Bioplastic "greeness" called into questionBioplastics are often presented as a good alternative for packagers seeking to “go green.” But now they’re getting caught up in a larger controversy over the

Coca-Cola has bought a 40% share in Honest Tea, which claims to be the nation’s No. 1 brand of organic tea. Honest Tea will continue to operate as an independent company, with founder Seth Goldman at the helm.

Only 52% of used beverage cans (UBC) in North America are recycled. Leading aluminum producer Alcoa wants to raise that to 75% by 2015, because recycled aluminum requires 95% less energy to produce and can be recycled many times with no degradation.

Hershey Foods will discontinue its Ice Breakers Pacs candy in response to criticism that it was packaged in a way that resembled powdered cocaine. The single-serve packets of powdered breath mints came in film that dissolved on the tongue, but police officers and others said the product too closely resembled powdered street drugs.

Packagers strive to make food healthier-and let people know

Beverage packaging equipment supplier Sidel (www.sidel.com) has a new president and chief executive officer, Mart Tiismann. He succeeds Gérard Stricher, who is retiring after working alongside Tiismann for more than

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