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At the ISM confectionery trade fair in Cologne, the label manufacturer Froben Druck from Lower Saxony has now been honoured with the additional prize for the most innovative packaging ISM Packaging Award powered by ProSweets Cologne for its grass paper labels.<\/p>\n

The special thing about the winning product is that Labels made from grass paper<\/strong> are more sustainable and environmentally friendly compared to paper made from wood. The production of grass paper requires only one Fraction of energy and water<\/strong>. Grass paper labels can be produced using all standard printing processes such as offset printing, flexographic printing and digital printing. The raw material is also available almost everywhere and often grows on areas that are declared as compensation areas and are not cultivated. The grass fibres are used by the Company Creapaper<\/strong> and processed into pellets. Processing is purely mechanical, without chemicals.<\/p>\n

Chewing gum without plastic<\/h2>\n

Sustainability is certainly an important topic at the International Confectionery Fair in Cologne, but it mostly concerns the ingredients. Even before the start of the trade fair, environmentalists had therefore Less plastic in the packaging<\/strong> of sweets. Sustainable packaging, Recyclable or compostable<\/strong>, But they already exist. Visitors often find what they are looking for among the newcomers and start-ups.<\/p>

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Sustainable concept: chewing gum made from natural ingredients in a box with an organic barrier. (Image: Koelnmesse)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Natural chewing gum without plastic is being offered by several manufacturers at ISM. The Cologne start-up ForestGum<\/strong> relies on a complete Sustainable concept<\/strong>The sugar-free chewing mass is made from the sap of the chicle tree, which grows in the tropics of Central America and is sustainably cultivated by partner cooperatives. The young company is also saying goodbye to plastic when it comes to packaging. The Packaging carton<\/strong> was finished inside with a Biobarrier layer<\/strong> and equipped with a specially developed tear-off perforation.<\/p>\n

The British chocolatier Seed and Bean<\/strong> specialises in the production of organic and fair trade chocolate. In 2019, all packaging was also converted to sustainable materials. Under the paper wrapping, the chocolate is now wrapped in 100 per cent compostable NatureFlex film<\/strong>, a flexible cellulose film based on eucalyptus wood.<\/p>