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A word from Coop, Davines, Lavazza, Nestlè, Sanpellegrino. By Maria Costanza Candi, Luciana Guidotti.

The big players of the largescale retail trade as a driver of innovation also with regard to sustainability, which is certainly a goal, but above all a value that permeates every action, from the presentation of a product on the shelf to the management of suppliers. Interview with Chiara Faenza, Sustainability and Innovation Values manager for Coop.

Nestlé has pledged to move beyond protecting forests to an approach that involves restoring them and helping them thrive with the aim of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

Sustainability as a holistic approach that touches the organization, the product, the customer and infects the partners. Interview with Sonia Ziveri, Chief Sustainability Officer of Davines SpA.

PepsiCo has announced the sale of Tropicana, Naked and other North American juice brands to French private equity firm Pai Partners.

The Morato Group has completed the acquisition of RO.MAR., a historic company specialising in the production of packaged sliced bread based in the province of Venice.

Latteria Soresina is unveiling its new brand image following a restyling programme involving the marketing department, the retail trade and market research among end consumers.

Givaudan has posted above-expected growth, including a 16.3% increase in net income in the first half of 2021 (CHF 481 million or approximately €444 million) compared to the first six months of 2020.

In its virtual showroom, Pfeiffer Vacuum presents a variety of different leak testing methods for pharmaceutical packaging (container closure integrity testing or CCIT).

Sustainability as part of the management strategy: a word from Marta Schiraldi, Safety, Health, Environment and Sustainability Head of Gruppo Nestlé Italia. Maria Costanza Candi, Luciana Guidotti 

The Associazione Amici del Museo del Patrimonio Industriale (Friends of the Industrial Heritage Museum), a non-profit organisation set up in 1997 to act as a meeting place between the worlds of culture and industry in Bologna, elected its new Board of Directors on 27 May.

Gualapack has acquired the Modena-based Easysnap Technology, a company known worldwide for its patented, innovative Easysnap® technology for easy opening of single-dose sachets suitable for liquid or semi-liquid products.

 

A Ferrero-related Company today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Burton’s Biscuit Company from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.

RoboIT è il primo dei Poli Nazionali di Trasferimento Tecnologico che CDP Venture Capital SGR finanzierà attraverso il Fondo Technology Transfer per valorizzare i risultati della ricerca scientifica e tecnologica e supportare la nascita di nuove startup ideate all’interno delle Università e nei Centri di ricerca di eccellenza.

Environmental sensibility has distant roots for the Turin-based multinational: Francesca Squillace, Packaging and Materials Director of Lavazza, talks about it. 

The Oxy Capital private equity firm and illimity Bank will be the pivotal players in the debt restructuring agreement (pursuant to Article 182 bis of the Italian Bankruptcy Law) between the Gpack Group, a leading manufacturer of boxes and cases made of cardboard and similar materials for the luxury, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food & beverage markets, and its creditors.

The iconic brown plastic cup used by Coppa del Nonno ice cream producer is being transformed to reflect the brand’s environmental commitment. From now on, the famous coffee ice cream will be packaged in eco-friendly plastic cups made from bio-based polypropylene supplied by the French multinational Total.

Supply chain traceability, total transparency in the description of materials used in the finished product (organic, recycled, etc.) and the use of raw materials obtained from deforestation-free crops are just a few of the requirements met by the polyethylene packaging films produced by Crocco, which has been granted ISCC PLUS certification (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification)…

Sulapac has launched a groundbreaking innovation that will allow water-based products to be packaged with a new bio-based barrier that biodegrades without leaving permanent microplastics behind.

L’Oréal Italia has announced that it is set to eliminate plastic from the packaging of certain product categories shipped from its logistics centre in Villanterio in the province of Pavia.