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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...
OPRL Recycle label on jar

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...

Zero touch strategies help F&B firms improve safety, quality and efficiency

By Patricia Torres, industry marketing manager food & commodities EMEA at OMRON PLEASE do not touch! You have probably encountered prompts like these while shopping....
James Cropper's paper mill

The innovation within: lessons from 180 years of papermaking

Gareth Fisher, sales director at James Cropper Paper & Packaging, discusses lessons learned from the firm’s 180 years of papermaking THERE’S no substitute for experience. It’s...
Kate Rattigan

Empowering the workforce of the future with employee-centric approach to robotics and automation

In manufacturing, as in other industries, advances in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) have brought with them concerns over worker displacement, job loss,...
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A layered approach to box design

Creating the perfect drinks presentation box requires a multi-faceted approach, explains Mark Pollard, managing director of Pollard Boxes IN the premium drinks sector, brand image...

Making FMCG manufacturing more sustainable through intelligent energy management

By Patricia Torres, industry marketing manager food and commodities solutions, OMRON Industrial Automation Europe Some factory managers take the view that ‘if it ain’t broke,...

Adopting new ways of working to suit the new normal

Amid the Covid-19 lockdown, Rick Hindley, executive director at Alupro, discusses how the industry body has adapted its operations to continue delivering its work...

How e-commerce stores can cut back on packaging waste

James Barber, chief operating officer at Zendbox, explains how e-commerce stores can work towards becoming more sustainable by reducing their packaging waste By 2023, the...
Food featuring advanced packaging materials

How material selection can help fulfil your responsibilities

There are some obvious ways in which materials selection helps companies to reduce their environmental impact and therefore their pEPR obligations. However, there are...