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The number one operational improvement in the crosshairs of FMCG companies in the food sector remains automation, particularly robotics, whose implementation and usage that continues to outperform previous forecasts.
Coronavirus has provoked new heat in the food packaging debate, twisting arguments for more or for less, the villain versus the hero.
Nestlé has launched a first-of-its-kind, single-material pouch for its baby food products designed for the future of recycling.
We aren’t living in stable times; the world is changing, and what’s more, our priorities as consumers are changing. How will these different priorities impact on food packaging and labelling?
Mintel, expert in what consumers want and why, believes there are two key 2020 packaging trends set to transform the global packaging landscape in the year/s ahead.
Research shows that eight million tonnes of plastic leak into the ocean every year... and while the statistics are overwhelming, initiatives like the newly launched and potentially game-changing South African Plastics Pact aim to tackle the problem head on by keeping plastics in the economy and out of the environment.
Data from a new survey tapping into the public’s attitudes towards recycling has revealed that the majority of working and middle-class South Africans simply find recycling too much effort.
A new global Ipsos survey finds 80% of "connected" people around the world believe manufacturers should be obliged to help with the recycling and re-use of the packaging they produce. This sentiment is shared by 86% of South Africans who have access to the Internet.
To help companies to think about their product packaging with reuse and recycling in mind, the PET Plastic Recycling Company (PETCO) has released a definitive guide to packaging design, created specifically for the PET (polyethylene terephthalate) manufacturing sector.
With the ever-increasing demand for sustainable and recyclable packages, innovative Dutch packaging specialist, JASA, has created an innovative way to package apples and other fresh produce without plastic - technology that's now available in SA.
Graphene is the revolutionary thinnest, lightest, and strongest material known - but its amazing properties have yet to be widely commercialised.
From August 27, Food Lovers Market, Pick n Pay, Spar, Shoprite, Clicks and Woolworths will be rolling out the same recycling labels on their packaging, dropping a confusing previous system.
UK soup manufacturer, Re:Nourish, has repackaged its line of prepared soups a “grab and go bottle” format allows the contents to be heated in a microwave - consumers can quickly enjoy a tasty and nutritious snack whether at home, at work or on the move.
Something new is rolling out in FMCG packaging and soon you will scarcely remember when it didn’t exist. It’s called the Standcap Inverted Pouch.
Unilever ice cream brand, Solero, has been launched in a wrapper-less multipack which uses 35% less plastic compared to the original pack.
Nestlé has claimed a breakthrough in the fight against plastic waste after finding a way to wrap a confectionery bar in recyclable paper, and the world’s largest food company has promised to share what it has described as “world-first” technology.
Konica Minolta is creating amazing labels with copier (electrophotographic) technology you’d find hard to believe. Time to bring your label printing in-house?
ULMA Packaging has recently carried out a major installation for the vacuum packing of meat with the Flow-vac system in the cold storage facilities of one of the largest supermarket chains in Argentina.
Turns out, recycling symbols on South African packaging mean very little. Despite being marked with recycling branding, a depressing amount of plastic cannot be recycled in South Africa.
Mintel, the world’s leading market intelligence agency, has announced four trends impacting the global packaging industry in 2019 and beyond.