Cosmo Films has introduced a cast polypropylene (CPP) film for packaging applications requiring high moisture & oxygen barrier and high hot tack properties.
HERMA has opened a €20m Labeling Machinery plant at its HQ in Filderstadt, Germany, installing an IIoT-enabled (Industrial Internet of Things) HERMA 500 Label Applicator.
ProFood Tech, which takes place March 26-28 at McCormick Place, Chicago, will deliver an array of best practices and innovative solutions in processing to food and beverage professionals.
A plant-based yogurt alternative company from Germany has claimed Chobani copied its packaging designs for its recent Non-Dairy line. Harvest Moon hopes to expand distribution to the US and said it “will take legal actions to protect our brand.”
From a Flat Wine Bottle, to Mix On Command (MOC) Shaker Bag, PaperBoat Thandai Retortable Profile Pouch and KitKat Celebreak box; Dow is on the hunt for this year’s breakthrough designs for its Packaging Innovation Awards 2019.
Fonterra has redesigned the packaging for its Anchor Dairy brand which will launch in the US, debuting the design at Natural Products Expo West, California, last week.
Yili has partially switched from carton to PET bottles investing in three aseptic lines from Sidel including its Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis for dry preform sterilisation.
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) president and CEO Jim Mulhern wrote a letter this week to Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani. It expressed support of Chobani’s position in the ongoing debate of plant-based foods using dairy terms in labeling.
Following the example of many other high-profile companies, Ben & Jerry’s has announced plans to combat the environmental effects of single-use plastic. It will be removed from its Scoop Shop locations worldwide by the end of 2020.
Nestlé has become a founding partner and investor in Terracycle’s Loop, a circular economy shopping platform, launching its first product on its website, Häagen-Dazs ice cream.
