Sustainability

Nestlé Creates Market for Food-Grade Recycled Plastics, Launches Fund to Boost Packaging Innovation

Nestlé today announced that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.

January 17, 2020

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Flexibles

Bagger, Weigher Lead to 100% Production Improvement

This California poultry producer had been experiencing bad seals, incorrect package weights, and low speeds, but it realized a 100% improvement in production with a new bagging and weighing system.

January 17, 2020

Beverage

PSSI Promotes Josh Hinkle to Leadership Team

Fortrex

Will serve as senior vice president of East Region, overseeing customer relationships and operational initiatives

January 14, 2020

Beverage

IDFA Names New Members of Executive Council

International Dairy Foods Association

Also appoints directors for five industry segment boards. New appointees include representatives of industry-leading food companies, such as The Kraft Heinz Company, Land O’Lakes, Inc., and Sargento Foods Inc.

January 14, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Oatly Frozen Dessert is Plant-Based from Product through Packaging

Using oats rather than cow’s milk for its frozen dessert, Oatly also opts for a paperboard ice-cream pint container with a coating made from sugarcane rather than petroleum.

January 15, 2020

Operational Excellence

Food Manufacturers Look to Reduce, Recycle and Reuse

Improvements to recyclability and sustainability, along with the desire to extend shelf life and prevent contamination, are some of the drivers of change in packaging formats and materials.

January 14, 2020

Operational Excellence

Grocery Manufacturers Assn. Relaunches with CPG, Consumer Focus

The new Consumer Brands Assn., formerly GMA, will advocate for product affordability, access, and innovation, eliminating consumer confusion, and solving problems in the marketplace

January 14, 2020

Sustainability

PepsiCo Aims to Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity in the U.S.

Global headquarters completes solar energy installation

January 14, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo Accelerates Plastic Waste Reduction Efforts

Roberta Barbieri, Vice President Global Sustainability, PepsiCo, shares the strategies the company is using to reach its ambitious new sustainable packaging goals.

January 9, 2020

Operational Excellence

Top 25 Breakthrough CPG Product Innovations of 2019

Products on the list include those in the food and beverage, personal care, OTC, and petcare categories and reflect consumer trends such as good-for-you ingredients, convenience, and a move away from traditional beverage products, among others.

January 13, 2020

Bakery/Snack

J&J Employs Versatile X-Ray for Mixed Snack Foods

To maximize detecting capability, J&J Snack Foods recently installed three x-ray systems from Mettler-Toledo Safeline, including an X33 model in 2017 and another X33 and a two-lane X36 model last year.

January 12, 2020

Cartons and boxes

Tetra Pak U.S. and Canada Names New President and CEO

Jeff Fielkow takes over leadership

January 11, 2020

Sustainability

Column: Colgate-Palmolive Competes on Toothpaste, not Tube

Colgate-Palmolive’s breakthrough toothpaste tube, on pace to be fully rolled out by 2025, is certified as recyclable by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).

January 7, 2020