ISHIDA Unveils Latest Packaging Innovations at Interpack 2023

    ISHIDA will be displaying its latest innovations with the theme ‘Explore the Future of Packaging’. New products to be showcased include seal testers, a retail-ready case packer, the new IX-PD (Photon Counting Dual Energy) X-Ray series, and the latest edition of the Inspira range, the Box-motion. Four key trends on display at Interpackwill …

Fresh Produce Gets a Sustainable Makeover with MULTIVAC’s Innovative Labelling Solutions at Interpack 2023

    MULTIVAC will show innovative concepts for closing and labelling of fruit and vegetable trays. With its Top Wrap and Top Close labellers, Multivac offers two high-quality and resource-saving solutions for the closing of fresh produce trays with labels. Multivac will be presenting the new L 310 Top Wrap/Top Close conveyor belt labeller, which …

Almarai supports 27 charities programs for Ramadan

Almarai Company supported fasting breakfast programs for 27 charitable societies in the third week of the blessed month of Ramadan 1444 AH in various regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of its corporate social responsibility program.   Among the charities that included this support are the Sharia Revival Centers Association in Makkah …

Deliveroo UAE launches web store in partnership with Sineo Packaging

Deliveroo has announced the launch of a web store in partnership with environment-friendly packaging company, Sineo Packaging. The partnership falls under Deliveroo’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy, and is a result of the company’s commitment to making sustainability a long-term business priority. Through Deliveroo’s web store, restaurants can now purchase sustainable, and customised packaging …

Hotpack to build SAR 1 billion packaging production plant in KSA

Hotpack Global, the UAE-based global leader in food packaging products, has announced its plan to build one of the world’s largest sustainable packaging plants at an estimated investment of SAR 1 billion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for this investment with the Kingdom’s Ministry …

Mondi and ATS-Tanner launch paper band for multipacks

Mondi, one of the global leaders in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Swiss converter ATS-Tanner to create an innovative paper band, which can hold individually labelled products or bundles reducing unnecessary plastic.   ATS-Tanner uses Mondi’s kraft paper Advantage MF SpringPack and converts it into a band by adding a functional barrier on …

Almarai ranks on Forbes’ top 10 most innovative companies in KSA

Almarai ranked 6th in the Forbes list, which included many major companies in various sectors, including energy, banking, telecommunications, health, and petrochemicals.   Abdullah Al-Otaibi, Head of Corporate Communication and Public Relations at Almarai Company, said, “The classification of Almarai among the list of most innovative companies in the Kingdom comes as part of the …

NOVA Chemicals commercialises first FDA-compliant recycled Polyethylene

Nova Chemicals Corporation, one of the leading suppliers of polyethylene (PE) for food packaging, has announced that it delivered a commercialised FDA-compliant high-density recycled polyethylene (rPE) resin to market. The new grade is its first mechanically recycled food-contact resin and is part of the Company’s recently announced SYNDIGO rPE portfolio.   The resin, SYNDIGO rPE-0860-FC, …

Brand Finance lists Almarai and L’usine as top 10 brands in KSA

Brand Finance, the global brand valuation company, has ranked Almarai Company, ALYOUM Company, and L’usine Company among its latest list of the 10 most powerful brands in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 2023.   According to the latest assessment of Brand Finance, Almarai ranked third in its list of the 10 most powerful brands …

PepsiCo to install Aquafina water stations throughout mall

Dubai Festival City Mall, part of Al-Futtaim Malls, has announced its partnership with PepsiCo to install Aquafina Water Stations throughout the mall, bringing a personalised, refreshing, and sustainable hydration experience to mall visitors.   As part of the partnership, Dubai Festival City Mall has installed five Aquafina Water Stations, in strategic locations across the space, …