TricorBraun Flex, the flexible packaging division of global packaging leader TricorBraun, has launched Biotre 3.0, a fully-compostable, plant-based packaging material. Biotre is a flexible packaging film made from renewable and compostable resources, such as wood and pulp. Available in a range of sizes, Biotre can reduce the amount of packaging in waste disposal because it breaks down naturally in a home composting environment. Biotre also preserves natural resources by reducing the use of fossil fuel and mineral resources.
GEA has recently opened the doors to its new GEA Pet Food Experience Center (PEX) in Galliera Veneta, Italy. The role of the new center is to drive innovation in cooperation with customers and industry partners and to function as a locus for sharing latest know-how, where partners can anticipate a high level of technological development support.
Buddy Custard is a "pet-ra-ceutical"/neutraceutical made especially for dogs as part of a canine health and wellness program. With two flavors--Original and Peanut Butter--Buddy Custard is a healthy frozen treat that is based on a proven 60-year successful formula and technology called the "Budwig Protocol."
Nestlé opened its first Brazilian factory in Araras 98 years ago.
August 22, 2019
Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, invested R$1 billion in São Paulo, Brazil, over the next three years to install a new line in the Caçapava and Araçatuba factories.
The pet food packaging market is dominated by the plastic segment accounting for 40.8% share in the overall market in 2017.
April 11, 2019
The global pet food packaging market was valued at $8.3 billion in 2017, and is anticipated to expand with 5.2% CAGR over the forecast period to reach $10.7 billion by 2022, according to analyses from Transparency Market Research, Albany, N.Y.