Food waste: being part of the solution

The Scottish Government’s target is to reduce all food waste by 33% by 2025. With data showing at present an estimated 987,890 tonnes of...

MAP, CAP or vac-pack?

Drying, chilling, freezing, sterilisation and pasteurisation describe just some methods of food preservation. However, all of these have major drawbacks — including the loss...

Brexit instability leaves UK suppliers in demand

By Stephen Jarrold, sales and marketing director at Denny Bros WHEN you arrive at any trade show, you have a number in mind. A target...

Logistics companies thinking outside the box on automation

With margins under pressure and labour in short supply, forward-thinking logistics service providers are taking a new, radical approach to winning business using flexible...
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The importance of pallet quality in automated systems

WITH almost all goods, especially those in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, being moved on pallets, it is no surprise that there has been a steady growth in the use of automated pallet-handling systems.

Packaging fit for the future

By Rob Carle, DS Smith e-commerce team E-COMMERCE is growing at an unprecedented rate around the world and has resulted in huge demand for packaging...

Why glass is still a clear winner

By Charlotte Taylor, marketing manager at glass manufacturer Beatson Clark DESPITE competition from other materials, glass continues to hold its own as the premium packaging...

Real recycling – why governments must rise to the circularity challenge in the 2020s...

By Marcel Arsand, Ball sustainability manager and chairman of The Can Makers IN THE DECADE ahead forward-thinking cities like New York are set to put a...
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Consumers demand action on Earth Day

By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton EARTH Day 2025 serves as a global reminder of the urgent need to protect our planet....

The new packaging trend meat processors are in touch with

Global supply chain disruption has led to meat processors increasingly embracing a ‘touchless’ trend of packaging automation. Stephanie Poole, senior business development & retail...