Parkside has announced it has extended its collaboration with tea company Bird & Blend. After creating a range of innovative compostable packaging for Bird & Blend’s selection of single serve tea bags in 2021, Parkside has been working closely with the brand to extend the sustainable packaging solution across the company’s range of larger loose tea pouches and pyramid teabags. Operations director at Bird & Blend Matt Hendon commented, ‘We were highly impressed with the innova

Parkside has added an innovative pack design to its sustainable packaging portfolio after a collaboration with health food wholesaler, Mintons. The new compostable pack created by the Yorkshire company for Mintons’ range of healthy foods will replace the brand’s previously non recyclable plastic packaging for its range of pulses, beans, cereals, and dried fruits. Incorporating improved oxygen barrier performance, the packaging will also further extend the shelf life of the go

Flexible packaging specialist Parkside has revealed details of its new collaboration with tea company, Bird & Blend. The sustainability focused project sees the creation of a new range of innovative compostable packaging for Bird & Blend's range of loose tea. The eco friendly packaging, designed and developed by Parkside, uplifts the sustainability credentials of Bird & Blend's diverse array of award winning loose tea products. Operations director at Bird & Blend, Matt Hendon

Parkside has expanded its presence in the hot beverage market after collaborating with the leading Isle of Wight coffee brand, The IOW Espresso Co. Made from bio based materials, the compostable packs provide excellent oxygen, aroma and moisture barrier performance that extend the shelf life of roast and ground coffee, as well as decaffeinated espresso shots, while maintaining optimum flavour. Dan Burgess of IOW Espresso commented, ‘An integral part of our business model is t

The boutique handmade chocolate company, Dirty Cow, has boosted its sustainability credentials after collaborating with Parkside to create a compostable pack for its range of innovative vegan and dairy free ‘messy’ chocolate bars. Dirty Cow launched its new sustainable packaging range with Sainsbury’s ‘taste of the future’ trial listing. The move represents the next step in the brand's sustainability journey, utilising a new pack specifically designed to provide a practical,

Parkside has collaborated with premium producer of chilled savoury products, Addo Food Group, to produce a sustainable and reclosable pack for its range of Tesco mini sausage rolls and pasties. The specialist packaging solutions provider has created a complete 100% recyclable PET tray and lid solution for Addo, comprising a clear tray and heat seal lidding film laminate with built-in reclose technology suitable for sealing to APET trays. The packaging design also delivers imp

Parkside has collaborated with high tech surface protection supplier, Touchguard, to launch a new packaging solution incorporating an antibacterial coating. The new development enables brands to protect consumers against bacteria and viruses, including Covid-19. By incorporating new Touchguard over lacquer, the innovative anti-bacterial design delivers a surface finish that inhibits the growth of bacteria. Utilising a silver based technology, the coating can be applied as a w

Parkside has collaborated with iconic Yorkshire based coffee company Taylors of Harrogate to create a new pack for its range of coffee products. The new design has enabled the leading brand to welcome new audiences to the Taylors’ brand. The new coffee bag, designed with an easy open flow wrap to improve the consumer opening experience, is based on a high barrier triplex foil laminate designed to extend the shelf life of the coffee while maintaining optimum flavour. Daniel Fo

Parkside has collaborated with Suki Tea to develop a sustainable printed pack for its various loose tea products, replacing a plain design and enabling the company to move closer towards its sustainability goals to be 100% plastic free by 2022. Made from bio based materials and featuring a compostable zipper, the new pouch design provides excellent oxygen, aroma and moisture barrier that extend the shelf life of the tea while maintaining optimum flavour. Zoë McCullough, sales

You can’t talk about packaging these days without mentioning sustainability – the two quite simply go hand in hand. There are lots of exciting things happening in the world of sustainable packaging, with many companies working in partnership with their customers to produce ever more eco friendly applications. Here, we highlight just a few (six) great green ideas. Replacing single use plastic Smurfit Kappa has worked with a well known Belgian specialty brewer to produce a sust