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Polysack, a green-tech manufacturer of plastic film products for flexible packaging and high-shrink labels, has partnered with Flessofab, an Italian packaging manufacturer, to launch a series of eco-friendly, stand-up pouch packaging.

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families, has announced the first Store Drop-off recyclable stand-up-pouch solution for Ocean Spray Craisins® dried cranberries. The announcement comes after nearly two years of development and collaboration with Bryce Corporation, a supplier of flexible packaging and prepress solutions. 

As Ocean Spray continues their commitment to sustainability, the partnership with Bryce marks another advancement towards more recoverable packaging solutions.

The Liquipure offering consists of mono-material bag-in-box solutions that align with global design guidelines for flexible packaging such as Ellen MacArthur Foundation, CEFLEX, and Association of Plastics Recyclers. By utilizing the latest in advanced resin technology, Liquibox, a global leader in flexible packaging and dispensing, designed a never-before-seen flexible bag for liquids that provides excellent barrier properties, without the need for nylon or metPET, meaning it is ready to be recycled.

Aligned with Graphic Packaging's Vision 2025 to be better stewards for the environment, the innovative carton offers brands and retailers an eco-friendly solution for a variety of applications with an artisan look that protects, preserves and presents fresh produce, from field to store. ProducePack, available in multiple different configurations and structures, can offer comfortable carrying handles, beautiful branding and product differentiation in the otherwise monotonous produce aisle.

Feneberg Lebensmittel GmbH, a successful retail chain from Southern Germany, demonstrates in an impressing manner the opportunities that arise from questioning existing concepts and breaking new ground. This family business, based in the Allgäu region of Germany, now uses an innovative packaging solution by Schur Flexibles for its self-service minced meat products by the Feneberg in-house butcher’s: the recyclable and sustainable flow-wrap film MonoFlowre . The results have been impressive: By switching from tray to flow wrap, the two companies have managed to save 70% of plastic.

Founded by Gabi Jennings in response to the disposable nature of products in the kids’ bath sector, Love Ocean aims to become a part of every family’s bath-time routine. The structure of the Love Ocean bottle, developed by Pearlfisher, aims to act as a talking point during bath time for parents to entertain their children with storytelling about the wonders of the ocean.

The Austrian family company Almdudler has decided to use gender-inclusive language, marked in German by using a star to include feminine and masculine versions of nouns, in their packaging design. It is one of the first in the German-Austrian beverage market to do so. Almdudler*in is now printed on 200,000 of the 0.35L recyclable bottles with their distinctive shape to create the limited diversity edition. The herbal lemonade manufacturer has thus changed their classic brand identity after over 60 years and is creating a stir.

To inform the direction of travel, Seymourpowell's in-house foresight team of design strategists conducted deep ethnographic research into the perception of the brand amongst its existing and desired consumer base. When the research demonstrated that Ribena's core ranges were in need of modernization, a portfolio strategy was developed to deliver greater brand stretch across a broader range of occasions and consumers.

Paris-based Axilone Group announced its ability to manufacture a range of sustainable luxury cosmetics packaging made possible through Eastman’s Advanced Circular Recycling technologies and Cristal Renew copolyester. Cristal Renew is part of a broad portfolio of sustainable resins, now offered at scale by Eastman, that contain 50% certified recycled content derived from Eastman’s molecular recycling technologies.

Kraft Mac & Cheese, a beloved staple on American tables for over 80 years, today announced it is developing and testing the brand’s first-ever recyclable fiber-based microwavable cup. Upon testing completion, the brand will launch a new Kraft Mac & Cheese Shapes variety later in 2021 using the new cup and design.