LEADING eDGE
Tipperary Tortilla Company // blanco-nino.com
Blanco Nino Announces Fully Recyclable Chip Bag
Tipperary tortilla company Blanco Nino says it is the first tortilla chip brand in Ireland or Britain to introduce fully recyclable packaging for its range of corn chips. If you’ve ever been disturbed by why crisp and chip packs are mostly marked ‘don’t recycle’ or ‘not yet recyclable’, you have reason to be. According to Blanco Niño, a typical crisp packet “takes hundreds of years to decompose and is a real challenge for waste management.” Ireland generates around 265,000 tonnes of plastic waste each year, and less than one-third is being recycled, but the company’s new packaging, made from a plastic resin called polypropylene 5 which is widely recycled, aims to change all that. It also has the virtue, said the company, of keeping the product fresh for longer.
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TricorBraun // tricorbraun.com
Tricorbraun Wins Ameristar Packaging Awards
TricorBraun has been honored with two 2022 AmeriStar Packaging Awards from the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP). The company’s awards — recognizing innovation and excellence in packaging design ― are in the Food, Shelf Stable category. Designed by TricorBraun Flex, TricorBraun’s flexible packaging division, the Brandywine Coffee Roasters package focuses on three points: design, material, and technique. A pocket zipper replaces the traditional tin tie used in most coffee bags to facilitate opening and closing. The packaging is a flexible packaging material that is 60% compostable and 60% renewable. Since a portion of the bag will break down naturally in a commercial composter, the material reduces the amount of packaging that ends up in landfills. Because the plant-based components that go into the material absorb CO2, there is a climate benefit compared to traditional fossil-fuel-based packaging. Finally, designing the bag to have a Kraft paper finish enables small batch silk screening of the company's locally sourced artwork.
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RDCL Superfoods // rdclsuperfoods.com
New Superfood Beverage is Packaged for Convenience
RDCL Superfoods (pronounced “radical”) is a new vitamin-enriched line of beverages containing plant-based ingredients and zero added sugar. Donny Makower, a former advertising and marketing executive, conceived RDCL to introduce a greater portion of the population to the benefits of plant-based living with products that are accessible and delicious. He committed to veganism after seeing his sister Iris, a cancer survivor, regain her health using a plant-based diet. Super Cocoa is a powder, individually packaged in a convenient pouch, that can be mixed into hot or cold water or mixed into a smoothie. It’s made with premium cacao along with pea protein, ancient grains and seeds, and greens.
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Frito-Lay North America // fritolay.com
Lay's Mashes Up Snack Aisle With Newest Batch of Flavor Swap Releases
The Lay’s Mash Ups are back with new combinations of flavor. "This year's newest addition combines our Kettle Cooked variety and the popular Fritos Chili Cheese flavor to make a powerful addition to an already stacked lineup. We're excited to re-release these iconic swaps after last year's success and to continue delivering the flavor experience our fans are looking and asking for," Stacy Taffet, senior vice president of brand marketing, Frito-Lay North America. Lay's Kettle Cooked Fritos Chili Cheese combines the crunch of Lay's Kettle Cooked potato chips with the chili and cheese flavor fans have enjoyed from Fritos for years. This year's Flavor Swap lineup also includes three returning flavors that merge the best of Lay's chips with other Frito-Lay favorites.
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The Martha Stewart CBD Pumpkin Spice Wellness Gummies (CNW Group/Canopy Growth Corporation) // marqueebrands.com
Martha Stewart CBD Expands Portfolio with Limited-Edition Pumpkin Spice CBD Gummies
Martha Stewart CBD unveiled the latest flavor in its CBD portfolio – Pumpkin Spice CBD Wellness Gummies. These limited-edition gummies, packaged in a stand-up pouch, continue the expansion of the Martha Stewart CBD gummies lineup, which features some of the brands most popular items and flavors, including the Tropical Medley CBD Wellness Gummies and Harvest Medley CBD Wellness Gummies. The new flavor is a part of the brand’s commitment to tapping into the products and flavors that consumers want, as well as her continued partnership with Canopy Growth Corporation, a diversified cannabis and cannabinoid-based consumer product company.
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September 2022 // flexpackmag.com