Tag: Packaging industry
Less in it, the same price – government wants to ban “deceptive packages” in supermarkets
Berlin, Düsseldorf Federal Consumer Protection Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) is taking action against hidden price increases in retail. “Deceptive packages are a big nuisance. “Consumers are being misled here,” Lemke…
Why the bottled water brand is using less recycled plastic
Gerolsteiner apple spritzer in non-returnable PET bottles “Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year we had to reduce the recycling percentage to 30 percent,” explains company boss Roel Annega. (Photo:…
How the Gerresheimer share benefits from the hype surrounding the weight loss injection
Dusseldorf Excess pounds can now simply be squirted away: the hype surrounding the drugs Ozempic and Wegovy is huge – especially since it has been known that the active ingredient…
“Germany is the brake on ecology”
Mainz Reinhard Schneider lives up to his reputation. The owner of the frog cleaning agent manufacturer Werner & Mertz is known for vociferously criticizing his own industry. “Companies try to…
Why bottles and glasses are scarce and expensive
Glass bottles from Coca-Cola The Ukraine war caused a delay of more than a year for the bottler. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf The Henkell Freixenet winery fills an estimated 300 million…
Soaring profits in the fight against obesity
Gerresheimer The manufacturer of pharmaceutical packaging and systems is benefiting greatly from the sharp rise in sales of diabetes and weight loss products. CEO Siemssen expects further growth from the…
How renewable resources are replacing petroleum
Dusseldorf Anyone who drives past huge chemical plants on the Autobahn between Cologne and Bonn would have no idea: old chip fat is being processed here, possibly from your last…
A recycling cycle full of holes – Europe is sinking into yoghurt pots, milk cartons and shampoo bottles
plastic waste Europe has a massive plastic problem. The continent is sinking into yoghurt pots, milk cartons and shampoo bottles. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Small bits of plastic are stuck to…
Top wineries are committed to more sustainability
winery More sustainability: Last year, the bottles of Gutswein – 63 percent of the volume – were switched to lightweight glass, this year the weight of the bottles for the…
Lidl is resisting the introduction of a multiple-use obligation
Dusseldorf The Schwarz Group sees itself as a pioneer in the sustainable use of plastic. The bottles for the drinks of all their own brands for the subsidiaries Lidl and…
Why manufacturers find it so difficult
Dusseldorf Consumers see the beginning of the plastic revolution with every purchase. On many shampoo tubes or detergent bottles, manufacturers advertise that they use more recycled plastic in their packaging.…
Beverages: Innovative winegrowers: Wine from the beer returnable bottle
Wine in returnable bottles The Palatinate organic winery Galler fills its wine into 0.5 liter beer bottles. The reusable bottle with crown cap can be given to the normal deposit…
This company has solved the problem of plastic waste
sample depots The strategists (from left): Laetitia-Zarah Gerbes (Acatis Investment), Gabriele Hartmann (Perspective Asset Management) and David Wehner (Do Investment). (Photo: private) Frankfurt Let’s start the year with optimism –…
New packaging obligation 2023: Restaurateurs struggle with reusable tableware
Dusseldorf Disposable packaging for food and drinks creates huge mountains of waste. According to the Federal Environment Ministry, around 320,000 disposable cups for hot drinks are used every hour in…
Climate protection is becoming a matter of survival for retailers
Dusseldorf Many bakers complain that they are threatened with bankruptcy due to rising energy costs. This is not an issue for Roland Schüren: His bakery in Haan in the Rhineland…
How Sinalco and Rheinfels source still bubble
Walsum No CO2, no sparkling water: Rheinfelsquellen needs about 6,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. “We don’t do anything without carbon dioxide,” says entrepreneur Heino Hövelmann, who is the…
How Sinalco and Rheinfels source still bubble
Walsum No CO2, no sparkling water: Rheinfelsquellen needs about 6,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. “We don’t do anything without carbon dioxide,” says entrepreneur Heino Hövelmann, who is the…
The luxury good could become even scarcer
Paris As far as the eye can see, vines stretch across the Champagne hills between Reims and Épernay. The expanse gives the impression of wine in abundance. The area is…
Reusable packaging revitalizes the start-up scene – Recup snaps up Ikea as a customer
reusable cup From January 2023, almost all restaurants, cafés and supermarkets will also have to offer reusable packaging. (Photo: obs) Berlin Sushi, salad bar, burger or Thai: In Germany, 4.5…
Henkel refill stations meet skeptical consumers
Refill station of the Henkel brand “Love Nature” The concept hardly goes down well with customers. (Photo: Nora Laurie Lammers / dm) Dusseldorf Henkel wanted to be a pioneer in…