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Planters Redesigns Dry Roasted Peanuts Packaging
The new bottles use 8% less plastic than previous packaging.
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Coca-Cola Bottler Utilizes Fiber-Based Can Packaging
Graphic Packaging International installed the system at a New York bottling plant.
August 10, 2022
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Material Compatibility Considerations in Food Packaging and Processing
Product compatibility issues have increased due to supply disruptions and labor shortages.
August 3, 2022
Bottles of Gatorade in Glenside, Pa., June 6, 2022.
Packaging
No, You're Not Imagining It — Package Sizes Are Shrinking
Manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices.
June 8, 2022
A McDonald's Big Mac, left, rests in a box next to a bag of McDonald's fries, in Walpole, Mass., Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Environmental and health groups are pushing dozens of fast food companies, supermarkets chains and other retail outlets to remove PFAS from their packaging.
Packaging
Pressure Growing to Remove PFAS from Fast Food Wrappers
Known as “forever chemicals," they are used to prevent grease from soaking through wrappers, boxes and bags.
June 2, 2022
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Combating Counterfeits with Sustainable Labeling
E-commerce growth has led to more counterfeit products that are eating into profits and putting reputations at risk.
June 1, 2022
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A customer looks at refrigerated items at a Grocery Outlet store in Pleasanton, Calif.,. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. 'Best before” labels are coming under scrutiny as concerns about food waste grow around the world. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate peak freshness. But “best before” labels have nothing to do with safety, and some worry they encourage consumers to throw away food that’s perfectly fine to eat.
'Best Before' Labels Scrutinized as Food Waste Concerns Grow
October 5, 2022
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Georgia-Pacific to Invest $425M to Build New Dixie Facility
September 27, 2022
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Save Foods Announces Deal with Mexican Lime Packers
September 16, 2022
A bowl is manufactured in the factory of the French glassmaker Duralex, in La Chapelle Saint-Mesmin, central France, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Iconic French tableware brand Duralex is joining a growing array of European firms that are reducing and halting production because of soaring energy costs.
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September 9, 2022
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JBT Corp. Acquires Bevcorp for $290M
The deal will expand Bevcorp's growth opportunities beyond the U.S.
September 8, 2022
Bottles of Apocalypse Now Red Blend wine on a counter at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Geyserville, Calif., May 21, 2020.
Packaging
California May Add Wine, Liquor Bottles to Recycling Program
The bill would give beverage dealers another option to collect empty bottles and cans.
September 1, 2022
The EPA is designating some toxic industrial compounds used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances under the so-called Superfund law.
Packaging
EPA to Designate 'Forever Chemicals' as Hazardous Substances
PFOA and PFOS remain in the environment because they do not degrade over time.
August 26, 2022
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Amcor Shares Slide After Company's Disappointing Outlook
The food packaging maker reported quarterly earnings of $109 million.
August 19, 2022
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Agri-Tech Company Partners with Mexican Lime Exporters
The firm specializes in crop protection that curbs pesticide use and reduces food waste.
August 10, 2022
Danimer Scientific is one of the companies making a big bet on bioplastic with its expansion of a plant.
Packaging
Billions Pour into Bioplastics as Markets Begin Ramping Up
One company is making a big bet on bioplastic with a recent expansion of its plant.
August 9, 2022
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Eukalin Corp. Acquires Adhesives Specialists Inc.
The deal marks the company's first acquisition outside Germany.
August 8, 2022
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Train to Retain: How to Overcome Workforce Turnover
Turnover is higher than it’s ever been with more than 4 million employees quitting each month.
July 26, 2022
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Flexpak Acquires ACE Packaging
ACE serves food, industrial, health and consumer product companies across Arizona.
July 13, 2022
Workers paste degradable plastic substitute material on glass, Hyderabad, India, June 30, 2022.
Packaging
India Starts Single-Use Plastic Ban
The first phase bans plastic cups, straws and ice cream sticks.
July 1, 2022
Plastic bottles of shampoo are displayed at Compton's Market in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, June 17, 2022. California lawmakers approved a measure, on Thursday, June 30, 2022, requiring companies selling plastics used for single-use products like eating utensils, food containers and shampoo bottles to cut down their use of the polluting product by 25% if they want to continue selling in California starting the next decade.
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California Sets Nation's Toughest Plastics Reduction Rules
Companies have 10 years to make changes.
July 1, 2022
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What Is BPA?
And why is it in so many plastic products?
June 28, 2022
A 3D-printed “leaf” made with a new bioplastic.
Packaging
Waste Biomass Converted into New PET-like Plastic
The material could effectively replace several current plastics.
June 24, 2022
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Plant-Based Food Wrap Designed to Replace Plastic
The coating can be sprayed on foods to guard against pathogens and spoilage.
June 21, 2022
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California Bill Would Reduce Single-Use Plastics 25%
Producers of all single-use products — even paper or glass — would need to ensure that 65% are recycled by 2032.
June 20, 2022