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Berry Global’s ice cream packaging proves an international hit

10 Jan 2025
PC Correspondent

According to the business, key factors in the decision included the introduction of a new non-carbon black colour to improve recyclability, and design adjustments that improve efficiency and reduce waste during production.

Thanks to its collaboration with Berry, Diplom-Is has pioneered the use of the non-carbon black, making the plastic containers for Royal ice cream easier to recycle for the first time.

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Bath & Body Works pulls candle packaging that some said evoked Ku Klux Klan

10 Jan 2025
PC Correspondent

Bath & Body Works is apologizing for selling a candle with packaging that some people said looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods.

The 3-wick candle was called “Snowed In” and briefly appeared on the company's website for purchase. It was quickly pulled off of the website once the issue was brought to Bath & Body Works attention.

The image on the packaging was supposed to convey a snowflake cut out of paper. The outer edges of the snowflake are white and cone shaped, with two holes cut out near the center.

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GS1 Digital Link Transforms Consumer and Business Experiences with Web-Enabled Barcodes

09 Jan 2025
Yukta Arora

GS1 Digital Link: Revolutionizing Consumer and Business Experiences through Web-Enabled Barcodes

In an exciting development for the retail and consumer goods sectors, GS1 has introduced the Digital Link, a groundbreaking solution that “web-enables” barcodes, transforming them into dynamic digital touchpoints. By providing a simple, standards-based structure for encoded data, the GS1 Digital Link allows brands to offer more context-based, interactive experiences for consumers.

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Inspired Pet Nutrition Achieves 100% Food Waste Diversion with Waste Mission Partnership

09 Jan 2025
PC Correspondent

IPN, known for its popular brands Wagg, Harringtons, Barking Heads, and Meowing Heads, has been a family-run business since 1923. With a vision "to become the nation’s most sustainable, most loved home of pet nutrition brands," IPN became the first major UK pet food manufacturing business to go carbon-negative in 2020.

The Quest for a Sustainable Partner

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Giesecke+Devrient launches new Smart Label

09 Jan 2025
PC Correspondent

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has launched the G+D Smart Label, its innovative tracking solution that transforms any package into an IoT device. Ultra-thin and only slightly larger than a credit card, the new Smart Label proposition has been jointly developed by G+D in conjunction with its hardware partner, Sensos to enable cost-effective, accurate location tracking for a range of applications. These include parcel delivery and shipping, fleet management and monitoring the movement of luxury goods.

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Pure Trade launches new packaging division to boost growth

08 Jan 2025
PC Correspondent

This segment is seen as essential to achieving the target of 100 million euros in turnover by 2025 announced by the investment fund AGIC Capital, which acquired the company last year. In this perspective, Pure Trade has just created a dedicated packaging division in Paris, France. “The Packaging Division, newly formalized and managed by Florence Dancoisne under the direction of Virginie Honoré, is the flagship of this growth, supported by the Bags/pouches, Accessories, Textile & Spa businesses,” said the company in a statement.

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Kingsmoor Packaging achieves BRCGS AA+

08 Jan 2025
PC Correspondent

The AA+ grade, under the revised Issue 6 of the BRCGS Standard for Packaging Materials, is one of the most prestigious accolades within the certification scheme. This certification not only streamlines the supplier approval process but also assists food companies in meeting BRCGS Food Standard requirements, thereby helping retailers and food manufacturers adhere to their legal obligations.

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Pro Carton highlights the role of sustainable forests in renewable packaging

08 Jan 2025
Vasu Goyal

Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director at Pro Carton, said: “Cartonboard packaging, derived from biotic wood fibres, embodies a renewable resource that aids in reducing reliance on fossil fuels. “The forest based industry, which absorb approximately 20% of EU greenhouse gases, are integral to combating climate change.

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Latest Global Report into Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Market Is Timely but Flawed

07 Jan 2025
PC Correspondent

According to the latest research into the oxo-biodegradable plastics sector from Data Bridge Market Research, the global market is experiencing substantial growth, attributed to heightened environmental awareness and increased regulation. However, according to Symphony Environmental, a company at the forefront of environmental packaging technology, the report itself falls down in its analysis of the EU market.

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