The final packaging contains at least 60% UCO-based bio-renewable polymer material, which is part of SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. Oerlemans Plastics member of OPACKGROUP, a specialized manufacturer of flexible films and packaging, converts these polymers to a multilayer PE film for Lamb Weston’s pre-fried frozen potato products.
Lu Ann Williams, Innova Market Insights’ Co-Founder and Global Insights Director, discusses growing consumer interest in sustainability and its impacts on new foods and beverages.
The products are packaged in fully-compostable bags, which are printed using water-based inks that will break down into soil
July 14, 2022
The line is committed to building a better future by providing better choices for everyday produce; its compostable, plant-based bags will break down into the earth's soil over time, contributing to farming's regenerative cycle and providing a solution to the current plastic crisis.
Chastity McLeod, director of technical packaging, Nestlé USA, discusses the company's mission to apply sustainable packaging strategies to iconic brands
January 27, 2022
Nestlé USA is committed to making 100% of its packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025 and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions footprint. Leading its charge to make food and beverage packaging “fit for purpose” is Nestlé US director of packaging Chastity McLeod.
The move advances the company goal to design 100% of packaging to be recyclable, compostable, biodegradable or reusable across portfolio by 2025
September 23, 2021
The compostable bags are currently available at Whole Foods Market and select retailers starting this month and are an example of PepsiCo's investments in breakthrough food packaging technology and the overall pep+ transformation.
Two Alexia brand product packages now made with corn and potato biomaterial
April 16, 2021
Driving toward a goal of using more sustainable materials in packaging, two Lamb Weston Alexia brand products will use corn and potato starch in their packaging beginning this month.
List of investors includes award-winning actors, musicians, athletes and entrepreneurs
April 5, 2021
ZenWTR®, a premium alkaline water packaged in a bottle made from 100% recycled, certified ocean-bound plastic, celebrates Earth Month with the announcement of a star-studded backing. As sustainability becomes a mainstream desire now more than ever, these names are putting a stake in ZenWTR's mission to help restore the world's oceans and reduce the amount of plastic polluting coastal environments.
Innovative partnership puts Mars Wrigley in line with the sustainable packaging movement with eco-friendly technology made from nature that biodegrades in soil and oceans
March 23, 2021
Mars Wrigley and Danimer Scientific, a developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, announced a two-year partnership to develop an innovative home compostable packaging for a more sustainable planet.