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Jac Vandenberg launches first home compostable grape bag
New York based fresh produce importer and distributor, Jac. Vandenberg Inc. BB #:103960 has done it again by introducing a...
Compostable packaging hits the produce industry
A quick quiz: what’s the difference between “biodegradable” and “compostable”? “Biodegradable” means that an item will degrade into natural components—eventually....
Pactiv Evergreen to sell its packaging and filling machinery businesses in China, Korea and Taiwan
LAKE FOREST, Ill., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (Pactiv Evergreen; NASDAQ: PTVE) today announced that it...
Paper packaging for bagged salad earns innovation award
14 December 2021 – Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper; IMA Ilapak, world leader in the design and...
Beyond the packaging of the chasing arrows
I have one of these in my garage; no doubt you do too. Mine is a green bin with a...
Costco moves away from plastic packaging in produce
As part of its ongoing sustainability efforts in merchandising, Costco Wholesale BB #:150902, Issaquah, WA, is moving away from plastic...
Packaging: The need for better solutions
Despite the huge number of innovations, the fundamental problems of produce packaging do not seem to have been solved in...
Packaging: The cost of innovation
Considering all the innovation in packaging, the question remains: Are these newfangled packages going to be more expensive than their...
Packaging: Sustainability and bulk
Produce industry experts agree that the move toward sustainability will continue. Shannon Boase, director of new market development for CKF...
The pandemic trend on increased packaging
The trend toward increased packaging continued during the pandemic. Nick Maglio, director of marketing for ProEx Food, LLC of Milwaukee,...
Packaging: The clamshell and visibility
Probably no item exemplifies the dilemmas surrounding produce packaging more than the clear plastic clamshell, in which the greatest portion...
Packaging: ‘Widely Recyclable’ often isn’t
Sadly, recyclable packaging products aren’t always, or often, recycled. Shannon Boase, director of new market development for CKF Inc. in...
Berry companies introduce Innovation Challenge to address plastic waste
Watsonville, Calif. – Oct. 5, 2021 – Fresh berry leader Driscoll’s BB #:116044 has partnered with Think Beyond Plastic to...
Packaging: Thinking Beyond the Box
An update on sustainable, biodegradable, and recyclable packaging I came across the perfect package 35 years ago. During a trip...
Calpine Containers acquires JS Ag Packaging
Combined entity creates market-leading West Coast agricultural packaging distributor SEATTLE (October 5, 2021) – Rainier Partners, a private equity firm...
Florida Ag commissioner moves to ban polystyrene packaging
Sarasota, Fla. – Today, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has begun...
StePac launches recyclable top seal solution
Tefen, Israel – Fresh produce packaging innovators, StePac Ltd. has expanded its range of top seals with new solutions to...
Fiber-based packaging stands out at OPS
MONTEREY, CA—When I walk a trade show floor, I’m looking for a few things, most notably trends and new products....
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