USA: As there are calls on global firms to end secrecy over plastic footprint Coca- Cola has revealed for the first time it produces 3m tonnes of plastic packaging a year – equivalent to 200,000 bottles a minute – as a report calls on other global companies to end the secrecy over their plastic footprint. …
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France: Thirteen companies from the Middle East, including two from Saudi Arabia namely SABIC and Almarai, are among a new class of ‘global challengers’ that are leapfrogging their developed market counterparts to achieve global leadership positions according to a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Only four companies globally, including SABIC, graduated to become global …
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UAE: Celebrating the World Braille Day, Future Consumer invited Ajay Kumar Reddy, cap- tain of the Indian Men’s Blind Cricket Team to unveil its new Braille-enabled ThinkSkin body wash bottles. The new initiative of Braille packaging, the company said, was in line with its vision of representing FMCG 2.0 industry and empowering the consumer experience. …
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UAE: Preparations are ramping up for this year’s Gulf Print & Pack 2019 – the Middle East’s leading trade show for the commercial and package printing sector – with almost half of exhibitors taking part hailing from outside the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The Middle East’s lead- ing commercial and pack- age …
Finland: Metsä Board teamed up with Finnish vegetable co-operative, NärpesGrönsaker to compare, which of the two, cherry tomato cartons made of paperboard with the currently used plastic box, adds value to the product. The study specifically looked at consumer perceptions, food waste aspects and climate impact. The research was carried out by Sense N Insight, …
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Dubai: The packaging print industry has been able to leapfrog into several contemporary technologies in recent years while ERP and MIS software implementation is one imperative that cannot be ignored by printers and converters in particular. Identifying the need and scope of this growing software application here in the MEA region, Indian print software firm …
London: Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers, commissioned a study on European consumers has revealed that 77% of the shoppers are willing to pay more for sustainable packaging. The study team asked 7,000 consumers across seven countries – France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Turkey and the UK – for their views. …
Switzerland: Nestlé has announced the launch of a new range of coffee products under the Starbucks brand, which will be made available globally. The new range consists of 24 products, including whole bean and roast and ground, as well as the first- ever Starbucks capsules developed using Nespresso and Nescafé Dolce Gusto proprietary coffee and system …
Dubai: Jaden Smith, American actor and music artist and son of actor and rapper Will Smith, and founder of sustain- able North American brand JUST Goods, has expressed his intention of bringing, what he called is an “innovative eco- friendly packaged water” to the UAE. Present at the Gul- food Just Goods CEO Ira Laufer, …
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s Berain Water has planned to set up a new water bottling plant in the food industry zone of Al Ain Industrial City. The plant will be developed by ZonesCorp, one of the largest developers of economic zones in the UAE, at a cost of AED138-million ($37.5 million). Mahdi Nasser Al- Qahtani, CEO …
