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Lil' Gourmets Embraces Pouch Packaging for Vegetable-Rich Meals

Lil’ Gourmets offers a variety of flavors for their meals

Every Lil’ Gourmets’ meal delivers a complete serving of vegetables, meeting 100% of a baby’s daily vegetable needs and 50% of a toddler’s, without any added sugar.

From the beginning, Lil’ Gourmets has been focused on making it easier for parents to feed their kids more veggies and diverse flavors. Now, Lil’ Gourmets is offering their fresh & organic, veggie-first, chef-crafted meals in a convenient pouch.

“We are excited that our pouches are making it even simpler for on-the-go parents to feed kids their daily veggies. We consistently hear how great parents feel about feeding their kids Lil’ Gourmets, but that they’d love to see a pouch version. We took that to heart and now, no matter the occasion, we offer fresh and organic, delicious veggies at your fingertips,” shares Shibani Baluja, Founder & CEO of Lil’ Gourmets.

Every Lil’ Gourmets’ meal delivers a complete serving of vegetables, meeting 100% of a baby’s daily vegetable needs and 50% of a toddler’s, without any added sugar. Freshly available in the fridge, Lil' Gourmets' meals offer complex flavors, including Pumpkin & Navy Bean Shawarma, Cinnamon Beets & Apples, Mexican Corn & Beans, Sweet Potato Curry, and more.

“Lil’ Gourmets pouches are a great way to serve vegetables to kids since it's easy to eat and easy to clean up! Most toddlers love the independence of moving and eating at the same time, so Lil’ Gourmets fresh, veggie-first pouches are the perfect way to jam pack nutrients into your little one on the go,” states Rupa Mahadevan, Culinary Medicine Specialist and Pediatric Advisor to Lil’ Gourmets.

To learn more about Lil' Gourmets, please visit lilgourmets.com.

Courtesy of Lil’ Gourmets

nucao chocolate bars stacked on each other

Koehler and nucao Partner to Bring Paper-Based Packaging for Chocolate Bars

The close collaboration between Koehler Paper, a Koehler Group company, and Leipzig-based chocolate manufacturer nucao is paying off: nucao chocolate bars will be packaged exclusively in paper with immediate effect. The flexible packaging paper “Koehler NexPlus® Advanced” from Koehler Paper, which has excellent oxygen, mineral oil, and grease barrier properties, is primarily suitable for packaging of chocolate-coated fruit products.

In addition, the 100 percent recyclable paper is suitable for vertical packaging machines and now also for processing on horizontal packaging machines. The nucao bars “Crisp & Crunch”, “Almond Butter & Sea Salt“, “Roasted Hazelnut Butter”, “Creamy Strawberry” and “Salted Caramel” are the first chocolate bars in paper packaging to be available on the German market.

“From a technical point of view, this is revolutionary as vertical packaging machines have a very high production speed. Paper needs excellent strength properties to be processed in this way, without being too thick for the machines to handle it,” explained Alexander Rauer, Head of Business Development for flexible packaging paper at Koehler Paper.

“Projects of this kind rely on transparency and knowledge sharing, so we are delighted to have been able to confidently go through this process with Koehler Paper. We have come one step closer to our mission to generate a positive impact on the planet with chocolate thanks to our innovative paper packaging,” added Mathias Tholey, co-founder of nucao.

Courtesy of Koehler Paper

Pregis mailing package

Pregis® Launches Innovative EverTec™ Automated Mailer

Pregis®, a global leader in high-performance flexible packaging and protective packaging solutions, has unveiled the Pregis EverTec™ Automated Mailer, designed to seamlessly integrate with the Pregis Sharp™ MaxPro series of automated bagging machines, already known for increasing productivity, throughput, and efficiency while reducing freight costs.

Made from specialty kraft paper, the new EverTec Automated Mailer is durable enough to ensure that products can be transported safely and efficiently through the parcel network. The mailers are available in three stock sizes and can be customized with 1-color print, providing a customizable packaging option powered by paper.

Pregis has introduced this product in response to the growing demand for curbside recyclable, paper-based packaging while leveraging the proven benefits of Sharp Packaging Systems. As part of the EverTec curbside recyclable product line, the new automated mailer offers the same reliability and trusted performance that customers have come to expect from Pregis.

“Our new EverTec Automated Mailer is proof of our consistent focus on innovating for sustainability, and it’s a perfect combination of two of our premier mailing solutions, our efficiency-driving Sharp machinery and durable EverTec mailers,” explains Ryan Germann, Director of Global Product Management at Pregis. “It’s exciting to get this curbside recyclable paper solution out to the market as we are confident it is going to deliver an unparalleled level of sustainable, operational scalability for our customers.”

Courtesy of Pregis