The age of the plastic straw is now coming to an end. With European legislation outlawing the use of single-use plastic across the continent by the end of 2021, it’s time for businesses to find an alternative. Enter paper straws, the most popular alternative to plastic. Created from a regenerative, compostable so…
Lieve mensen in ons netwerk! Onze Poolse collega’s hebben hun handen momenteel vol aan het opvangen van Oekraïense vluchtelingen. Op dit moment heeft onze vestiging ITM Polen al 100 mensen onderdak geboden in hotels. Onze werknemers hebben zelf ook veel mensen opgevangen in hun huizen. Zij verwachten dat zij op…
Not all straws are created equal. In recent years, the world has been awash with cheap, low-quality paper straws. These threaten to give the paper straw industry a bad name, as increasing numbers of consumers complain about their soggy, bad-taste drinking experience. It’s our mission to turn the tide, and give gl…
Canada is banning plastic straws and other single-use items by the end of 2021. Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced the federal government’s next steps towards its plan to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030. “When a ban comes into effect, local stores will be providing alternative…
Tembo has been nominated for the MS@Work Award, an initiative of the Dutch National MS Fund, created to put the spotlight on employers who are extra committed to their employees with MS. These employers are nominated by their employee, who shows gratitude for the support that is so important to him or her. A smal…
The modern paper drinking straw is a new highly engineered product that has become increasingly popular as a replacement for plastic straws, which are going to be banned as of July 2021. To support this transition, 15 companies from the supply chain belonging to the EU trade association 360° Foodservice have deve…
“There’s nowhere for brands to hide now.” That’s the stark message which kicks off Sustainable Packaging Unwrapped — a recent GlobalWebIndex study which takes an in-depth look at both consumer perceptions and behaviours regarding sustainable packaging. The thrust of the report’s argument is that sustainable packa…
Engineering students from the top economic region of Netherlands - Zwolle Area - have a true scoop: they are the first students in the Netherlands to have access to robot dog 'Spot', an advanced robot that works together with humans. Students and companies research what Spot means for the manufacturing industry a…
It’s no secret that cultivating loyalty from your existing customers is lucrative: it costs five times more to recruit new customers than retain current ones, and customers are known to spend 67% more in their third year than new patrons. But how do you make sure your customers stand by you? Nowadays, the answer…
It won’t shock you to learn that switching to more sustainable business practices is good for the planet – but until quite recently, the benefits for business have been more difficult to discern. After all, it can feel like smart operational changes are kept between your business and… well, the environment. But…
We are delighted to announce that Janine de Zeeuw was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Board of Directors at Tembo per October 1st. Janine brings with her more than 20 years of experience working for internationally operating technology companies. She holds a master’s degree in Business S…
Did you know that 175 billion plastic straws are used in single dose packs? As it is part of our global pollution problem, Tembo wants to end the use of these single use plastics. Therefore we have invested many years in developing paper straw machinery, working closely together with our partners delfort and Henk…
