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Coca-Cola has become the UK’s first beverage company to launch on-pack technology for visually impaired shoppers.

The soft drinks giant has rolled out NaviLens codes across 24x330ml and 30x330ml packs of its Christmas can multipacks, which can be scanned with a mobile phone camera from distances of up to four metres and are readable even when unfocused. 

Coca-Cola VP for commercial development Martin Attock said the brand was “proud to be working with NaviLens this year to make our packs and the Coca-Cola brand more inclusive”. 

Avery Dennison’s WB0030 wash-off adhesive has been approved by bottle deposit systems Returpack in Sweden and Infinitum in Norway for recycling PET bottles.

In Scandinavia, demand for labels that enable PET recycling is growing and new regulations are prioritizing this type of packaging over glass. However, labeling technology for PET beverage bottles must follow guidelines established by the bottle deposit systems Returpack and Infinitum, the company said in a statement. 

The home compostable paper-based coffee capsule was launched by Nespresso in France yesterday, November 21, 2022.  It is a significant development in innovation for the circular economy and a leap forward for consumers around the world.

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Headquartered outside of Toronto, truLOCAL was founded in 2016 as a monthly subscription platform for meat and food delivery that’s uniquely tied to independent local farms, butchers, and clean-meat processors. At its core, it’s a platform for a business like an organic farm or a neighborhood butcher shop to go Direct to Consumer (D2C)—something increasingly valuable when the pandemic has consumers nervous about stepping inside a supermarket.

As part of the agreement, SVT Robotics has joined OSARO’s partner program, which offers one-stop access for businesses looking to deploy robotic solutions in their fulfillment operations. Prospective customers can engage with an OSARO pick-and-place robot cell at SVT's Innovation Lab in Norfolk, Virginia, where they can see a live demo and learn more about the possibilities for advanced e-commerce automation.