Making responsible packaging choices
Sabert UK & Ireland MD Alex Noake says plastic bans, taxes and other legislation have created a great deal of confusion for operators and...
Reducing costs and protecting food safety with physical contamination detection
By Mike Pipe, head of product inspection UK, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection
WHEN Chewters Chocolates in Canada made the shift to automate its production and packaging...
Consumers call for circular solutions this EU Green Week
By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton
EU Green Week 2025 arrives at a crucial time for Europe's environmental and economic future. With...
Packaging power: how digital printing for packaging elevates brand impact and loyalty
With nearly four in five (77%) consumers thinking more favourably of brands with prominent packaging, according to Macfarlane’s Unboxing Survey 2024, brands are keen...
Many unhappy returns
As the shift towards online and mobile-only sales gathers pace, many retailers are struggling to cope with the impact a culture of overbuying and...
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...
Celebrating 30 years of TTO innovation
By Andy Gray, product marketing manager at Markem-Imaje
We are delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of our first innovation in thermal transfer overprinting (TTO)....
Flexible by design
By Stuart Coulton, marketing manager, OMRON Electronics Ltd
Every year, a number of words drop out of the dictionary. That is to say, they become...
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...
How packaging frustration is forcing some to seek inspiration
By Sarah Rutland, market development manager at Filtrona Tapes
Are you finding yourself exasperated with battling packaging that you just cannot open?
Well, you are not...
