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The World Packaging Organisation has named Gill Loubser, longtime doyenne of SA's packaging industry, as a recipient of a ‘Lifetime Achievement in Packaging’ prize, an announcement made at the recent WorldStar Packaging Awards 2019.
After several months in the wilderness and off SA's retail shelves, the Enterprise range makes a welcome return to supermarket fridges in packaging that restores consumer confidence after the listeriosis saga.
Nestlé recently announced that it is a founding partner and investor in TerraCycle's Loop, a new subscription and home delivery service for foods and other products with reusable packaging. The company will now offer Häagen-Dazs in sustainable packaging on Loop.
There's a major shake-up happening in the plastic manufacturing industry. And the change is happening remarkably quickly across the world for converters and brands alike. David Drew, senior executive at Alpla SA, a leading provider of plastic packaging worldwide, unpacks the key trends that will continue to shape the sector.
Polyoak’s specialist injection-moulding division, Dairypack Tubs has added three new Gold Pack medals to its stable, awarded in recognition of its proven in in-mould labelling (IML) expert capabilities.
Every two years, SA's Institute of Packaging (IPSA) hosts the country's packaging Oscars, an event promoting and encouraging world-class excellence in packaging design and technology in this country. The 2018 Gold Pack Awards Banquet was held recently in Jo'burg, and here is news of the food-related winners...
A UK food freshness technology company is helping combat the issue of banana, and many other fruit and vegetables, waste via a filter system which can prolong the 'green life' of bananas.
A Korean grocery store E-Mart has presented a clever packaging concept designed to reduce the number of bananas which are wasted by consumers after purchase.
Almost everyone who eats fast food is familiar with the frustration of trying to squeeze every last drop of ketchup out of the small packets that accompany french fries.
Contan Buckets & Pails, a specialist division of Polyoak Packaging, is launching an innovative new closure, the OctoGrip Lid, developed through extensive testing with eight sturdy locking tabs to prevent lids from accidentally coming off. It is ideal for bulk foodstuffs.
SA has yet to unlock the full economic potential of recycling, say experts in the industry. But already many thousands of hard-working collectors and middlemen are earning a living in this way — a fact that has been lost on many in a country that posted a 26.7% unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2018.
More than 40 UK-based companies have signed up to a pact to cut plastic pollution over the next seven years.
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world's biggest environmental problems.
Barely a day goes by without a new anti-plastic initiative.... As the backlash against plastic waste grows, industry is replacing and redesigning single-use products, from recyclable bottles to biodegradable film and a myriad of other fascinating initiatives.
McDonald’s has announced that it is responding to customers’ number one request by setting goals for switching to environmentally-friendly packaging materials and offering recycling in all its restaurants.
Product packaging plays a huge role in successful and sustainable food-bev industry operations and numerous other sectors. However, it can be tough for manufacturers to choose the right packaging materials according to their business needs, even with the huge variety of choices available these days.
Dairypack, part of the Polyoak Group, has won double honours for its new ‘Green Milk Bottle’, developed in partnership with Woolworths; taking gold for sustainability at the recent Gold Pack Awards and an international WorldStar Award 2018.
The IPSA Gold Pack Awards are a prestigious biennial event showcasing the best of SA's packaging industry. The 2017 winners were announced at a banquet in Gauteng on November 22, with Mpact’s Plastics division taking several top honours for a food package.
Carton packaging for dairy, juice, and food is the healthy, sustainable option that meets the modern lifestyle needs of busy people, asserts Tetra Pak.
Austrian plastic packaging group, Alpla, has agreed to acquire South Africa's Boxmore Packaging, a leading PET player, for an undisclosed sum.