Packaging

Food packed in ordinary plastic and cling film only remains edible for a few days in storage. The poor shelf-life of packed foods means extra costs, especially for catering kitchens that produce high volumes of food for different customers. There are better alternatives for slowing down food...

AdPack2 brings the European intelligent packaging industry closer to the American, Canadian and, soon, Chinese international markets. The team of AdPack2, formed by the representatives of the 6 European clusters InovCluster, Plastiwin, SCS, Nanoprogress, BalticNet-PlasmaTec and Packaging Cluster...

Small package, big opportunity... Optimisation of space on foam blocks Accelerated development process and wider customer base Less waste on the client-side Custom-packaging enterprises traditionally prefer industrial clients that order in bulk. This often meant one-size-fits-all solutions that used...

Tackling food waste as a priority Welsh government explored ways to reduce food and packaging waste Tackling food waste alone saves more than 16 tonnes of CO2 and over € 4 000 (£ 3 600) in costs per year The Welsh government employs around 5 500 staff and provides catering services at 10 of its 38...

Logistics in the driving seat of resource savings Rethinking how it handles packaging leads to integrated benefits Reusable metal crates saves 17 kg of packaging material per parcel (sent load) Indirect gains include reduced deliveries, less lorries on the road, financial savings and redcued CO2...

Heart and soul of green packaging Packaging specialist worried about large volumes of sludge containing reusable fibres New egg carton design leads to reduced waste and annual savings of € 20 000 Cemosa, located in Atxondo (Bizkaia, the Basque Country) produces moulded cellulose packaging, mainly...

More than a pebble story... Joint waste-sorting and resource conservation efforts yields good results for the company, environment and staff Material losses reduced by 264 tonnes (saving € 53 000 a year), and 57 % cost savings on waste Le Moulin is a flour milling company based in Martinique, the...

Packaging is usually developed simply to protect products during transportation, storage and display. However, in some circumstances, more complex packaging can be useful. A company looked at markets where temperature control, such as frozen products, is critical and this led to an innovative...

Seal of approval Trademarked sealing technology proves its worth on potato product lines Improves output speed and quality, reduces costs and associated production and food waste McCain Foods Ltd. in the UK has adopted Integrity Seal™ for its range of frozen chips and specialty potato products to...

Packaging tech tackles fresh food waste Successful trial of gas permeable packaging solution leads to full roll-out Solution has potential to cut product waste by up to 50 % throughout the supply chain and at home The fruit and vegetable sector has been identified as the second biggest sector in the...

Sturdy recycled PET packaging proves reliable Supermarket launches trial of rPET packaging to cut food waste from damaged eggs The new cartons reduce egg waste, are 30 % lighter, have a 44 % lower carbon footprint A British supermarket chain launched a programme to tackle food waste. As part of this...

Shedding some weight New lightweight beer bottle designs prove popular with customers while saving on material costs Lightweight packaging and containers can also cut transport costs and carbon footprint Lightweight glass containers offer commercial benefits for manufacturers, retailers and brand...