Top 10 reasons for visiting Foodex 2023
THERE'S less than a week to go before the doors open for Foodex Manufacturing Solutions 2023, which returns to the NEC, Birmingham from April...
Why plastics are still a sweet solution
By Brian Lodge, design manager, Berry Global
PLASTICS have played an important role in the continuing development of food packaging, helping to deliver products safely,...
The new premiumisation: learning from the luxury markets past and present
By Graeme Williams, creative director, Equator UK
WHAT is luxury in 2022?
Not too long ago, more was more. To be distinguished as a luxury experience,...
Our ‘vision’ for a more sustainable future
By Dr Russell Sion, Jenton Dimaco – part of The Jenton Group
SUSTAINABILITY is one of the most important issues concerning food producers in the...
Breaking bottlenecks: software to solve food and beverage’s costly headache
Beth Ragdale, software business manager at industrial automation and control specialist Beckhoff UK, explains why tackling bottlenecks requires a rethink of traditional production lines,...
Boom time for pet food packaging innovation
A rise in pet ownership has pet food brands wagging their tails. Here, Howard Wright, executive creative & strategy director, UK, IE & Australia,...
From beaker to reel: how papercraft presses meaning into every sheet
By Genevieve Dowson, senior technical specialist at James Cropper
PAPER is central to many of our most treasured memories.
Think of the vivid colours of the...
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...
Custom packs can help small firms stand out
Steve Brownett-Gale of Lifestyle Packaging explains the role custom packaging can play in maximising impact for independent businesses
IN today’s marketplace, where 42% of consumers...
Neural networks: the artificial additive that is missing in vegetable processing
By Paul Wilson, MD, Scorpion Vision Ltd
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived in the fresh produce industry and the results are astounding: waste associated with...



















