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Fedemco's members manufacture a wide range of wooden containers for fresh produce

Wooden revolution?

2023-05-19T12:01:00+01:00By

Enrique Soler and Salvador Cervera of Fedemco tell Fred Searle why they are confident wooden packaging will play an important role at British and European supermarkets as retailers’ push for sustainability continues

Fedemco Ecowoox

Fedemco presents new sustainability seal at Global Tomato Congress

2023-05-17T15:30:00+01:00By

Ecowoox label makes it easier for companies to comply with new EU regulations on packaging waste

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Compostable Coalition assembles advisory board

2023-04-26T14:08:00+01:00By

Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ocado are among the first names to be unveiled as Compostable Coalition UK advisory board members

GB Apples Pink Lady packaging

Assomela slams EU’s proposed ban on packaging

2023-04-24T11:44:00+01:00

Proposed regulation, which would outlaw all fruit and vegetable packaging in the EU, needs a major rethink, according to Italian apple suppliers

Wooden pallet manufacturing

Wooden pallet numbers on the rise

2023-04-05T10:08:00+01:00By

UK manufacturing and reuse show a large uplift according to the results of a new survey

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Haith Group strengthens EU presence

2023-03-15T12:17:00+00:00By

Leading UK veg equipment manufacturer appoints Remach BV as European sales and service partner 

Sirane Earthpad

Earthpad marks “world first” for Sirane

2023-03-10T10:40:00+00:00By

Group’s absorbent pad for fruit has been approved for recycling by OPRL

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UK mushroom supplier switches to sustainable packaging

2023-02-23T12:26:00+00:00By

Graphic Packaging International partners with Smithy Mushrooms to supply fibre-based ProducePack Punnets for exotic mushrooms to UK supermarkets

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Fruit Logistica 2023 comes to a successful conclusion

2023-02-14T10:24:00+00:00By

Over 60,000 trade visitors descended on Berlin last week for a truly international fresh produce event

Rijk Zwaan Tatayoyo FLIA 2023 winner Jan Doldersum

Tatayoyo wins Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023

2023-02-10T14:04:00+00:00By

Rijk Zwaan’s branded variety holds off strong competition to win this year’s top prize at Fruit Logistica in Berlin

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New rules are coming in for packaging

A third of packagers ‘unaware of new EPR rules’

2023-02-03T12:20:00+00:00By

Survey suggests packaging industry still has some way to go to meet new obligations

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KM Packaging sets up Australian business

2023-01-26T23:42:00+00:00By

British packaging specialist targets growth in key export market, appointing Tammy Spencer as ANZ manager

Fresh produce retail shelf close-up

IGD forecasts global retail trends

2023-01-19T15:18:00+00:00By

Improving supply chain efficiency and delivering value are some of the key trends expected in 2023

Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023

Who takes this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award?

2023-01-12T11:16:00+00:00In partnership with Fruit Logistica

New products and technologies in the running for this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award, with the winner due to be announced on 10 February in Berlin

Festival of Fresh 2023

AMFRESH to host Festival of Fresh 2023

2023-01-11T12:57:00+00:00By

Innovative fruit supplier welcomes FPJ’s flagship festival to its cutting-edge new facility in Cambridgeshire in June 2023