Marks & Spencer (M&S), London, launched over 90 lines of loose fruits and vegetables completely free of plastic packaging in a trial at its Tolworth, London, store in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic it uses.

The biodegradable packaging market witnessed moderate growth 2013-2017, and the status quo is envisaged to prevail over the period of forecast 2018-2028, according to a new report released by Fact.MR, Rockville, Md.

TemperPack, Richmond, Va., raised $22.5 million in Series B financing to expand the development of sustainable packaging products.

Cascades Inc., Canada, acquired Urban Forest Products, Brook, Ind., and Clarion Packaging, Clarion, Iowa, for $37.4 million, to double production capacity of ecological packaging manufactured in molded pulp.

Advanta, Vienna, Va., outlines which countries are at the forefront of smart labeling.

Evergreen Packaging, Memphis, Tenn., released a white paper, "2019 Food and Beverage Packaging Trends," based on data from the annual EcoFocus Trend Study.

The cyclos-HTP Institute, Aachen, Germany, tested polypropylene (PP) packaging from Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., for recycling and product responsibility.