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Increasing participation through effective labels

Mandatory recycling labelling is on hold, but there is no time for complacency. Jude Allan, interim managing director at OPRL, explains what steps brands...

Automation can help businesses respond to future challenges

Smarter technology to help streamline operations, automate processes and provide valuable production data can deliver a critical competitive advantage to food businesses, explains Torsten...

Are you FMD-ready?

Pharmaceutical manufacturers must now comply with the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) which is aimed at reducing the number of falsified medicines infiltrating the European...
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Importing goods after Brexit – what have we learnt and what’s to come in...

By Jim Hardisty, MD of Goplasticpallets.com AT the start of 2021, the political landscape across Europe changed. It was the start of a new era...
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This Easter, it’s time for new beginnings

Winfried Mühling, general manager, Pro Carton, explains why Easter Egg consumers face a tough choice this year EASTER is a time for new beginnings; a...

Food fraud: taking action to preserve public trust

By Mike Seed, IRMS sales and product manager, Elementar UK THE Covid-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for the food industry. From reduced consumer demand...
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Overcoming pack challenges for e-commerce supply chain

With more demand for convenience, fragmentation of the supply chain and increased calls for sustainability, e-commerce packaging materials are having to work harder than...

Serialisation beyond compliance: the gateway to competitive differentiation

Product-level serialisation has historically been associated with compliance mandates within highly regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and tobacco. Its central premise was...

Giving sustainability a luxurious look

Luxury and sustainability can go hand in hand, explains Graeme Riddell, commercial director, Pusterla Pollards UNLIKE many of the wealthy celebrities and influencers who post...

Fulfilling the new normal

Online retailers will need to find ways of working in the new normal to support what is likely to be an increasingly vital direct...