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Cadbury Dairy Milk packaging set for up to 30% recycled materials
A renewed move to improve production sustainability is being made by Mondelēz International, as its UK Cadbury Dairy Milk made in Bournville, is set to be made with packaging containing up to 30% recycled plastic, reports Neill Barston.
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Confectionery majors Nestlé, Mars and Mondelēz join sector drive for plastic packaging recycling
Mars UK, Mondelēz and Nestlé have joined an industry initiative forging a £1 million fund targeting making flexible plastic recycling more economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers, reports Neill Barston.
Nestlé set to remove 83 tonnes of packaging from UK confectionery sharing bags
A key sustainability drive from Nestlé’s UK and Irish operations has seen a redesign of its confectionery sharing bags delivering a 15% cut in packaging, removing at least 83 tonnes of plastic taken out of its annual supply chain, reports Neill Barston.
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Ferrero joins growing drive towards plastics recycling
Ferrero’s US division has partnered with the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) in a bid to enhance its plastics recycling.
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US Ferrara company pledges major drive on plastics recycling
US-based sweet snacking company Ferrara has committed to ensuring all its confectionery packaging is 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, reports Neill Barston.
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Mondelēz supports global move targeting greater recycling of plastics
Confectionery and snacks group Mondelēz International has confirmed its support for global efforts designed to increase recycling rates for plastic waste, including flexible films, as part of its wider sustainability work.
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Nestlé enhances its drive for 100% recycling for product packaging
The Nestlé global food and confectionery group has renewed its efforts towards delivering on its pledge of 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 and to reduce its use of virgin plastics by one-third in the same period.
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Ferrero responds to challenging trading conditions with major Christmas investment
Ferrero is set to invest £3 million in a broad selection of new seasonal products for the UK and Ireland, including its classic series of boxed chocolates, figures and novelties for Christmas 2020, reports Neill Barston.
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Nestlé enhances environmental measures with Smarties recyclable packaging
Global food and confectionery group Nestlé has furthered its environmental improvement measures with its Smarties sharing block now being produced in recyclable paper wrapper.
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Bakery group Oggs links with Macpac for environmentally friendly packaging
UK-based bakery group Oggs, developer of an innovative liquid egg substitute, has confirmed an initiative for its latest product range with packaging designer and manufacturer, Macpac.
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Ferrero pledges 100% reusable or recyclable rates for its packaging by 2025
The Italian-headquartered Ferrero Group has unveiled its 10th Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which includes a pledge to make all its packaging 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
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Nestlé confectionery claims global first with recyclable packaging
The Nestlé confectionery group has made a major technical breakthrough in product packaging that will see its ‘YES!’ snack bar range wrapped in recyclable paper for the first time.
Latest Mintel research reveals key sector packaging trends
The global Mintel research group has set out its analysis of four major packaging trends for 2019, including multiple technologies linking physical packaging to virtual environments, corporate recycling initiatives and e-commerce branding strategy.
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Nestlé and Veolia join forces to tackle plastic waste
Nestlé and Veolia, the world’s leading resource management company, will collaborate on the collection, sorting and recycling of waste plastic material.