Food & tobacco
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Tesco axes plastic wrapping from soft drinks multipacks in bid to slash plastic use
UK – British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer, Tesco is ditching plastic wrapping of its own-label multipack drinks in the UK, in a move…
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Waitrose axes ‘best before’ dates from fresh products
UK – British retailer Waitrose, a portfolio company of John Lewis Partnership, has revealed plans to remove ‘best before’ dates on almost 500 fresh food…
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SOFi Products develops first biodegradable cup to eliminate plastic lid
US – SOFi Products, the Miami-based creator of durable, compostable paper SOFi, announced today it has released the first 100% biodegradable cup that eliminates the…
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JBT to add packaging solutions provider Bevcorp to its portfolio in US$290M deal
US – US-based equipment maker JBT has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bevcorp, a beverage processing and packaging solutions provider, for US$290 million. Founded…
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Canpack to build new US$140M beverage can manufacturing facility in Brazil
BRAZIL – Canpack, a sustainable packaging maker and part of the Canpack Group, has announced plans to invest US$140 million (BRL710 million) to build a…
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Coca-Cola retires green Sprite bottles over environmental concerns
NORTH AMERICA – Coca-Cola has announced plans to switch green Sprite bottles to clear bottles effective August 1, in a bid to boost recycling in…
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Au Vodka adopts Ardagh’s sultra-glam metal can amid rising RTD cocktail demand
UK – English brand Au Vodka has adopted Adagh’s gold color metal can for its award-winning Blue Raspberry vodka. The Blue Raspberry vodka is pre-mixed…
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Mondi launches paper packaging for pasta partnership with Fiorini International
ITALY – Paper and packaging company Mondi has launched fully recyclable paper packaging for Italian pasta brand Antico Pastificio Umbro in collaboration with Fiorini International.…
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Tetra Pak to divest all operations in Russia after 62 years in blow to packaging industry
RUSSIA – Swedish-Swiss multinational food packaging and processing company, Tetra Pak has announced a decision to exit its remaining Russia operations after 62 years in…
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Woolworths partners Pact to advance circular packaging
AUSTRALIA – Australian retailer Woolworths Group has partnered with sustainable packaging solutions provider Pact Group to boost recycled packaging and achieve circular packaging. The partnership…