Food Packaging

Nescafé has introduced the first instant coffee refill pouch for Nescafé Gold Blend and Nescafé Original that can be recycled in stores and helps save money while reducing packaging. 

The new 150g refill pouch is 97 percent lighter than the 200g glass coffee jar and has on average 60 percent less plastic than the jar’s lid. 

The pack is resealable to help preserve freshness and once the refill is empty consumers can recycle the pack in more than 5000 stores across the UK and through kerbside collection in Ireland. 

In the pursuit of a circular future, Walki presents a range of fully recyclable laminates tailored for the food industry. Håkan Sabel, R&D Manager at Walki, emphasizes the need for effective barriers, particularly for foods like meat, sausages, and cheese, to ensure extended shelf life and minimize CO2 emissions associated with food spoilage.

Lewis Moberly was briefed to deliver a new design system for Little Freddie across the UK market linking through to the brand’s digital expression.

Pack hierarchy also needed to be strengthened to aid navigation whilst being mindful of future NPD.

Existing packaging design hadn’t reflected the quality and superior taste of the ingredients as well as the brand’s premium positioning that made it so distinct from its competitors.

The new design builds on strong existing brand assets – the distinctive ‘squiggle’ works across all packs.

International packaging giant Eviosys has revealed its latest innovation, Ecopeel^TM. 200 years of expertise and innovation has produced an industry first: a processable food can with a sleek, peelable foil directly sealed on the can body. 

Ecopeel^TM has been designed with sustainability, convenience and inclusivity at its core. By replacing the traditional ring-pull with foil, Ecopeel^TM is lighter and offers a 20% carbon reduction per can. 

The scale and urgency of the current climate crisis can feel, at times, both completely and utterly overwhelming and extremely frightening. And although our individual, day-to-day choices are important when it comes to tackling the ongoing climate breakdown, experts frequently say that if we’re going to create a truly sustainable future, change is largely in the hands of politicians, policymakers and big businesses.

Thanks to the UK Research and Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging grant, the largest and most ambitious UK government investment in sustainable plastics research and innovation, the team is thrilled to announce the design and development of new products.

Walkers is announcing the rollout of new packaging for Sunbites range.

The new packaging is made with 50% recycled plastic. The change is set to reduce Sunbites’ use of virgin plastic by over 200 tonnes over the next two years.

The range is also now classified as non-HFSS. The reformulation follows months of trials at Walkers’ R&D centre aimed at reducing salt and sugar.

The launch forms part of PepsiCo’s health and sustainability plan.