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Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex have joined forces to industrialize the production of paper bottles and containers made from wood fibre pulp.

Pulpex, a sustainable packaging tech company established by Diageo, and Stora Enso are partnering to industrialize the production of eco-friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fiber pulp.

It is understood Mindful Snacker is in talks with major retailers to list the crisps Healthy snacking startup Mindful Snacker has debuted with an eight strong range of non-HFSS crisps – and unveiled plans for a large plant-based range to come. Called Simply Roasted, the range is made with a proprietary process using three different ovens to remove moisture from Amarillo potatoes before seasoning and bagging. The crisps contain 0.58g salt per 100g and are said to contain 50% less fat than riva...

To meet its ambitious sustainability targets, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare has joined the Pulpex paper bottle consortium.

Dive Brief: Kraft Heinz is testing a recyclable paperboard cup for its microwaveable Kraft Macaroni & Cheese product, the company announced. This would be the brands first recyclable cup. A new Macaroni & Cheese Shapes variety will be launched using this packaging later this year. The cup will not have a plastic label on it so that the package is both recyclable and compostable in industrial facilities. Kraft Heinz said the company is working on appropriate labeling to ensure consumers know to ...

Is the move to paper packaging sustainable for beverage bottles? Major brand owners like Absolut, Diageo, Carlsberg, and PepsiCo are developing paper bottles, but what does a market analyst say about this paper chase? Until the last couple years the concept of a paper bottle would seem at best an oxymoron, but innovations continue to break barriers in the pursuit of packaging that offers sustainability benefits, ideally aligned with recycling. Thus, there’s renewed interest by major bra...