Food Packaging

Aptar Food and Beverage was selected by Paris-based United Pharmaceuticals to contribute to the design of a high-quality and efficient package for its iconic infant milk brand, Novalac. United Pharmaceuticals chose to collaborate with Aptar because of Aptar’s extensive experience in infant formula packaging.

Designed for Parents of Today

The chili sauces’ category is a hot growing market within sauces and condiments. With a worldwide forecasted CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 5.1% (Euromonitor), this category’s growth contribution comes in part from Millennial and Generation Z consumers’ taste profiles, which are demanding spicier foods to match their growing curiosity in international cuisines. According to a recent Instacart survey, “74% of Americans eat hot sauce with their food, and nearly half (45%) said they typically dash hot sauce on their food once a week or more often.”

Waitrose is removing best-before dates from nearly 500 fresh food products in an effort to reduce food waste.

From September, the staff-owned supermarket chain will scrap the dates on packaged fruit and vegetables, including lettuce, cucumber and peppers, to encourage consumers to use their own judgment about when food has gone off.

The move is expected to cut food waste by preventing people from throwing away products that are still edible, the retailer says.

• Mondi and converter Fiorini International have collaborated to create a new paper packaging solution for Antico Pastificio Umbro, an Italian manufacturer of premium pasta products.
• The new packaging is completely recyclable and when rolled out across the full pasta range will eliminate up to 20 tonnes of plastic every year.
• Providing strength and style, the appealing packaging even features a paper window allowing the consumer to see the products.
• The innovative pasta packaging was included in The Waste Age Exhibition hosted by the London Design Museum and