Compostable packaging for sports venues and mono-material meal trays that facilitate recycling are just some of the recent noteworthy developments in foodservice packaging.
In 2025, key advancements in foodservice packaging included Eco-Products' compostable packaging for the San Francisco Giants, HERMA's high-speed labeling for salad clamshells, BiOrigin's oil and grease resistant paper, and Amcor's mono-material polypropylene meal tray for France's recycling system. Discover these innovations below.
The confection is now packed in metallized barrier paper.
December 17, 2025
The collaboration brings together Koehler's global paper expertise and Metatex’s converting capabilities to deliver sustainable packaging solutions to the Pakistani market, the companies say.
In addition to blocking oil and grease from leaking through food wrappers and bags, the new BioGuard™ OGR paper also delivers significant improvements in reducing visual staining compared to current industry solutions.
This product is the ideal solution for converters and printers seeking to incorporate advanced barrier properties into their packaging, or using it as it is, offering a strong, flexible, translucent alternative for use in bags, pouches, and wrapping applications.
Koehler NexPlus® Seal Pure, a heat-sealable paper, maximizes shelf life, protects the product inside it, and features extraordinary strength properties that make it perfect for further processing on standard packaging machines.
The investment expands the production of FunctionalBarrier Papers and other high-quality coated papers, offering paper-based solutions with customized barrier properties.
The new products will be presented at Sappi’s booth (Hall 4A, Stand 306) at this year’s FACHPACK (September 24-26) in Nuremberg, Europe’s central meeting place for the packaging industry and its users.
In 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration obtained commitments from manufacturers to cease sales for food contact use of grease-proofing substances that contain certain types of PFAS.
The companies joined forces to create a solution eliminating plastic bags by using UPM Asendo™ barrier paper as an inner liner in the corrugated cardboard box.