Nestle celebrates 30 years of local manufacturing in Morocco

The event was attended by the El Jadida Province Governor Mohammed El Guerrouj, Kingdom’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ryad Mezzour, Swiss Ambassador to Morocco Guillaume Scheurer, and Imane Zaoui, General Business Manager at Nestlé Maroc.   Ryad Mezzour said, “Today, we celebrate three decades of commitment and efforts made by Nestlé Morocco in terms …

Tetra Pak ties up with Mycorena on alternative proteins plant

Tetra Pak to collaborate with Mycorena to build a greenfield production facility for fungi fermentation towards alternative protein-based food applications.   This is part of the company’s long-term view to address the challenges around food safety and security, through the exploration and advancement of innovative food sources.   The new plant, located in Falkenberg, Sweden, …

CUD partners with PepsiCo to cut plastic waste

Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has partnered with global Foods and Beverages company, PepsiCo, to help promote environmental sustainability through the reduction of single-use plastic on campus.   The collaboration aims to encourage a culture of refill and reuse through the Aquafina Water Station, a new hydration platform that has already saved an average of more …

Reports say Almarai is the most chosen brand in KSA

According to the analysis of shopping behavior since 2012 by Kantar, Dairy brand Almarai is the most chosen brand in the Kingdom, to following product innovation that enabled it to capture emerging trends and new occasions.   Abdullah Al-Otaibi, Head of Corporate Communication and Public Relations at Almarai Company said, “We are always pleased with …

NBC reiterates commitment to a sustainable future

In commemoration of this year’s World Environment Day, leading consumer packaged goods company and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria, Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd., (NBC), has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental stewardship by organising beach cleaning and tree planting activities to create awareness on the importance of safeguarding the earth’s finite resources. …

RECAPP and Coca-Cola Middle East renew partnership

RECAPP, UAE’s first free-of-charge door-to-door recycling service developed by Veolia and Coca-Cola Middle East have renewed their partnership.   The companies have partnered with the common goal to close the loop on various packaging waste materials through an innovative recyclable collection scheme that enables segregation at source and diversion away from landfills.   This collaboration …

Jack Link partners with Huhtamaki for recyclable packaging

Jack Link‘s, Europe‘s largest producer of meat snacks has partnered with Huhtamaki to develop recyclable mono-material packaging.   Jack Link‘s, a family-run U.S. company and manufacturer of meat snacks, is pursuing sustainability and environmental protection in EMEA by working to switch to greener packaging for the European market, among other things.   The company, known …

Nova Chemicals to expand its HDPE resins

Nova Chemicals Corporation to introduce new resin technology for machine direction oriented (MDO) and biaxially oriented (BO) processes to help its customers and brand owners meet their sustainability goals. Nova Chemicals’ innovative technology marks a major advancement in the pursuit of a plastics circular economy, as it enables recyclable all-polyethylene (PE) packaging.   Nova Chemicals, …

Hochwald Foods opts for Elopak’s Pure-Pak cartons

Hochwald Foods GmbH has launched its ‘bear brand’ Bärenmarke in Pure-Pak gable top cartons from Elopak.   With production sites in Germany and the Netherlands, the company covers the entire spectrum of dairy products including well-known brands Lünebest, Glücksklee, Elinas and Hochwald plus private labels and international brands such as Bonny.   Detlef Lakta, managing …