Thinking out the box: unpacking the potential of smart packaging
Here, Dale Pittock, sales director of pharmacy consumables provider Valley Northern, explores the latest developments in the smart packaging market.
Imagine if a packet of...
Make it, don’t fake it
Jodie Curry, commercial manager, Fortress Technology Europe, explores the steps that food processors can take to help prevent the circulation of unsafe food during...
All hail the hidden heroes of plastics
Pete Beavis, senior sector specialist and materials scientist at R&D tax credit specialist ForrestBrown, explains why we need to stop demonising plastics, approach new...
Labour crisis: cobots can lend a helping hand
By Stuart Coulton, UK market development manager, Omron Industrial Automation
LABOUR shortages have reached chronic levels in the food and drink industry. Can manufacturers automate...
Sound advice for packaging firms
Mark Williamson, sales and marketing director at audio branding specialist PHMG, explains why sound should be considered a crucial part of the marketing mix...
Connected packaging: building a more inclusive future
By Jenny Stanley, MD at Appetite Creative
I've seen countless trends come and go, but a recent discussion on inclusive design and connected packaging solutions...
Shrink wrapping ‘essential’ for food packaging industry
Victoria Christen, marketing manager at Liberty Packaging Systems, discusses the important role shrink wrapping plays in food packaging
AS the food packaging market continues to...
Coding and marking for the new dimension in patient health and safety
Stricter serialisation practices – requiring identification down to the individual dose of a pharmaceutical product – could help to mitigate unsafe medication practices and...
Identifying opportunities to help decarbonise the packaging industry
Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK, examines the complexities of decarbonising the diverse packaging sector Â
Optimising operational energy efficiency remains high on the...
Sustainable challenges for closures
Darren Dodd, service and marketing director at Selig, discusses how the environmental agenda is bringing into question how beverage companies use packaging seals in...



















