Covid-19: Developing a food service business continuity plan

As Bunzl has been nominated by the UK Home Office as a ‘critical supplier’, Tri-Star Managing Director Alex Noake looks at the effects of...

Tackling food waste woes on the factory floor

By Charlie Graham, European sales manager, Sparc Systems AN estimated 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted globally each year – causing immense financial, ethical...

Plastic pallets and boxes can help create a sustainable parcel delivery supply chain

By Jim Hardisty, MD of Goplasticpallets.com Over the last decade, consumer shopping habits have changed. More people are shopping online than ever before, and last...

Is £200 a tonne enough to move the dial?

Kathy Illingworth, head of sustainability consulting at Ecoveritas shares some insight into the Plastic Packaging Tax and questions if the price is right to...

AI and the future of packaging

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the disruptive themes set to influence the future of the packaging industry. With a revolution almost certainly at...
Steve Brownett-Gale

Navigating the information age: combating misinformation and prioritising transparency

Lifestyle Packaging’s Steve Brownett-Gale discusses combating packaging industry misinformation and prioritising consumer transparency ADVANCEMENTS in technology have made information so readily available it has become...
Andy Maddock

New UK/EU deal: passing on the BTOM?

Andy Maddock, IPP’s regional managing director, considers whether the new UK/EU deal signals the end of delays over border food classification. There is a lot...

Boxing clever for the recovery

Packaging’s role in encouraging sales and supporting brand positioning will be all the more important as business seeks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic...

GS1-128 barcodes – setting the standard now and into the future

Greg Kasprzak, senior product marketing manager for drop-on-demand printing lines at Markem-Imaje, explains how barcode evolution and deployment is adapting to modern market demands BARCODES...

The importance of product identity in heat exchanger specification

By Matt Hale, international sales & marketing director, HRS Heat Exchangers When it comes to choosing the right heat exchanger, the biggest factor is the...