DisSolves has developed clean-label edible films that dissolve rapidly in hot or cold water, milk, and juice, without leaving any residue.
Under a JDA, Mi Terro will develop edible dissolvable packaging materials, while Lipton will provide tea powders, facilities, and equipment for testing.
The Australian company offers consumer and industrial versions of its compostable wrap that can replace petroleum-based plastic versions.
The Estonian startup is producing edible and compostable food-grade packaging materials from plant-derived polysaccharides.
More than half of survey respondents said grocery stores must improve their sustainability claims and avoid greenwashing.
The USDA-backed startup produces vapor-releasing sachets that extend the life of fresh produce when it’s in transit from the farm.
The pair’s packaging is a micro-perforated compostable film that reduces food waste by extending shelf life while cutting plastic pollution.
Israel’s TIPA says demand for its compostable packaging inputs has been driven by consumers seeking more sustainable solutions from brands and retailers.
The Richmond, Virginia-based startup is ramping up production to meet the surge in demand for meal kits and other food e-commerce offerings amid Covid-19.
A new report identifies key technologies to fight food waste at six key points of the food supply chain, including coatings, packaging, and sensors.
Ecoinno wants to offer a ‘third way’ between traditional, petroleum-based plastics, and bioplastics produced from non-naturally occurring polymers.
Sufresca, an Israeli startup designing edible fruit and vegetable coating solutions to reduce food waste and curb plastic packaging, has just raised $500,000 seed funding from the agri-foodtech VC Rimonim, the company disclosed to AFN.
The Israeli startup sells compostable packaging solutions that breakdown within 180 days to packaging manufacturers and retailers
One of the world’s largest dairy companies, FrieslandCampina, has tapped Norwegian company Kezzler to provide global traceability services for its top baby formula brand, FRISO.
Companies are feeling public pressure to reduce the amount of plastic they use. A new breed of innovators is responding with eco-friendly alternatives to conventional materials.
Pangea Ventures, which focuses on advanced materials venture capital, alongside existing ag-focused investor S2G Ventures led the round supporting Hazel’s package technology that helps extend foods’ shelf life.
Washington State lawmakers are considering a hardline measure that would force companies to take responsibility for plastic waste or forgo using it at all.
Noluma has developed a unique technology that measures the light protection of packaging as a function of its effects on the product contents by placing a marker ingredient in a solution inside a test package, which is then exposed to intense light.
Virginia-based sustainable packaging company TemperPack, which counts HelloFresh among its clients, raised $22.5m in a Series B round bringing the growing Packaging 2.0 sector into the spotlight.
We’re talking early stage, but there was real quality in the room, writes Johan Jorgensen from Sweden FoodTech.
