Packaging
The government of France has announced it has put in place a ban on plastic packaging on many fresh unprocessed fruits and vegetables as of Jan. 1.
Chelsea, Mass.-based Morning Kiss Organic will offer several organic citrus products in Bio-Able packaging that is 100% recyclable and degradable.
Supplies of Peruvian asparagus should be plentiful for festive holiday meals, and importers say quality should be good.
Cardboard clamshells are new for tomato grower Long Wind Farm, East Thetford, Vt.
Packaging and paper supplier Mondi has introduced its first recyclable functional barrier paper bag for salads in the Group LSDH’s Les Crudettes range.
Reusable Packaging Container (RPC) provider IFCO has unveiled its comprehensive ESG (Environment Social Governance) 2025 strategy to thrive in the circular economy.
Keasbey, N.J.-based Wakefern Food Corp. has upped its commitment to reusable plastic containers (RPCs).
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Smurfit Kappa, leading company in the production of paper-based packaging, has completed a two-phase upgrade of its facilities at the Barranquilla Paper Mill in Colombia.
In 2021, a major plastic container theft sting was executed in Cook County, Illinois.
Flexible packaging and material science company ProAmpac has partnered with Kit Yam, a professor in Rutgers University’s food science department.
As an easily accessible fruit that makes for a simple and quick snack or side, grapes are highly popular with many American consumers, especially in the fall around harvest-time.
The Reusable Packaging Association has announced the winners of the 2022 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Awards.
Kwik Lok is introducing its new 865B at the International Floral and Produce Association (IFPA) show in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 27-29, 2022.
McAllen, Texas-based Fox Packaging is celebrating its 60th anniversary serving the produce industry this year.
Today, only 4% of Del Monte’s packaging by weight contains any plastics; the rest is fully recyclable steel, glass or paper based.
AMERIPEN releases new sustainability principles through which the packaging industry can advocate and communicate about sustainable packaging systems.
CKF Inc. will be presenting just released printed packaging designs for its Earthcycle range of home compostable, recyclable, and renewable punnets at Fruit Logistica in Berlin and at the CPMA Convention in Montreal.
The Packer is seeking industry input on the June 13 special section on packaging and processing technology.
Paper-based packaging solutions provider has invested $23.5 million to upgrade its Nuevo Laredo sheet plant in Mexico to become a fully integrated corrugated plant.
Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet has introduced a new sustainable label for its clementine line, according to a news release.
The concept of “sustainable packaging” is fluid, and growers polled by The Packer expressed a variety of opinions about what the words mean to them.
A new sustainable cling film is being introduced by Fabbri Group, Italian worldwide leading supplier of machines, films, software, and service to retailers and the produce industry.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited with Victoria Lopez, marketing manager at Fox Packaging and Solutions, to discuss packaging issues.
The Packer’s Tom Karst in February interviewed Rachel Kenyon, senior vice president of the Chicago-based Fibre Box Association, about industry trends and supply chain challenges in the packaging industry.
One of The Packer’s first mentions of sustainability and packaging (apart from some back-and-forth banter about RPCs and corrugated cartons) appeared in coverage from the 2005 PMA Fresh Summit event.
Paper prices just went up 14% for the packaging industry, the first increase of 2022, and the increases aren’t over yet, one paper industry executive believes.
Driscoll’s and industry partners have announced the winners of the Agricultural Plastics Innovation Challenge.
As single-use, plastic packaging increasingly comes under fire, grocers are taking notice, introducing new packaging options and doing what they can to educate shoppers about their choices in the produce aisle.
Consumer demand for sustainable produce packaging has never been stronger, despite differing opinions on what the term “sustainable” actually means, says John Paap, brand and packaging manager at Jac Vandenberg.