Editor's Spotlight: Packaging innovat ions aiming to drive industry change in sus tainability

Cardboard bottle tequila brand hopes to inspire industry shift in sustainability

Sweden’s Buen Vato is launching a cardboard tequila bottle: saying it is ‘on a mission to shake-up the drinks industry’ by investing in sustainable manufacturing and cutting transport emissions. Read more

From bag-in-box to plastic and paper bottles: Meet the brand eliminating glass from wine packaging

Given that 40% of all emissions in wine production comes from the manufacturing and transport of glass, UK start-up When in Rome is rethinking conventional packaging. FoodNavigator hears what has and hasn’t worked… Read more

Diageo partners with ecoSPIRITS for circular packaging solutions

Diageo is partnering with tech company ecoSPIRITS to pilot a sustainable packaging format for Smirnoff and Captain Morgan. Read more

Coca-Cola: 'Recycling rates aren’t dramatically shifting'

Even though 59% of Americans have access to curbside recycling, only 27% of plastic bottles are currently recycled – a grim statistic that is not only bad for the environment but also bad for CPG businesses, such as The Coca-Cola Co., that are striving to incorporate more recycled material in their packaging. Read more

Sustainable packaging: How are start-ups ‘thinking outside the box’ for snacks and booze?

From reducing film in snack packets to reinventing the wine bottle, how are food and drink start-ups getting creative with sustainable packaging? Read more