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Bottom of Fresh Herbs Bag Becomes Growing Pot

Bottom of Fresh Herbs Bag Becomes Growing Pot

IGrow PreOwned 1/7/21 IGrow PreOwned 1/7/21

Grower To Flexible Packaging

Forward Greens' vertically farmed edible plants packaging was changed twice before finding the best metrics-based sustainable option, an OPP pillow pack

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A Journey Through The World Supply Chain With IFCO Systems

Founded in 1992, IFCO was the first pioneer to reintroduce a reusable packaging system for the entire fresh product supply chain, from producer to retailer

IGrow PreOwned 10/22/19 IGrow PreOwned 10/22/19

Mucci Farms Wins Best Sustainable Packaging Award At Fresh Summit 2019

“To win this category, in particular, is exciting because sustainability is by far the top of mind subject in the food industry today,” says Emily Murracas, Director of Marketing

IGrow PreOwned 5/10/19 IGrow PreOwned 5/10/19

Paper Sleeves Added To Greensleeve Product Range

Earlier this year, Mediane launched their Greensleeve program including a variety of sustainable packaging sleeve alternatives to the herbal plant market

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Inside The GMO Law: What Needs To Be Labeled And Why It Matters

The regulations state that manufacturers can voluntarily disclose GMOs if a product contains some of these highly refined ingredients or has a lower concentration of biologically engineered material, which GMO advocates cheer and consumer organizations caution

IGrow PreOwned 12/29/18 IGrow PreOwned 12/29/18

Why It’s Critical For Food Companies To Choose Sustainable Packaging

The U.S. is in the midst of an increasingly sophisticated and urgent conversation about environmental damage from single-use plastics and containers

IGrow PreOwned 10/8/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/8/18

Have Your Food and Eat the Wrapper Too

To combat the harmful environmental effects of plastic, many companies are seeking to replace excess plastic packaging with edible materials.

IGrow PreOwned 7/14/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/14/18

Mucci Farms Takes Home Best New Packaging Award from United Fresh

With so many people looking for inspiration in produce aisles, Mucci Farms is stepping up as a company wanting to lasso in consumers’ interest in new and interesting ways.

IGrow PreOwned 5/19/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/19/18

Packaging Manufacturer About Using Waste and Recycling Materials

The bête noir of the modern world has suddenly taken on a new and more hateful persona with the sometimes misinformed media and public venting their spleen on what they see as a deliberate and recklessly unsustainable way of life, much of it aimed at the packaging manufacturers/suppliers.

IGrow PreOwned 5/9/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/9/18

Mini Tomatoes Packaging Is Made of 100% Recycled Material

Dutch snack vegetable specialist, Greenco, is using sustainable packaging for their Tommies Mini Toppers. These mini tomatoes will be enclosed in 100% recycled material.

IGrow PreOwned 5/7/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/7/18

For Vertical Farmers, The Proof Is In The Packaging

Farmers with the best-selling produce employ the latest trends in packaging design and technology to get their produce from the “farm” into the hands of customers.

IGrow PreOwned 3/4/18 IGrow PreOwned 3/4/18

Pure Flavor® - IFCO Partnership Ensures Year-Round Delivery

Pure Flavor®’s use of IFCO Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) has had a positive impact for the Leamington, Ontario-based, a vertically integrated provider of a wide variety of fresh produce products year-round to retailers across North America

IGrow PreOwned 3/2/18 IGrow PreOwned 3/2/18

Packaging Solutions For The Vertical Farmer

Vertical farming is on the rise in big cities around the globe and new growers and distributors are hustling to get into the market. In fact, by 2023, the vertical farming market is expected to reach 6.4 billion U.S. dollars around the world.