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Germaine de Capuccini launches Refill & Renew sustainability campaign

08 Jul 2024
PC Correspondent

At the heart of the Refill & Renew campaign is a commitment to sustainability and innovation.

The brand’s intensive moisturisers, renowned for restoring plumpness and hydration to all skin types, are now available as a refills.

These hardworking products now not only nourish your clients’ skin but also contribute to a greener planet.

The switch to refills brings about impressive environmental benefits: a 95% reduction in plastic use, 50% less cardboard, 90% less waste, and a 97% decrease in electrical consumption.

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Primal Kitchen recalls avocado oil due to glass bottle that can break

08 Jul 2024
PC Correspondent

Primal Kitchen has issued a voluntary recall of its avocado oil because the glass bottle may be prone to breakage, the FDA shared on Monday.

The recall includes approximately 2,060 cases of three code dates of the 750mL Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil. The bottles part of the recall have an individual package UPC of 8-5523200719-4, Case UPC of 108552320071910000 and a “Best When Used By” date of Aug. 19, 2025, through Aug. 21, 2025.

The affected products were sold in the eastern United States and California, as well as online nationally.

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Smurfit Kappa helps reduce product damage for Gymkhana Fine Foods

08 Jul 2024
Vasu Goyal

Gymkhana Fine Foods required two food packaging solutions, a four-pack and a larger eight-pack.

Smurfit Kappa has worked previously with the restaurant and said its corrugated food packaging needed to be re-enforced because of damage from courier mishandling.

Gymkhana sought a more protective e-commerce packaging solution for their fragile glass jars.

This project was focused on ramping up protection, leveraging the previous food parcel box design to elevate the safeguarding of our customer’s precious glass jars during transit.

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Maintain Freshness and Cleanliness because of Mylar Bags

08 Jul 2024
Corbin Spicer

The oxygen-tight properties of Mylar help shield packaged goods from oxidation and spoiling, thereby prolonging their shelf life. Because of their remarkable qualities and extensive range of uses, Mylar Bags have become highly effective and valuable packaging options for various sectors. Because they come of a specific kind, these bags have great barrier qualities, high tensile strength, and exceptional durability.

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Researchers investigate consumer response to non-glass wine packaging

06 Jul 2024
PC Correspondent

Researchers from the University of South Australia's Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science and the University of Adelaide's Business School have explored people's wine packaging choices, and how attributes such as price, brand, and messaging can influence them.

Lead researcher Jakob Mesidis says previous wine packaging research has largely focused on wine label and closure (cork or screw-top) preferences, but little attention has been paid to the format of the packaging.

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Greif Introduces Tailored Packaging Solution for AdBlue Transport

06 Jul 2024
Aditya Panwar

Greif, renowned for its customer-centric approach to packaging, announces the development of custom-made containers for the safe storage and transportation of AdBlue, also known as diesel exhaust fluid. Scheduled for production in the UK this summer, the innovative multilayer CoEx AdBlue Jerrycans cater to individual customer needs.

Enhanced Design for Efficiency

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Purity Soft Drinks makes Juice Burst packaging 100% recyclable

06 Jul 2024
PC Correspondent

The introduction of attached caps across all Juice Burst SKUs will make it easier for consumers to recycle the products more effectively, reducing the frequency of bottle caps being discarded or littered and helping to ensure they are captured and recycled with the rest of the packaging.

The attached caps will also see the removal of foil seals from all Juice Burst bottles, reducing foil packaging waste by 10 tonnes annually.

Purity Soft Drinks has invested significantly in testing, development and new factory equipment to deliver this packaging update.

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From plain boxes to prime branding: Smurfit Kappa's insulated packaging revolutionises supply chain for Borough Broth

06 Jul 2024
PC Correspondent

Borough Broth turned to Smurfit Kappa as they were experiencing a series of packaging challenges. Despite supplying premium bone broths to renowned brands such as Waitrose, Holland & Barrett, and Ocado, their products were initially packaged in nondescript boxes lacking distinctive branding. The use of sheep’s wool insulation in their boxes to maintain the broths’ temperature raised concerns about the packaging’s environmental impact.

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BL.INK Announces New Platform Accelerating Global GS1 Adoption

05 Jul 2024
PC Correspondent

Today, BL.INK, the Enterprise Link Management company, is the first to deliver turnkey SaaS (Software as a Service) technology that enables brands to deploy GS1 Digital Links at scale quickly. The company combines its established link and QR code management capabilities with a new no-code Content Management System (CMS) functionality that can create millions of data-driven, mobile-ready microsites in minutes. This announcement coincides with the opening of GS1 Connect, the annual GS1-US conference starting today in Orlando, FL.  

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