The Federal Trade Commission defines recycled content materials as those that have been recovered or diverted from the solid waste stream. Recycled content can be broken into two categories. Post-consumer and pre-consumer, (which may also be referred to as post-industrial). Post-consumer content, as its name implies, are materials that have been used by consumers. Examples are clear…
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I attended the hearing last evening in Albany held by the County Executive Dan McCoy, who listened to statements from folks regarding the proposed ban on foamed polystyrene food packaging. There was a good mix of people from individual citizens to local union workers to manufacturers. It was interesting listening to the people who were…
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I was recently in the San Francisco airport and noticed that most fine food establishments were serving their food in containers that were marked as compostable. We’ve talked about compostable containers many times before, in this blog. In fact as a company, we sell quite a lot of compostable packaging under our Harvest product lines….
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More food packaging news worth a look… Consumers seem more in tune on the types of packaging used these days. So much so it can sway their decision to buy a product or not. For me it’s reusable & microwave safe packaging that can push me over the edge to purchase. Okay so this one about…
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So sorry it’s been a while since my last News Worth Reading post, but believe it or not, I took some vacation! Enjoy the following and I’ll do my best to stay on top of this moving forward. There is reason for optimism in the restaurant industry. Although this report only shows “some” optimism…any news…
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Have you ever noticed the increasing gourmet options now located in the deli section of your local grocer? How about the fact there are now more and more options in the deli take-out section, beyond meats and cheeses? Your local grocery store is now a gourmet food court. Take-out options have matured. As we all…
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Let the super thirsty rejoice! A beacon of light has shown through these dark times of goofy governmental bans and food operators of NYC can continue to serve beverages greater than 16 fluid ounces without fear of the soda cops bearing down upon them. A New York Supreme Court Justice has blocked the ban calling it…
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It seems like every time I turn around there’s yet another municipality or some internet “guru” throwing stones and food packaging. It’s the same old tired blah blah droning going on. “There’s too much of it, it’s toxic, it gave me acne”…the list gets more ridiculous and farfetched with each new post. The problem is, there are…
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I tried to stay away from posting on all the bans our elected officials like to impose upon us, but I can’t ignore this one since it’s happening in Genpak’s home state. Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, has decided that not only should he ban large soda’s from you, but he’s now going…
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People seem to spend a lot of time talking about take-out hinged containers and other types of food packaging while the not-so-sexy plate and bowl category sits around quietly in the background. I’d like to change that for two main reasons. First, the dinnerware market is far bigger in terms of both units sold and dollar value…
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