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Premium chocolate brand Cox & Co has claimed an industry first by developing flow-wrap paper packaging for its lineup of bars. The packaging, which replaces a compostable plastic wrapper, is [...]

Byline: Niamh Leonard-Bedwell In 2018, thousands of consumers posted their empty crisp packets back to Walkers. The #PacketInWalkers campaign - so successful that Royal Mail had to issue a plea [...]

AVAILABILITY Could AI be a game-changer for Morrisons? 18 JLP Tarry takes 'impossible' job 5, 58 GENDER PAY Retailersranked 7 HOME BARGAINS Staff numbers down 1,600 despite new stores 7 [...]

Byline: Vince Bamford T oilet paper was once something polite society kept out of view. As recently as the 1970s, people still stashed it under the skirts of plastic ladies [...]

Byline: David Burrows E very story needs a hero and a villain. In the narrative around packaging, plastic is cast as the bad guy. And paper, almost by default, has [...]

Byline: James Beeson Aldi has unveiled what it claims is the UK's rst paper bottle for own label wine - available across two variants. Cambalala South African Shiraz (13% abv) [...]

Upfield is moving to a 'world first' plasticfree recyclable tub for its plant butters and spreads. The Flora owner has begun transitioning to paper packaging across its global portfolio, as [...]

Two more big-name fmcg brands - Pringles and Flora - are transitioning their products to paper packs. The new Pringles tube, which has already hit Tesco shelves and will roll [...]

PAPER PLAN Shoppers are looking for small ways to make a big dierence - Julie Ash eld, MD of buying, Aldi [...]

Global berry giant Driscoll's has rolled out its branded paper packs into a major UK supermarket for the rst time. The business is using paper packaging for its branded berries [...]

Byline: Niamh Leonard-Bedwell Pringles has rolled out a new recyclable paper tube through an exclusive tie-up with Tesco Group - two years after trialling similar packs with the retailer. The [...]

A global shift to digital is leading to a shortage of recycled paper, the tissue sector has warned. As increasing numbers of people turn to remote work, and offices become [...]

Walk for a few minutes in almost any direction from central London's Old Street, and you will discover 20 centuries' worth of the city's vernacular architecture. To the north west [...]

Coffee giant JDE Peet's is to roll out paper refill packs for its instant coffee brands. The packs - first unveiled by JDE in July - will be added across [...]

The enduring value of an analogue technology T HIS IS THE digital age, and the advice to executives is clear. Managers need to have a digital mindset; the organisations they [...]

Byline: Vince Bamford Soaking up spills, blowing your nose and wiping your bum are costly tasks nowadays. The reason being the rapidly rising average prices of paper products. Kitchen roll [...]

The next time you are in a meeting, whether in person or virtual, take a look at the other participants. Or have a quick scroll through the 'our people' part [...]

Sustainable paper products brand Who Gives a Crap has secured its rst UK retail listing, with Waitrose. Four SKUs - bamboo toilet paper in both a four-pack and eight-pack, recycled [...]

Paper products supplier Accrol has seen volumes grow 7.7%, driven by own label lines it makes for a wealth of wellknown retailers. In its latest annual results, dated to 30 [...]

We can't go back in time or re-create the past, but we can tap our past experiences to make better decisions in the present and future. As a community, we [...]

Helen Gilbert Sustainable fruit juice brand Flawsome has claimed a first with a new carton range that uses eco-friendly paper wrapping for its straws. Available from Flawsome's webstore, Wonky Fruit [...]

SMPTE has announced its call for technical papers for the SMPTE 2024 Media Technology Summit, which will be held Oct. 21-24 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA. Submitted [...]

It was a year ago this month that China experienced the biggest wave of unrest since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Thousands of people, mostly students and youngsters, gathered [...]

Quaker Oats is to transition its porridge pots into fully recyclable paper packaging. They will replace the current plastic pots, which have to be separated from their card sheath for [...]

Pot Noodle is trialling paper packaging with Tesco. A run of 500,000 Chicken & Mushroom packs made from FSC-certied paper has rolled into the retailer. The pot featured a single [...]

Overview and Motivation for this Focused Issue Social innovation is an important concept in the field of innovation. Defined as novel solutions to effectively and efficiently address social problems and [...]

Rowse has created a fully recyclable singleserve honey sachet out of paper, to be used at Pret. The 14g pack features an 'innovative snap and fold' mechanism intended to dispense [...]

Designed to help products stays fresher for longer, Amcor's LifeSpan(r) Performance Paper is a unique breakthrough for recyclable packaging solutions. As part of the company's global paper platform, AmFiber, this [...]

Two thatch huts were still smouldering when Daniel Ellsberg and his group reached the village. It took nothing to destroy them; just a Zippo lighter. Children were searching for toys [...]

Byline: Niamh Leonard-Bedwell Sustainable paper products brand Who Gives a Crap is set to make its retail debut. The fast-growing DTC challenger - which has made more than PS40m in [...]

Byline: Niamh Leonard-Bedwell Warburtons is launching its rst loaves wrapped in paper packaging. Its new Seeds & Grains range comprises three 700g loaves: The Big 21, which includes 21 varieties [...]

In September, IAASA published its most recent Observations paper, Observations on Selected Financial Reporting Issues--Years Ending On or After 31 December 2021. While directed primarily at the comparatively small number [...]

Eco toilet paper challenger Bumboo has cleaned up a PS400k crowdfunding round, valuing it at PS5m. The startup has so far raised almost PS600k from more than 300 investors, comfortably [...]

Submission Deadline: May 30, 2023 Overview and Motivation for this Focused Issue Social innovation is an important concept in the field of innovation. Defined as novel solutions to effectively and [...]

Cantina Goccia has unveiled what it claims is the world's first purposebuilt machine for filling paper wine bottles. The facility at the supplier's Umbria winery will initially fill 1,000 paper [...]

Byline: Emma Weinbren The phrase 'bog-standard' is taking on a more literal meaning. Because when it comes to toilet paper, Brits are taking a far more basic approach. The cost [...]

Focused Issue Editors: Samuel Adomako, University of Birmingham, UK (SAdomako@bham.ac.uk) Xiaohui Liu, University of Birmingham, UK (X.Liu,1@bham.ac.uk) Riikka M Sarala, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA (rmsarala@uncg.edu) Mujtaba Ahsan, [...]

India's markets are roaring. They also have serious faults F EW STOCKMARKETS flourished in 2022. Strong performers include ones in commodity-exporting countries like Brazil, Indonesia and the Gulf states, which [...]

Disposable vapes are booming. That's great for the category, but not for the environment. More than half end up in landll, enough to cover 22 football pitches every week, according [...]

Byline: Niamh Leonard-Bedwell Nestle has unveiled a 'next generation' coffee machine with paperbased compostable pods under its Nescafe Dolce Gusto brand. Billed as a 'coffee shop at home', the new [...]

Since the UK voted to leave the EU, environmentalists have worried that the government will use its new-found freedoms to lower environmental standards. Last year, for instance, then business secretary [...]

Iceland is using a newly developed recyclable paper pouch for its Northcoast frozen seafood range, in a claimed milestone in the quest for plastic alternatives. It is said to be [...]

Greenall's has begun pouring its gin into ecofriendly paper bottles. The brand has created a 70cl bottle made from 94% recycled paperboard, which contains a food-grade plastic pouch within. It [...]

Byline: Julie Chen In the past weeks, all eyes have been on the bamboo toilet paper industry. That attention is courtesy of a shocking Which? article, which claimed 60% of [...]

When in Rome is launching a paper wine bottle. The bottle, developed with Frugalpac, is made from 94% recycled paper, and is billed as having a carbon footprint 84% lower [...]

A good reed A new history of the written word is no plod through dusty libraries W HY DO READERS love books? For wisdom and wit, the lift of comedy [...]

P oliticians' private finances are a big political issue in central Europe, as Andrej Babis well knows. Mr Babis, a billionaire who is prime minister of the Czech Republic, faces [...]

Shell companies, tax havens and European politicians POLITICIANS' PRIVATE finances are a big political issue in central Europe, as Andrej Babis well knows. Mr Babis, a billionaire who is prime [...]

Changes at the core After years of relative stability, disciplines associated with Chartered Accountancy are about to undergo significant change, a key source of which will be legal and regulatory [...]