Balancing sustainability and food safety, this article explores advancements in packaging materials that extend shelf life and minimize environmental impact.

In today''s globalized and highly competitive food industry, packaging is no longer a secondary process added at the end of ...

We go up and down the aisles at the grocery store buying our coffee, condiments, and beverages. We know what’s in the products we’re buying but what about the packaging? Professor Dr. Jeff Catchmark ...

Paul Antoniadis is CEO and Executive Chair at good natured Products Inc, one of North America’s leading eco-friendly packaging companies. As someone deeply entrenched in the packaging industry, I've ...

Patrick Nycz is President of NewPoint, a full-service food and beverage marketing agency, and author of Moving Your Brand Up the Food Chain. In the food business, where the only constant is how fast ...

Packaging that lowers food waste? It seems too good to be true but scientists say it’s possible, in fact, it already exists! Food waste is a serious issue across the globe. It contributes to climate ...

Vancouver-based packaging producer Good Natured Products Inc. has announced the results of its first eco-friendly packaging survey in its “Ready-to-Eat” report. The company’s findings come from ...

Amid mounting US food policy shifts and consumer demand for greater transparency, better-for-you popsicle-maker GoodPop teamed up with brands, like LesserEvil, Quinn and Evergreen, to launch the Good ...

The material is designed to provide both water and oil resistance, offering an alternative to conventional plastic packaging.

Six empty brown paper fry boats arranged next to each other in a grid formation. Credit: William Ludwig/C&EN/Getty In the 1960s, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the company that popularized ...

In 1938, a 27-year-old chemist named Roy Plunkett stumbled across a new type of chemical, one with a bond so strong it would end up sticking around long after he died—in fact, almost forever. Today, ...