch follows an exclusive trial in 800 Tesco stores earlier this year, with the packaging to be permanently rolled out to all major supermarkets in coming months.

The paper outer bag, which is a first for savoury snacks flexible packaging in the UK, can be widely recycled in home recycling bins alongside other paper packaging.

The change, which is also set to lower greenhouse gas emissions of each individual pack, forms part of PepsiCo’s health and sustainability transformation plan to reach net zero emissions by 2040.

Constantia Flexibles introduces EcoTwistPaper, an innovative packaging solution for the confectionery industry. This new product, a wax-free twist-wrap made entirely from paper, prioritizes recyclability and supports the global shift toward sustainable products.

EcoTwistPaper has undergone repulpability testing with the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) and has scored an impressive 90 out of 100 for its printed material.

Sprite today (April 18) revived its iconic “Obey Your Thirst” tagline with a campaign that pays homage to the original 1994 effort that established the brand’s ethos. The Coca-Cola brand’s latest campaign enlists NBA player Anthony Edwards and sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson — the brand’s first woman athlete partner — and spans TV spots, packaging, sports partnerships and a digital experience.

The Copenhagen Municipality’s urban environment department (Teknik- og Miljøforvaltningen) has announced the launch of a new scheme it says could promote the use of recyclable takeaway packaging.

This will be done using a special fund which the city government will use to support restaurants and businesses which decide to switch to using recyclable packaging, Copenhagen Municipality said in a statement.

The scheme will run as a two-year trial with a budget of 1 million kroner in both 2024 and 2025.

• Faerch Group, a rigid food packaging manufacturer and integrated recycler, announced the introduction of their new Tumbler range to the Food Service market.
• This new offering is designed with a minimum of 30% post-consumer recycled material and a commitment to full recyclability.
• The Tumbler range offers various capacities and includes four common lid designs to fit all tumblers.

Faerch Group is dedicated to creating packaging solutions that prioritise recycled materials, ensuring they can be fully recycled into new food packaging in an endless number o

In 2022, Cadbury announced it had sourced 30 per cent (on a mass balance basis) of the plastic needed to wrap its 160-gram to 185-gram Cadbury Dairy Milk family blocks produced in Australia from recycled materials.

Cadbury now aims to use 50 per cent recycled plastic for its wrappers across its chocolate blocks, bars and pieces range produced in Australia. This will be equivalent to halving its virgin plastic needs to wrap those products.