Greiner Packaging asks

In a competitive marketplace, packaging has to efficiently protect food, while attracting customers, but there is an increasing focus on its sustainability credentials. Many claims are made, but Greiner Packaging UK & Ireland asks: 'How do you know the CO2e impact of your plastic packaging?’, and goes on to question how you can properly know what percentage of post-consumer waste a pack contains, will it be liable for the UK plastic packaging tax, and does it have EU food approval?

Globalne trendy żywnościowe

Preferencje konsumentów, globalne trendy i postęp technologiczny nieustannie wpływają na branżę spożywczą i napojową. Innovia Market Insights przedstawia kompleksową analizę pięciu nadrzędnych kategorii żywności i napojów: napoje, artykuły pierwszej potrzeby, przygotowywanie posiłków, przekąski i smakołyki oraz diety roślinne i specjalne. Obszerne badania oferują wgląd w czynniki wpływające na wzrost każdej unikalnej kategorii. Analitycy zagłębiają się w motywacje stojące za decyzjami zakupowymi, badając kluczowe trendy żywnościowe w różnych regionach i pokoleniach.

EU Commission must disclose concerns

After the EU member states agreed to the compromise on amendments to the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) on 15 March, manufacturers of plastic packaging are criticising the numerous unfounded loopholes that still exist. The unjustified privileges granted to paper and cardboard packaging, for example, with regard to bans, the use of recyclates and reusable packaging obligations lead to more packaging waste, higher CO2 emissions and less recycling - a contradiction to the objectives of the regulation.

Sustainable SÜDPACK packaging solutions

For SÜDPACK, the CFIA is all about “sustainability.” The French food industry’s leading trade show, which will be held from March 12 to 14 in Rennes this year, is considered one of the key industry gatherings in France with more than 1,700 exhibitors. SÜDPACK will be at booth E1 in hall 10 to provide information about its resource-saving SPQ printing technology while also drawing trade visitors’ attention to the recyclable packaging concepts of its Pure-Line films. As another highlight, SÜDPACK’s new LCA tool will be a point of focus. It makes fact-based decisions possible for an optimal packaging solution in terms of its ecological impact.

Resource efficiency in package printing

It reduces ink and solvent consumption while simultaneously optimizing print quality – with its innovative SPQ technology for flexo printing, SÜDPACK al-ready offers potential carbon savings for package printing. The manufacturer has expanded the range of use for the innovative printing process to also in-clude rotogravure printing and now offers an alternative that is not only highly efficient, but also conserves resources.

Sustainable packaging concepts for the food industry

SÜDPACK will be taking part in PACK EXPO, the international packaging trade show, once again this year. From September 11 to 13, the film manufacturer will be presenting its entire portfolio – this time in Las Vegas – of both conven-tional and sustainable high-performance films and packaging concepts for the food industry on the 640 square feet of booth SL-5972. In addition, at the ex-hibition booth of PPi Technologies, the US representative of SN Maschinenbau, film made by SÜDPACK will be processed into stand-up pouches with zipper reclosure on an SN horizontal pouch packaging machine.

Burgery w opakowaniach zwrotnych

McDonald's Niemcy nawiązał współpracę z firmą HAVI zajmującą się logistyką i łańcuchem dostaw, aby opracować ogólnokrajowe rozwiązanie w zakresie opakowań wielokrotnego użytku dla swoich około 1450 krajowych restauracji. Opakowania wielokrotnego użytku są dostępne za kaucją bezpośrednio w placówce i można je zwrócić we wszystkich niemieckich restauracjach McDonald's. Konkurent Burger King również uruchomił system wielokrotnego użytku i nawiązał w tym celu współpracę z Recup. Regulacje w sprawie przedmiotów wielokrotnego użytku przynoszą skutek – który nie zawsze jest bezproblemowy i nie zawsze skuteczny. Istnieją wyzwania, zwłaszcza w obszarze logistyki zwrotów i wygody konsumentów.

Nielaminowane opakowania do recyklingu

TotalEnergies i COLINES ® ogłaszają udany dowód słuszności koncepcji stojącej torebki nielaminowanej, nadającej się do recyklingu i zastosowań w kontakcie z żywnością.

MULTIVAC Marking & Inspection

This year as well will see the roadshow from MULTIVAC Marking & Inspection stopping off at companies in Germany and other European countries. From March onwards in a live and convenient setting, customers will be able to learn all about MULTIVAC's innovative labelling and inspection solutions. This time the focus will be on high-quality and sustainable solutions for the closure sealing and labelling of fruit and vegetable trays.

Nowe opakowania do świeżej żywności

BASF i StePac Ltd. (Tefen, Izrael) połączyły siły, aby stworzyć nową generację zrównoważonych opakowań specjalnie dla sektora świeżych produktów. Dostarczając firmie StePac swój Ultramid ® Ccycled TM , poliamid 6 poddany recyklingowi chemicznemu, firma BASF zapewni swojemu partnerowi większą elastyczność w rozwijaniu formatów opakowań wrażliwych na kontakt do wyższego zrównoważonego standardu w ramach gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym.

Reduce packaging weight for more sustainability

Constantia Flexibles and Plasthill Technical Films, a company of the Dutch Oerlemans Packaging Group, are partnering to bring Constantia Flexibles’ proprietary technology, CompresSeal, to the market in Europe. The CompresSeal film has higher seal integrity than standard polyethylene films and weighs up to 30% less. It will be available to the first customers in selected markets from August 2022 onwards.

Recykling opakowań - jak to się robi?

Tajemnicze negocjacje KGL

KGL chce nabyć zakład produkcyjny wytwarzający opakowania dla przemysłu mleczarskiego.

Chicken meat sausage in innovative packaging

Sustainably produced meat products in sustainable packaging: The new product line of the poultry sausage brand Gutfried by the Zur Mühlen Gruppe (Gutfried) is not only "organic", its packaging is also sustainable and was produced using recycled plastic. This innovative plastic packaging has now been presented by the participating companies Zur Mühlen Gruppe (Gutfried), BASF, SABIC and SÜDPACK. The special thing: Around two-thirds of the raw materials used for the packaging come from plastic waste, which is thus reconverted into valuable raw materials. In this way, the collaboration partners want to make a contribution to reducing waste volumes and conserving valuable resources.

Packaging concepts for minced meat

- A new look for a kitchen classic from the refrigerated section: SÜDPACK is launching two innovative packaging concepts for minced meat that do without bottom trays. What is more, the two concepts are mono-material packaging solutions based on polypropylene (PP). They stand out for their excellent recyclability and significantly lower material consumption compared to standard packaging, which makes these solutions especially resource-saving, while also scoring in terms of sustainability at the point of sale.

Opakowania z recyklingu do żywności? To musi się opłacać.

Compostable cling film for fresh-food packaging

BASF and Fabbri Group have developed a sustainable solution for cling film used in fresh-food packaging: Based on BASF’s certified compostable ecovio®, Fabbri Group produces the highly transparent stretch film Nature Fresh. Meat, seafood as well as fruit and vegetables can be wrapped manually or with automatic packaging equipment. Industrial stretch packaging is also possible. It is the first certified compostable cling film that combines optimal breathability for an extended shelf life of fresh food with high transparency and excellent mechanical properties for automatic packaging. Nature Fresh is food-contact approved according to US and European standards.