Wine in Paper Bottle
They have already won awards at the PAC Global Awards for Innovative Packaging in New York, and now the first paper bottles of Italian wine are filling the shelves in Germany.
Read moreThey have already won awards at the PAC Global Awards for Innovative Packaging in New York, and now the first paper bottles of Italian wine are filling the shelves in Germany.
Read moreAre German consumers more willing to spend their money on sustainable products when the general consumer mood is rising? The current GfK Sustainability Index seems to confirm this trend. With consumer sentiment brightening, the index rises again in April 2023 and now stands at 99.9 points. This is 6.6 points higher than in January. Consumers’ awareness of social sustainability and their expectations for companies to act responsibly are also on the rise.
Read moreResearch findings, new materials and innovations in mechanical engineering: The latest approaches and technologies in the fight against food loss and waste will be presented at Interpack in Düsseldorf up to and including Wednesday.
Read moreAward-winning product from the University of Hohenheim: foil made from old eggshells is an impressive packaging for packet soups, can be eaten as well and provides valuable additional proteins.
Read moreUPM Specialty Papers and consumer goods giant Henkel have developed a recyclable, heat-sealable packaging material that is compatible with existing packaging lines. The performance of the barrier papers is now particularly high, they say.
Read moreThe German corrugated board industry suffered a drop in sales in 2022. According to the Association of the German Corrugated Board Industry (VDW), it was once again confronted with unprecedented cost pressure and a considerably cooled down consumer climate. The current draft for a new EU packaging regulation now threatens to put corrugated board at a disadvantage in the future, the VDW said.
Read moreKaufland relies on innovative paper packaging made from silphia fibers. In addition to the smoked and streamed salmon already available under the K-Bio private label, apples of the Cameo variety are now also available packaged in silphia. By summer 2023, K-Bio apples and cress will also be offered in the new packaging. The packaging paper based on the fast-growing silphia plant are produced by PreZero, the environmental division of the Schwarz Group, and sold under the OutNature brand.
Read moreRetailers, the food service industry, the packaging industry, consumers, politicians, and the judiciary: the issue of reusable packaging is currently occupying many sectors and authorities. In some cases, the road to less waste is still long. But progress is being made.
Read moreTwo days before his 70th birthday, entrepreneur Alfred Theodor Ritter was awarded the Dieter Berndt Award in Berlin by the German Packaging Institute (dvi) for his life’s work.
Read moreOn confectionery packaging, manufacturers must also indicate the number of individually wrapped sweets – for example, wrapped candies. This was decided by the Federal Administrative Court (BVG) in Leipzig on March 9, 2023.
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