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Packaging: necessary or not?

Packaging is often under fire in public debate. It is seen as unnecessary and harmful to the environment. Wageningen researchers place clear reservations on that view. According to them, the picture is too black-and-whit..

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Beverage products receive Gouden Windei award

04 June 2026

Three beverage products are sharing this year’s Gouden Windei award. Van de Boom Siroop Peer, Innocent Citrus Shield and 1 de Beste Ice Tea Perzik received the highest number of votes in Foodwatch’s public poll. Accordin...

AH increases awareness of use-by and best-before dates

03 June 2026

Albert Heijn has now added information about shelf-life dates to more than half of all its private-label packaging. In doing so, the supermarket chain has achieved the primary objective of the Coalition Shelf-life. Throu...

Food Tech Event evolves into a live innovation platform

29 May 2026

Robotics, food safety, packaging legislation and sustainability took center stage at Food Tech Event 2026. On May 20 and 21, more than 2,000 professionals from the food industry gathered at the Brabanthallen in ’s-Hertog...

PMD quality varies sharply by collection system

27 May 2026

The quality of collected PMD varies significantly between collection systems. That is according to new measurements by Verpact, VNG and NVRD. Door-to-door collection using bags, in particular, is showing strong results. ...

Transition to circular plastics seriously delayed

19 May 2026

Demand for recycled plastics continues to rise. At the same time, the European market for circular plastics is becoming increasingly unbalanced. Recent figures from Plastics Europe show that growth has nearly come to a s...

Tony’s Chocolonely reduces labeling errors

11 May 2026

Labeling errors, dependence on servers, and manual work on the production line; for Tony’s Chocolonely, these bottlenecks were holding back growth. By moving the labeling process to the cloud, the company gained stabilit...

Food safety starts with reliable coding

11 May 2026

In the food industry, it is essential that coding is always accurate. Think expiration dates, batch codes, or product information. When errors occur, they immediately affect product traceability. This can lead to recalls...

StarCuisine invests in a complete packaging line from Sismatec

11 May 2026

StarCuisine produces more than 160,000 ready-made meals every week. Crafted with an artisanal taste, produced on an industrial scale. When the company moved to a larger facility in 2022, a new challenge emerged: how do y...

Switch to biobased packaging calls for new approach

07 May 2026

Pressure on the packaging chain continues to increase. Retailers, manufacturers, and packaging companies are looking for more sustainable alternatives, while European regulations keep tightening. At the same time, the tr...

New standard for recycled plastic

20 April 2026

Assessing the quality of recycled plastic remains a challenge. What works for one application does not automatically meet the requirements for another. TNO and Maastricht University are therefore introducing the RecyQMet...

Empack 2026 Gorinchem: focus on innovation

17 April 2026

Evenementenhal Gorinchem was entirely focused on packaging on April 14, 15, and 16. During Empack 2026, more than 250 exhibitors presented their solutions. This included over 65 new participants. Visitors engaged in disc...

Best read articles March 2026

10 April 2026

The food industry continues to evolve, with a wide range of topics shaping daily operations. From CO₂ reduction and automation to food safety, packaging, and workforce employability, these are issues that play a role on ...

Post-consumer plastic from packaging finds new purpose

09 April 2026

Verpact and recycler Uppact are entering into a partnership focused on plastic residual streams. The aim is to put hard-to-recycle packaging materials to practical use. The agreement responds to challenges within the Dut...

Smart Production: automation for efficiency

09 April 2026

The MULTIVAC Group will demonstrate at interpack 2026 how Smart Production makes food production more efficient, transparent, and sustainable. The company is presenting integrated line solutions, vision systems, and digi...

How Hessing leads the way in automation

07 April 2026

The smell of freshly cut vegetables fills the air, yet it is not the traditional work that stands out here. In the production halls of Hessing Supervers, everything revolves around precision, speed, and trust in technolo...