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Thomas Reiner Thomas Reiner
26. July 2023
Coca-Cola delivers to the door in the UK – and collects the empties

Back to the future: as part of a trial, Cola-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is offering doorstep delivery of 1-liter glass bottles of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar in the UK – and will also take away any empties provided there. It’s the old milkman model that’s enjoying a revival. It shows how intensive the search for reusable […]

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Thomas Reiner Thomas Reiner
18. July 2023
Edeka launches garden-compostable zero-waste coffee capsules from CoffeeB

Small spheres of pressed roasted coffee surrounded by a plant-based protective layer: This is what the innovative, garden-compostable coffee capsule looks like, which the Edeka Group, as one of the leading food retailers in Germany, will have in its range from now on. As a biocompostable solution, the “coffee with coating” follows the right paradigm […]

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Thomas Reiner Thomas Reiner
13. July 2023
REWE, Interzero and Collateral invest in low-threshold reusable system from Sykell

Berlin-based start-up Sykell offers its system called “Einfach Mehrweg” as an alternative to disposable packaging for to-go food and drinks. Now the company has secured another €4.5 million in growth capital from Germany’s second-largest food retailer REWE, major environmental service provider and waste management company Interzero, and Collateral Good Ventures. Sykell’s low-threshold system solution operates […]

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Thomas Reiner Thomas Reiner
10. July 2023
Nestlé tests Kitkat bars in paper packaging

Nestlé is taking a further step in the substitution of plastic with paper. Since the beginning of the year, Kitkat chocolate bars have been sold in a paper wrapper for the first time in Australia. Paperization is attracting more and more attention from multibrands. The more major brands use alternative materials in the course of […]

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Avatar photo Jenny Walther-Thoß
15. June 2023
Ready for Carbon Disclosure 2023? CDP as first important step into systematic climate reporting

Through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), companies in the supply chain are asked by their customers to be transparent as well as document their environmental performance and the extent of their environmental (specifically greenhouse gas emissions) disclosure activities. In 2022, 746 investors and more than 280 large buyers asked companies in their value chain to […]

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Avatar photo Jenny Walther-Thoß
Under the microscope: The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

On 16 May, the Council of the European Union adopted the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which will come into force throughout Europe 20 days after its publication. This will be followed by a transition period of 18 months (micro-enterprises have 24 months). In all likelihood, the requirements will therefore come into force from December 2024. […]

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Avatar photo Oliver Smith
Top 10 growth industries for FMCG primary packaging

Which markets and segments are growing? So where should the strategic view and industry orientation be directed? In the following article, we present the top 10 growth sectors for FMCG primary packaging in Europe for the period 2022-2025. In addition, we show you which country or which packaging system is driving the development. The analysis […]

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Avatar photo Matthias Giebel
Interpack comeback: Still ‘Simply Unique’ after a long break?

Interpack is when the global packaging industry meets in Düsseldorf, when innovations along the entire value chain are presented and the industry’s top trends are discussed, when packaging materials and supplies, packaging machinery and related process technology are in focus. But is this still true after a six-year break? After the crises and the turn […]

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