UK-based supermarket chain, Iceland, announces a new paper-meets-plastic pillow pouch packaging for its line of frozen chicken breast dippers. Plus, more industry news on paper-based flexible packaging.
Paper-meets-plastic packaging has been making inroads in Europe for the past two years as regulatory drivers and company initiatives have pushed food producers to add more recyclable content to their packaging.
The company located in Sohar (Oman) has purchased an F2 ML flexographic press and an ML2 Evolution laminator through a joint project with Reifenhäuser.
With upgraded technology and consumer education, local material recovery facilities can handle flexible packaging and brands and converters can fully embrace sustainable packaging.