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Chia Tai launches new seed packaging highlighting “Easy and Unique Planting Concept”

20 Nov 2022
Grania Jain

The garden shows how you can plant and grow your own vegetables for cooking at home under Chia Tai’s “Easy and Unique Planting Concept”.

The new seed packaging and garden were launched at “Home Garden Mini Field Day” virtual event. 

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Packaging with a positive impact on people and the planet

20 Nov 2022
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“Positive-impact packaging is a long-term journey that aims to better inform our clients,” says Lyne Hélène Bouchard, Quadpack Sustainability Champion. “But above all, it’s a commitment with the future. Our ultimate goal is to give back to the environment more than what we took.”

Quadpack has opted for the LCA (life-cycle assessment) tool to measure indicators such as water consumption, waste and pollution. Key LCA pillars are being considered for the strategy, circularity and carbon footprints being the most important ones.

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D2C Proteins' Thermal Insulation Sits at the Intersection of E-Comm and Sustainability

20 Nov 2022
Grania Jain

Headquartered outside of Toronto, truLOCAL was founded in 2016 as a monthly subscription platform for meat and food delivery that’s uniquely tied to independent local farms, butchers, and clean-meat processors. At its core, it’s a platform for a business like an organic farm or a neighborhood butcher shop to go Direct to Consumer (D2C)—something increasingly valuable when the pandemic has consumers nervous about stepping inside a supermarket.

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Smurfit Kappa taps into growing online wine sales with eCommerce wine packaging portfolio

20 Nov 2022
Grania Jain

Smurfit Kappa has created an innovative and sustainable packaging solution specifically tailored for wine, to help businesses in the sector capitalise on the continued growth in eCommerce wine sales.

The new solution holds Amazon’s ‘Frustration-Free Packaging’ (FFP) certification, which is a world first for a generic packaging solution that caters for different case counts and wine bottle types.

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Bournvita sends a message to parents with 'forced packs' this Children's Day

18 Nov 2022
Grania Jain

Cadbury Bournvita, which has pushed the narrative on progressive parenting and preparation, has yet another strong reminder for society to recognise and nurture every child’s individual potential – #FaithNotForce, a movement that aims to enlighten parents to take notice of their children’s true talent instead of forcing them into preset career moulds. 

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OSARO and SVT Robotics Partner to Accelerate Advanced Packaging Robot Integration and Deployment in Fulfillment Warehouses

18 Nov 2022
Grania Jain

As part of the agreement, SVT Robotics has joined OSARO’s partner program, which offers one-stop access for businesses looking to deploy robotic solutions in their fulfillment operations. Prospective customers can engage with an OSARO pick-and-place robot cell at SVT's Innovation Lab in Norfolk, Virginia, where they can see a live demo and learn more about the possibilities for advanced e-commerce automation.

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Just Eat for Business expands its partnership with CLUBZERØ

18 Nov 2022
Grania Jain

The partnership with CLUBZERØ is being expanded to further tackle plastic pollution and work towards the sustainability goals. 

Designed to provide a zero packaging-waste experience through a convenient packaging return scheme, the expansion will see over 15 restaurants and cafes in London and surrounding areas provide the service with reusable takeaway cups and containers to London businesses. 

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Mars Wrigley gives Celebrations a Major Packaging Rebrand

18 Nov 2022
Grania Jain

The multinational manufacturer is giving the iconic confectionary brand a revitalised identity by collaborating with brand expression agency Taxi Studio.

The packaging redesign is being put in place to reinforce Celebrations as a treat choice for the whole year round – not just for Christmas.

Taxi Studio believes the label struggled to retain relevancy in a market that has become increasingly crowded.

Overshadowed by constituent brands, the design team saw the need to bring Celebrations into its own unique identity to drive more equity into the brand.

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EU’s draft reuse targets for packaging meets barrage of criticism from industry

18 Nov 2022
Grania Jain

The overhaul of the packaging and packaging waste directive, due on 30 November, promises to be far-reaching.

A draft of the proposal, seen by EURACTIV, includes mandatory recycled content targets for plastics, new ecodesign criteria to make products more easily recyclable, as well as a renewed push to put in place deposit return schemes for used items.

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