Tag: Nestle

Nestlé Inaugurates Packaging Research Institute, First-of-Its-Kind in the Food Industry

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé has officially inaugurated the Institute of Packaging Sciences, the first-of-its-kind in the food industry. The new Institute enables Nestlé to accelerate its efforts to bring functional, safe and environmentally friendly packaging solutions to the market and to address the global challenge of plastic packaging waste. Speaking at the inauguration, Mark Schneider, Nestlé CEO, said, “Our vision is a world in which none of our packaging ends up in landfill or as litter. To achieve this we introduce reusable packaging solutions and pioneer environmentally friendly packaging materials. Furthermore, we support…

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Nestlé research means it’s ‘YES!’ for recyclable paper packaging

Stuart Mitchell

A technical breakthrough in confectionery packaging will see Nestlé’s ‘YES!’ snack bar range wrapped in recyclable paper for the first time. UK based experts, working at Nestlé’s confectionery R&D centre in York, have found a way to use a recyclable paper wrapper in a high-speed ‘flow wrap cold seal’ packaging line. It represents a world first for a process that, in the past, was only suitable for plastic films and laminates. Nestlé’s ‘YES!’ range of fruit-based, and nut-based bars will become the first brand to convert to the new recyclable…

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Nestlé breaks new ground with open blockchain pilot

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé will break new ground in supply chain transparency through a collaboration with OpenSC – an innovative blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm. Through this collaboration, Nestlé becomes the first major food and beverage company to announce that it will pilot open blockchain technology in this way. This is part of Nestlé’s journey towards full transparency. Founded by WWF-Australia and The Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures, OpenSC has developed a platform that will give anyone, anywhere access to independently verifiable sustainability and…

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Nestlé Confectionery announces recycling partnership with TerraCycle

Stuart Mitchell

A new way to recycle Nestlé’s confectionery packaging is being made available thanks to a partnership between Nestlé and TerraCycle in the UK & Ireland. Flexible plastic packaging including pouches, bags and wrappers from single bars, blocks and multipacks will now be accepted through a Confectionery Recycling Programme which takes the accumulated waste and turns it into new plastic items. Once the chocolate or sweets have been enjoyed, whether it’s a favourite Nestlé confectionery brand like KitKat, Milkybar or Aero or any other brand, consumers simply deposit the waste in…

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Diageo, Unilever, Coca Cola and Nestlé pledge to clean up plastic in Africa

Stuart Mitchell

Diageo, Unilever, Coca Cola and Nestlé have launched a scheme to rid Africa of plastic waste. The Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance, which was announced by the international consumer goods companies at the CEO Africa Forum in Kigali, sets out to improve the collection and recycling of plastic waste and in doing so, create jobs and provide a boost to businesses. It will see the companies, which are each responsible for a significant volume of plastic packaging being produced each year, work to help their local subsidiaries engage in public-private partnerships…

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