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Kellanova Reduced Plastic Snack Packages

Kellanova Introduces Snack Lines with Reduced Plastic Packaging

Brands with updated packaging include Cheez-It® Snap'd®, Cheez-It® Puff'd® and Club® Crisps

December 18, 2023

The packaging designs were optimized, reducing the total material weight for these three foods by 672,000 pounds, reducing 124,000 pounds of plastic and reducing 548,000 pounds of corrugated cardboard used for shipping cases (annually).

SUSTAINABILITY

Food and Beverage Packaging Plays Increased Role in Corporate Sustainability Strategies

Compostable packages as well as new designs and technologies help CPG brands meet projected sustainable goals

January 18, 2023

Corporate leaders have identified a clear need to focus on technology for finding solutions to tackle global challenges and drive growth. Leading CEOs are already embedding sustainability into their businesses through launching new products and services for sustainability (63%), enhancing sustainability data collection across their value chains (55%) and investing in renewable energy sources (49%). Nearly half (49%) are transitioning to circular business models, and 40% are increasing R&D funding for sustainable innovation.

CATEGORY INSIGHTS: SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability Strategies Take Shape Across the Food & Beverage Industry

Companies commit to net-zero emissions, identify new packaging opportunities and appoint sustainability leadership

February 23, 2022

In 2021, 78% of people said they were more likely to purchase a product clearly labeled as “environmentally friendly."

Conscious Consumers Shift from Clean Label to Clean Packaging

Sustainability has emerged as a key consumer driver, particularly with regard to packaging and plastics

Lu Ann Williams

August 6, 2020

With the clean label trend now established, consumer interest increasingly is shifting to other aspects of clean food and drinks. Sustainability has emerged as a key driver, particularly with regard to packaging and plastics.

Consumers Increasingly Expect Companies to Invest in Sustainability

This expectation is pushing food and beverage manufacturers to prioritize eco-efficiency, especially in reducing food and plastic waste

Lu Ann Williams

June 10, 2020

Consumers increasingly expect companies to invest in sustainability, and it's no longer just about recyclable packaging. It's about making the entire product lifecycle sustainable, from agricultural practices to resource-efficient factories, to food waste and packaging waste reduction.

PepsiCo Accelerates Plastic Waste Reduction Efforts

Company sets target to reduce 35% of virgin plastic across beverage brands by 2025

September 16, 2019

PepsiCo's sustainable plastics vision is rooted in three pillars: Reducing the amount of plastics used, Boosting recycling rates, and Reinventing plastic packaging.

Happy Family Organics to Make Packaging Reusable, Recyclable or Compostable by 2025

These ambitions build on the B Corp™ Certified brand's ongoing commitment to environmental transparency and accountability

July 25, 2019

To help in the shift toward a circular economy, Happy Family Organics commits to transforming its packaging in three ways: packaging designed for circularity, preservation of natural resources, and consumer education.

Switching from plastic to paper-based packaging often comes with new challenges. This webinar will explore how an ovenable, fiber-based packaging solution can deliver the benefits of plastic with 90% less plastic usage.

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