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Philipp Wisse (left) and Tobias Irkens, the founders of GreenFoilNature GmbH. / Image: GreenFoilNature GmbH
GreenFoilNature: “Sustainability needs technical solutions, not compromises”
01.12.2025
The start-up GreenFoilNature shows how bio-based coatings can make packaging recyclable. In this interview, founders Philipp Wisse and Tobias Irkens explain how their technology works and what opportunities it opens up.
Stephan Bahr, contributing to Hassia-Redatron’s success for five years. / Image: Hassia-Redatron
How Packaging Technology Ensures Food Security and Saves Energy – An Interview with Hassia-Redatron CEO Stephan Bahr
07.10.2025
How can packaging technology contribute to both food security and sustainability? Hassia-Redatron CEO Stephan Bahr shares his perspective on innovation, the circular economy, and why flexible solutions are shaping the industry’s future.
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Packaging with Impact: How Design Saves Food
19.09.2025
From Portion Sizes to Juice Cubes Made from “Imperfect” Fruit: In Australia, Award-Winning Packaging Demonstrates How Design Extends Shelf Life, Reduces Waste, and Supports Sustainability Goals. A Guest Contribution by Nerida Kelton.
WorldStar student awards winners Cameron Campbell, Nadia De Fazio, and Cynthia Mullaly with their packaging concept and trophies. / Image: WorldStar
Australian Students Bloom on the World Stage with “Fresh Herbs” Packaging
20.08.2025
Australian design students have claimed an impressive haul at the 2025 WorldStar Student Awards. Among the standout entries was Fresh Herbs, Fresher Packaging from RMIT – a clever, sustainable design that dramatically extends shelf life and tackles food waste.
Which types of packaging best protect strawberries from spoilage? / Image: Hícaro de Castro
How Packaging Preserves Freshness – and Reduces Food Waste!
19.08.2025
What if asparagus no longer turned woody and strawberries stayed juicy for longer? These very questions were investigated at Geisenheim University – with exciting insights for retailers, producers, and the packaging industry. Smart packaging for fruit and vegetables can do more than just protect: it extends shelf life, reduces waste, and conserves valuable resources.
Image: Unsplash/Isabella Fischer
Rocher Goes Green with New Packaging
23.06.2025
Ferrero is proving that sustainability can be delicious: its Rocher treats now come with 40% less packaging weight, optimized transport solutions, and the clear goal of “over 90% recyclability”. Like this, the company has already saved around 6,000 tonnes of plastic since project launch.
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A persistent and underestimated issue: fighting food loss and waste with SAVE FOOD
27.05.2025
Around 40 per cent of food is lost – while hunger continues to be a global challenge. The SAVE FOOD initiative shows how smart packaging solutions can be true gamechangers. Saving food means protecting the climate, conserving resources, and securing the future.
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Long shelf life and sustainability: Knowledge transfer from research to industry
02.02.2025
New technologies emerging from research help the food and packaging industries to combine sustainability, long shelf life and efficiency. Together with its partners, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research develops intelligent packaging, biobased materials and AI-based solutions that are already seeing successful application.
Image: Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited
Tomato Jos in Nigeria is the winner of the 2024 SAVE FOOD project competition
16.01.2025
Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited in Nigeria has won the 2024 SAVE FOOD project competition. This initiative centres on practical solutions in order to reduce the post-harvest loss of tomatoes by approximately 45 percent. Transport packaging plays an important role in this process.
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Foreign object detection and food safety – in search of the blue glove
19.11.2024
Sometimes large quantities of edible food are disposed of for safety reasons, even though only a single product may be contaminated. To avoid this, manufacturers rely on detection systems that recognise foreign objects. Systems specialist Sesotec recommends combinations of sieves, magnets, metal detectors and X-ray systems for this purpose, and thus contributes to the reduction of food waste.