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Conserve Italia Cuts Plastic In Fruit Juice Bottles By 20%

Italian food company Conserve Italia has announced that the plastic bottles of its Valfrutta, Yoga and Derby Blue juice SKUs now contain 20% less plastic....

Aldi Italia Announces Strategy To Minimise Packaging Waste

Aldi Italia has announced a new strategy - Aldi, Mission Im-Ballo! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - for the reduction and reuse of packaging waste. In line with...

More Than 25% Of Products Sold In Italy Feature Origin Labelling: Study

More than a quarter of food products sold in supermarkets and hypermarkets in Italy feature Italian-origin labelling, a new study has found. According t...

Germany's Melitta Acquires Italian Cuki And Domopak Brands

German multinational Melitta Group has acquired Italian food packaging company Cuki, famous for its Cuki and Domopak brands. The acquisition by the hous...

Italian Organic Chain EcorNaturaSì Introduces Reusable Fruit & Veg Bags

Italian organic retailer EcorNaturaSì has teamed up with NGO Legambiente to introduce reusable bags for fruit and vegetables. The first initiativ...

Italy’s Packaging-Free Negozio Leggero Expands To France

Negozio Leggero, an Italian retail chain which offers products in bulk without packaging, will open its first franchised store in Paris on 23 June. Nego...

Introduction Of Biodegradable Bags Impacts Fruit & Veg Sales In Italy

The obligatory use of biodegradable bags in Italy for fruit and vegetable purchases is impacting sales in the sector, a study has found. A study by ISME...

Italy Introduces Mandatory Payment For Non-Biodegradable Bags

Italian retailers have introduced a new charge for lightweight plastic and non-biodegradable bags, such as those used for fruit, vegetables and bakery prod...