Labelexpo video: UPM Raflatac

Visitors to the UPM Raflatac stand are seeing sustainability in the spotlight, with Ocean Action labels made from ocean bound plastic waste, the new PureCycle wash-off paper label materials, and the RAFNXT+ paper label products and linerless labels.

Watch Robert Taylor from UPM Raflatac outline the company's new sustainability developments to Print21 editor Wayne Robinson, and explain why they are important for label printing. 

Food & Drink Business

Food Taipei Mega Shows 2026 took place in Taiwan’s capital from 24-27 June, bringing together global leaders from across the entire food industry supply chain to showcase ideas, products, and opportunities for the future food system. Protein-packed snacks, precision nutrition, AI-driven manufacturing and bold new flavour trends were all on the menu.

Nestlé says it will remove artificial food colourings from its entire global portfolio by the end of 2026, making it the first major food company to commit to the change worldwide, CTO, Stefan Palzer, told Reuters this week.

Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) will wind down its German production facility immediately and shift to a contract manufacturing model, as the ASX‑listed lupin ingredients company looks to cut costs and scale more efficiently.