Coca-Cola Beverages Africa promotes plastic recycling with partners

UGANDA – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda has partnered with Nice House of Plastics, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) and Stanbic Bank to promote responsible use and re-cycling of plastic as part of it’s ‘World Without Waste’ vision, which targets to collect and recycle the equivalent of every bottle it sells and reach 50% recycled …

Unilever and Alibaba launch China’s first closed-loop recycling system

Unilever has joined forces with the Alibaba Group to launch the country’s first large-scale closed-loop plastic recycling system.   The joint initiative – called Waste-Free World – is part of Unilever’s drive to tackle the root cause of plastic waste and think differently about packaging. As a company Unilever has set a goal to halve …

Agthia Group Targets Expansion through Acquisition of Nabil Foods

Agthia Group PJSC, a leading UAE-based food and beverages company, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a strategic acquisition of a majority stake in Nabil Foods, one of the leading regional producers of frozen and chilled processed protein products distributed in more than 20 local and international markets. Nabil Foods has a processing …

McDonalds Will Use UBQ in Restaurants

McDonald’s franchise, Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. is expanding its environmental impact initiatives, announcing today an unprecedented partnership with the Israeli company UBQ, which has developed a patented process for converting unsorted household waste into a plastic substitute that reduces carbon emissions. The goal of the alliance is to begin using this new environmentally-friendly material in …

Mars Food & Amcor announce launch of recyclable microwavable rice pouch

Mars Food, in partnership with global packaging company Amcor, will bring the first food-safe, mono-material microwavable rice pouch to market beginning in 2021. The project will bring to market the industry’s first food-safe, mono-material microwavable rice pouch. The breakthrough packaging technology will make the pouches for Mars Food’s household brands such as Ben’s Original® and …

Maggi recyclable wraps

Maggi has become the first major brand to use recyclable paper packaging to wrap individual bouillon cubes, for its organic range in France. The paper used for the wrapper is from sustainable sources – pulp and paper mills certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and The Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification – and …

Jamjoom named KSA Company of the Year

Based on recent analysis of the emerging generic pharmaceuticals market, Frost & Sullivan has recognised Saudi Arabia-headquartered Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals with the 2020 KSA Company of the Year Award for its operational excellence and expanded product portfolio and footprint.   Implementing best practices such as the corporate governance and setting up its own R&D center, recruiting …

Nestlé intensifies sustainability push to 2025

Nestlé is intensifying its actions to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable and to reduce its use of virgin plastics by one-third by 2025. Already, 87% of Nestlé’s total packaging by weight and 66% of its total plastic packaging is recyclable or reusable.   Accordingly, the company has announced a series of initiatives …