Plastic lids to be removed from Quaker’s Oat So Simple range
QUAKER has removed the plastic lids from its Oat So Simple range of porridge pots, in what parent company PepsiCo described as another step...
Food waste issues – can packaging play a part?
By Mark Shaw, new product development technical manager, Parkside
FOOD waste is attracting significant attention around the globe and with good reason. Food waste is...
McVities launches sustainable packaging in time for Christmas
MCVITIE'S Victoria selection is set to have its most sustainable packaging yet, the firm behind the biscuit brand has revealed.
Pladis said the repackaged version...
Waitrose ranked number one supermarket for plastic reductions
WAITROSE has ranked first in an annual table measuring the work of UK supermarkets to reduce single-use plastics across its stores and products.
The report,...
Snack specialist confirms reduction in packaging for key brands
KP Snacks has announced 'large-scale' packaging reductions to help meet the firm's environmental aspirations.
Packaging for Hula Hoops has been cut by 23%, with popchips...
Tony’s Chocolonely urges firms to sign up to the Better Business Act coalition
DUTCH chocolate firm Tony's Chocolonely has urged companies to sign up to the Better Business Act coalition.
Spearheaded by B Corp UK and supported by...
Kellogg’s to reduce cereal box size in sustainability drive
KELLOGG'S is to launch smaller cereal boxes across a select range of its brands as part of a decade long plan to make its...
Brands to trial environmental traffic light system on packs
GLOBAL food brands and leading supermarkets are to trial a new front-of-pack environmental scoring traffic light system.
The initiative, launched by Foundation Earth, will measure...
Huhtamaki unveils ‘breakthrough’ paper-based tablet packaging
HUHTAMAKI has launched a new innovation for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in the form of Push Tab paper, described as the first paper-based...
Lidl announces new measures in strategy to tackle plastic waste
LIDL has announced a series of new initiatives as part of its REset Plastic Strategy, which will include the removal of all single-use fruit and vegetable...
