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Jens Hagmann
14. March 2023

How resilient is your business model? These three key questions should be checked

We live and work in disruptive times. Changes come at high frequency and with great amplitude. They leave their mark on revenue and sales figures, change product lines, shift customer markets, and influence business areas. Whether and when things will return to “familiar” waters remains a matter of guesswork. What is tangible and essential, on […]

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Oliver Smith

Transformation in packaging machinery: The top 6 strategy topics at a glance

Economic, social and ecological changes are confronting the packaging machinery industry with a whole series of market-side changes. As a result, the industry, which is characterized by medium-sized companies with a mostly global orientation, has to master a multitude of new challenges at the same time. To provide the industry with additional guidance, we conducted […]

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Astrid Fleschhut

The EU is getting serious: two stages in the use of recycled plastic for food contact

Since October 10, 2022, new rules on the use of recyclates for food contact materials have been in force in the EU. The regulation will apply from July 10, 2023. In order to boost the market for recycled plastics, the EU Commission’s latest proposal for the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) goes one step […]

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Thomas Reiner
13. March 2023

Edeka introduces its own returnable system for takeaways

The EDEKA Group is one of the largest food retailers in Germany. For its retail partners, the company is now introducing its own reusable system for out-of-home consumption under the “regood” label. EDEKA is thus responding to the legal obligation to offer reusable packaging for take-away in Germany. This also affects the retail sector with […]

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Thomas Reiner
20. February 2023

Nestlé switches to recyclable paper packaging for Quality Street

Nestlé is introducing FSC-certified paper packaging for the twist-wrapped candies of its Quality Street confectionery brand. The switch is expected to remove nearly 2.5 billion pieces of previously used double-Candy-wrapper from the supply chain worldwide. Most importantly, the move will make all of the brand’s twist-wrap packaging recyclable. The switch to paper was complex and […]

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Thomas Reiner
13. February 2023

Market debut for the first biodegradable water bottle

Premium organic grocer Erewhon has launched what it says is the “world’s first fully biodegradable water bottle” in Los Angeles. The bottle, developed by U.S. startup Cove, has been certified as biodegradable by TÜV Austria, including the cap. It is made of PHA, which is extracted from organic residues or CO2 via a fermentation process. […]

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Thomas Reiner
06. February 2023

Unpackaged: Aldi opens “green” supermarket with focus on refills and reusables

Discount giant Aldi has opened a “green” supermarket in the UK that aims to reduce the average CO2 emissions of a typical supermarket by two-thirds. Aldi is tackling the building’s energy consumption – and its packaging. It offers collection bins for a range of different types of packaging. But the focus is primarily on the […]

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Thomas Reiner
30. January 2023

Coop relies on an eco-score for private labels

The Swiss retail chain Coop has been labeling its own food brands with an eco-score since the end of 2022. The score is easy to record and provides information on a range of environmental factors on a scale from A+ to E-. It also includes packaging. Transparency with regard to sustainability and ecology is becoming […]

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Thomas Reiner
24. January 2023

Lidl is testing “smart” refill machines with “smart” pouches for laundry detergent

Following the success with its first pilot, discounter Lidl is expanding its test of “smart” refill machines for POS in the UK. In combination with “smart” pouches, customers can now buy refill laundry detergent in two more stores. The project is further evidence of how digitalization is becoming an “enabler” for increased efforts towards a […]

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Thomas Reiner

P&G is testing paper bottles for liquid fabric softener

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is testing a paper-based bottle for its Lenor-brand liquid fabric softener belonging to its Fabric and Home Care division. The “first generation” fiber bottles were developed in partnership with The Paper Bottle Company (Paboco). The test site for the pilot is the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn. P&G’s project […]

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