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PACKAGING
Smaller
PAWPRINT
Industry responds with sustainable packaging innovations as
pressure to reduce impact on the environment increases.
By Lynn Petrak | petfoodprocessing@sosland.com
E
Everyone has a role to play in helping reduce, reuse and
recycle to create a more sustainable environment, and
that includes pet owners. Although eco-friendly - or at
least eco-friendlier - packaging is not a new concept,
it's become a greater priority as consumers seek to make
everyday changes that add up in the big picture.
"I've been in this industry for over a decade, and sustainability was a buzzword when I first started and it
never really went anywhere. But finally now, it's no longer a buzzword," reports Latricia Fry, director of marketing, Constantia Flexibles, with US offices in Blythewood,
South Carolina. "You're seeing multi-national companies coming out with pledges to be 100% recyclable
or sustainable by 2022 or 2025, and there has been an
increase in recyclability and sustainability requests for
packaging, especially in North America."
Others in the packaging and pet food processing
industries agree that pressure is coming from many
sides to find ways to reduce packaging and food waste.
"Consumer interest in more sustainable or eco-friendlier
packaging has led many of the large pet food manufacturers, as well as retailers, to actively seek ways to reduce
costs and eliminate packaging waste. As pet food moves
to mimic consumer food trends, so does its packaging,"
observes Sean Riley, senior director, media and industry communications, The Association for Packaging and
Processing Technologies (PMMI), Reston, Virginia.
Consumer research backs up growing interest in more
sustainable packaging for consumable goods, for humans as well as pets. One of the top ten global trends for
2019 from research firm Euromonitor International is,
"I Want a Plastic-Free World." In its recently-published
projection of 2019 trends, Mintel research firm underscored the importance of packaging in a product's sustainable lifecycle, calling out greater use of bio-based
packaging materials, improved access to and incentives
for package recycling.
Another trend dovetailing into sustainable packaging
is burgeoning consumer interest in organic and natural
pet products or items from niche brands that signal their
commitment to certain practices. "Consumers want
packaging that offers the same benefits they are accustomed to for their own food. The move toward convenient packaging and clean labels featuring organic and
Aluminum is a classic
material used in pet
food packaging that
can be easily recycled
in most cases.
Constantia Flexibles
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CONTENTS
OFF THE LEASH - MY FAVORITE STORY
TRENDS - SOURCING RESPONSIBLY
PLANT PROFILE - A BRAND FOR THE GENERATIONS
FOOD SAFETY - RISKY BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS MATTERS - ALWAYS IN SEASON
REGULATORY - AUTHORITY OVERVIEW
INGREDIENTS - HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
EVENT SPOTLIGHT - COLLECTIVE EFFORT
EQUIPMENT - UNIFORM EXPERIENCE
BUSINESS STRATEGY - DREAM TEAM
EQUIPMENT - BETTER BATCHES
OPERATIONS - WAR ON TASTE
PACKAGING - SMALLER PAWPRINT
BEST IN SHOW
PATENTS TO PONDER
EVENTS
SIT, STAY, READ
AD INDEX
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - CONTENTS
PET Food Processing - March 2019 - OFF THE LEASH - MY FAVORITE STORY
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - TRENDS - SOURCING RESPONSIBLY
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - PLANT PROFILE - A BRAND FOR THE GENERATIONS
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - FOOD SAFETY - RISKY BUSINESS
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - SMALL BUSINESS MATTERS - ALWAYS IN SEASON
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - REGULATORY - AUTHORITY OVERVIEW
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - INGREDIENTS - HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - EVENT SPOTLIGHT - COLLECTIVE EFFORT
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - EQUIPMENT - UNIFORM EXPERIENCE
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - 52
PET Food Processing - March 2019 - BUSINESS STRATEGY - DREAM TEAM
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - EQUIPMENT - BETTER BATCHES
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - OPERATIONS - WAR ON TASTE
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - PACKAGING - SMALLER PAWPRINT
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - BEST IN SHOW
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - PATENTS TO PONDER
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PET Food Processing - March 2019 - EVENTS
PET Food Processing - March 2019 - SIT, STAY, READ
PET Food Processing - March 2019 - AD INDEX
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