UK-based supermarket chain, Iceland, announces a new paper-meets-plastic pillow pouch packaging for its line of frozen chicken breast dippers. Plus, more industry news on paper-based flexible packaging.
Paper-meets-plastic packaging has been making inroads in Europe for the past two years as regulatory drivers and company initiatives have pushed food producers to add more recyclable content to their packaging.
With upgraded technology and consumer education, local material recovery facilities can handle flexible packaging and brands and converters can fully embrace sustainable packaging.
The premier event for the converting industry in the Southeast is back and in-person in Charlotte, N.C.
February 15, 2022
After what seems like an oh-so-long time away from the Southeast’s converting industry, Converters Expo South is coming back for an in-person event at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., on February 23, 2022.
Mars Petcare uses a new polypropylene-based resin from SABIC for its Sheba retort pet food package, and private labels keep leading with sustainable packaging material via UK’s supermajor, Tesco.
While the 2020 COVID pandemic — needs qualification now — presented huge challenges for internal pilot programs, many consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies pushed forward with these sustainability programs.