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Kroger expands reusable packaging through Loop partnership

- Retail
Earlier this year, Kroger announced the launch of an assortment of reusable products in select U.S. stores via its partnership with circular packaging firm Loop.

CPMA recognizes 2022 New Product Showcase winners

- General News
Winners were chosen by a panel of judges at the event, and were announced just before the expo floor opened on April 6.

Southeastern Grocers commits to sustainable packaging for private label

- Retail
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is committing to increase sustainability for its Own Brand packaging by the end of 2028.

New Seasons Market adopts sustainable PaperSeal tray packaging

- General News
Leading global provider of fiber-based consumer packaging, Graphic Packaging International is helping grocer New Seasons Market to build on its commitment to the highest levels of environmental stewardship.

Waste and wrapping cucumbers

- Analysis
A new study by Wrap, a British organization promoting sustainability, has released a study contending that wrapping certain fresh produce items, notably apples, potatoes, bananas, broccoli, and cucumbers in plastic is not necessary and promotes waste.

StePac’s packaging succeeds with Chilean cherries

- General News
StePac Ltd.’s lean, automated Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) solutions gained rave reviews among Chilean cherry packers and exporters especially during the recent China cherry export season ahead of the recent Chinese New Year celebrations.

BelleHarvest to exhibit new PAW Patrol packaging at Southern Exposure

- General News
BelleHarvest, a grower-owned distributor of fresh apples in Michigan is prepared to take on the Marvel of Produce as an exhibitor at Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure conference and expo, March 3-5, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.

Compostable packaging hits the produce industry

- Analysis
A quick quiz: what’s the difference between “biodegradable” and “compostable”?

Jac Vandenberg launches first home compostable grape bag

- General News
New York based fresh produce importer and distributor, Jac. Vandenberg Inc. has done it again by introducing a market-first in sustainable packaging for its SUNRAYS products.

Pactiv Evergreen to sell its packaging and filling machinery businesses in China, Korea and Taiwan

- General News
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evergreen Packaging International LLC, to sell its carton packaging and filling machinery businesses in China, Korea and Taiwan to SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft GmbH, a subsidiary of SIG Combibloc Group Ltd, for an enterprise value of approximately $335 million.