25 Jan 2019 --- In packaging news this week, Nestlé has committed to a range of new sustainability measures, including the planned launch of Smarties in plastic-free packaging this year and the elimination of all plastic straws from its products next month. Similarly, KFC has pledged to use 100 percent “recoverable or reusable” plastic packaging by 2025 across its restaurants. Carton innovators Tetra Pak has appointed Adolfo Orive as its new CEO effective 1 April, 2019.