Patrick Nycz is President of NewPoint, a full-service food and beverage marketing agency, and author of Moving Your Brand Up the Food Chain. In the food business, where the only constant is how fast ...

With bans on foam and single-use plastics becoming more prevalent across the U.S., quick-service restaurant operators face increasing pressure to adopt more sustainable packaging. Navigating these ...

A number of years ago, my company was approached with a potential opportunity: to provide design and consulting for a redesign of all the “not to be named” quick-service restaurant packaging ...

Plastic waste and debris is a pressing concern for coastal communities like ours — harming marine ecosystems and leading to microplastics in our seafood. The bulk of single-use plastic products are ...

Compass Group Canada is offering its service with a solution from Reusables that tracks when reusable containers are taken when food is purchased, returned and cleaned One source of waste that impacts ...

When 2025 began, packaging experts agreed that the number one trend in their industry this year would be sustainable materials, ranging from biodegradable and compostable packaging to eco-friendly ...

Thousands of chemicals used in food packaging and food production are leaching into food itself. “It’s [from] your soda can, your plastic cooking utensils, your nonstick frying pan, the cardboard box ...

Food packaging is often overlooked, yet it plays a central role in everyday eating habits. From how long food stays fresh to ...

It’s become increasingly difficult to ignore the impact waste and carbon emissions are having on the climate, from changing weather patterns to rising sea levels. While many countries across the globe ...

A version of this story appears in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Around tables strewn with Exacto knives, bowls, cutting boards, tape, funnels, and bags of hemp powder, ...