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More than 50% of Marie's consumers use dressings to do more than
top salads.
" Our new Marie's dressings offer the indulgent great taste of our
legacy brand, with the versatility and convenience consumers want. "
The news follows the 2021 rollout of a new line of plant-based
dressings for sale in fresh produce sections.
The line comes in four classic flavors with a twist:
* Creamy Dill Ranch
* Smoked Black Pepper Caesar
* Meyer Lemon Basil
* Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette
All four dressing flavors are vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free. The
line is packaged in 11.5-ounce recyclable PET bottles and is expected to
retail at around $4.49, although prices may vary by retailer.
Organic Girl packaging provider
commits to plastic reduction
A packaging provider for refrigerated dressing specialist Organic Girl
has made a big commitment to packaging sustainability.
Union City, Calif.-based Emerald Packaging Inc., the leading supplier
of flexible packaging to the produce industry, has become a signatory
to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global
Commitment.
This requires the company to make firm commitments to reduce
the use of plastic by embracing goals in line with creating a circular
economy. As such the company has agreed to make its packages
reusable, recyclable or compostable in accordance with NPEGC
principles, with specific targets to hit by 2025.
The company also announced it has signed the Foundation's call
for a legally binding UN Plastics Pollution Treaty on Plastic Pollution.
Emerald is one of the few flexible packaging companies in the United
States to become an Ellen MacArthur signatory.
Under its MacArthur commitments, Emerald Packaging will help drive
the adoption of post-consumer recycled resin (PCR) in food packaging.
The company says 50% of its volume by weight will
contain PCR by 2025. The process will reduce the
amount of virgin resin required to make its flexible
packaging, while maintaining the same food
preservation qualities that extends shelf life and
helps reduce food waste, which is responsible for six
percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
" Emerald Packaging wants to play its part in
mobilizing a shift towards a circular economy for
plastics. We take tremendous pride to have been
welcomed as a signatory, which required making specific commitments
to reduce plastic use by 2025, " said Kevin Kelly, chief executive officer,
Emerald Packaging. " We believe we will achieve this goal. This is an
important step for our company to help combat the worldwide plastic
waste crisis. "
As part of its goals, the company agreed to dramatically increase the
recyclability of its packaging by 2025. This includes a significant reduction
in packages made from mixed plastics in favor of mono-materials with
increased stiffness, eliminating the need for non-recyclable materials.
These new goals extend Emerald Packaging's sustainability initiatives.
The company has for over 20 years worked to increase industry efforts
to deal with plastic waste, most recently shaping legislation in California
addressing the need for better recycling infrastructure. Emerald is one
of the few manufacturers to win Green Business certification by the
state of California thanks to its waste, water, and energy reduction
efforts. It introduced the first compostable packaging in the produce
industry 15 years ago and continues to test and experiment with new
compostable materials as they become available.
Emerald Packaging has been reinventing packaging for almost 60
years and is the largest plastic produce packaging manufacturer in the
U.S. The company specializes in fresh produce and bagged salads for
many of today's leading food companies nationwide. The company
works closely with its customers to design packages that reduce its
environmental impact and help achieve carbon neutrality.
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