Packaging news from FPJ – Page 2
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Brits ‘want ban on individually wrapped produce’
Survey indicates consumer support for cutting back on individual product packaging
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Abel & Cole: sustainability sticklers
For online organic retailer Abel & Cole, sustainability is much more than a marketing tool. Fred Searle visits the veg box specialist to learn more about its meticulous efforts in environmental and ethical supply
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Recyclability seal for wooden boxes ‘gives suppliers competitive edge’
Ecowoox label will help suppliers prove sustainability of wooden packaging to shoppers as Fedemco prepares to roll out new certification
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New Golden Kiwi packs launched in Sainsbury’s
Updated packaging offers increased product visibility and ventilation
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Proseal unveils XTRs tray-sealing tech
Latest Proseal tray-sealing solution launched in US and UK
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Fruit Logistica 2024 tickets now available
Organiser Messe Berlin reports rise in demand for stand space at the leading trade show for the global fresh produce business, as visitor tickets go on sale.
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Dole Europe switches to home-compostable banana labels
New stickers are supplied by Sinclair and proven to biodegrade on home compost within a year
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Aldi trials new loose produce items
Garlic, limes, lemons and oranges made available loose in pilot aimed at cutting plastic packaging
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Smurfit Kappa makes North African debut
Global packaging manufacturer unveils new plant in Morocco
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Festival of Fresh 2023 in pictures
FPJ’s open-air summer festival allowed the UK fresh produce trade to catch up, share ideas, enjoy the sun and take in a heavy-hitting speaker programme at the site of AMFRESH’s new packhouse and innovation centre
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New berry packs do away with bubble pads
Waddington’s Monoair cushion technology aims to help improve recycling rates
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Coveris launches Louth ReCover unit
Packaging manufacturer opens new recycling hub at its plastic-film production facility in Lincolnshire to keep plastic circular
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Wooden revolution?
Enrique Soler and Salvador Cervera of Fedemco tell Fred Searle why they are confident wooden packaging will play an important role at British and European supermarkets as retailers’ push for sustainability continues
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Fedemco presents new sustainability seal at Global Tomato Congress
Ecowoox label makes it easier for companies to comply with new EU regulations on packaging waste
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Compostable Coalition assembles advisory board
Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ocado are among the first names to be unveiled as Compostable Coalition UK advisory board members
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Assomela slams EU’s proposed ban on packaging
Proposed regulation, which would outlaw all fruit and vegetable packaging in the EU, needs a major rethink, according to Italian apple suppliers
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Wooden pallet numbers on the rise
UK manufacturing and reuse show a large uplift according to the results of a new survey
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Haith Group strengthens EU presence
Leading UK veg equipment manufacturer appoints Remach BV as European sales and service partner
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Earthpad marks “world first” for Sirane
Group’s absorbent pad for fruit has been approved for recycling by OPRL
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UK mushroom supplier switches to sustainable packaging
Graphic Packaging International partners with Smithy Mushrooms to supply fibre-based ProducePack Punnets for exotic mushrooms to UK supermarkets