by Richard Parmee An estimated 40 percent of all food produced in the world goes to waste – amounting to £2.5 billion tonnes every year at a cost of around $1 trillion, on top of the environmental impacts. So, it's no surprise that some of the latest production-line technology is focused on helping food processors avoid wasting food – and money. Airtight packaging has a key role to play in the drive to reduce food waste – helping products stay fresh for as long as possible. But … [Read more...] about A new look at food packaging to reduce waste
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GC Creates Innovation For a Better Quality of Life for the World, Using High-quality Recycled Plastic Resins of Food Grade Level Guaranteed Safe by FDA
The world is becoming more aware of the importance of using recycled packaging to protect the environment, in line with the principles of a circular economy where post-consumer recycled PET (PCR PET) plastic resins are used in packaging in the food and beverage industry. Today, PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) and ALPLA Group have joined hands with customers and partners to innovate better for the world by creating packaging for food and beverages using 100 percent Post … [Read more...] about GC Creates Innovation For a Better Quality of Life for the World, Using High-quality Recycled Plastic Resins of Food Grade Level Guaranteed Safe by FDA
Tetra Pak commences first-of-its-kind research into fibre-based food packaging
Aiming to provide fresh insights into the company’s journey to develop the most sustainable food package Tetra Pak has commenced ground-breaking research towards advancing fibre-based food packaging in collaboration with MAX IV – the most modern synchrotron[1] radiation laboratory in the world. The research aims to uncover fresh insights into the nanostructure of fibre materials, with the first application to optimise the composition of materials used for paper straws. This is the very … [Read more...] about Tetra Pak commences first-of-its-kind research into fibre-based food packaging
