RS Sodhi steps down as Amul MD
RS Sodhi, one of the leading names of the Indian dairy industry, on 9 January 2023 stepped down as managing director of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), popularly known as the...
BRCGS webinar by GFSI discusses food safety initiatives
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) defines food safety culture as ‘shared values, beliefs and norms that affect mindset and behavior toward food safety, in, across and throughout an organization.’ The topic is of...
Cheese packaging on a strong footing in India and South Asia
According to the International Dairy Foods Association, dairy per capita consumption across products has been increasing each year, up by 6% over the past five years and 10% over the past 15 years. Among...
BASF, StePac to develop sustainable packaging with polyamide 6 for fresh produce
BASF SE and StePac have joined hands to create the next generation of sustainable packaging, specifically for the fresh produce sector. Supplying StePac with its Ultramid Ccycled, a chemically recycled polyamide 6, BASF will...
Elba shows enhanced SA-V pouching line for Doypacks at K 2022
At the K 2022 in Dusseldorf Elba demonstrated its SA-V line forming Doypack stand-up pouches from recyclable and digitally printable mono-material PE films. Elba’s modular SA-V line has been enhanced for increasing its performance...
FSSAI conducts campaign against edible oil adulteration
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has concluded a nationwide campaign against the adulteration of edible oils with a single oil as a constituent, trans-fatty acids, and the sale of multi-source...
Koehler paper launches sustainable burger wrap
Koehler Paper, part of the Koehler Group, is adding another product for use in the fast-food market to its flexible packaging paper portfolio. Consumer demand for sustainable products and packaging has been evident in...
Mother Dairy raises milk prices by Rs 2 per liter
Mother Dairy has decided to hike the prices of milk by Rs 2 per liter in Delhi-NCR market with effect from Tuesday, citing a rise in input costs, PTI reported.
This is the fifth round of...
BASF’s sustainable castor bean program yields positive results
BASF and its partners have published the latest results from the Pragati project for sustainable castor beans. Pragati, the world’s first sustainable castor program, was founded in May 2016 by Arkema, BASF SE, Jayant...
UPM’s recyclable packaging papers certified as industrially compostable
Seven UPM packaging papers are now proven to be industrially compostable, marking another step on UPM Specialty Papers’ sustainability journey.
UPM Specialty Papers’ packaging materials are designed to be recycled into new paper products. In...