Winfried Muehling

Navigating the world of sustainable packaging

By Winfried Muehling, director of marketing and communications, Pro Carton THE UK witnesses an impressive 70% collection and recycling rate for paper and cartonboard materials...
Parkside flexible food packaging

Flexible food packaging proves less is more when battling market uncertainty

By Julia O’Loughlin, group marketing manager at Parkside AS we approach the halfway point of 2025, most businesses could probably sum up the year so...

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...

Do EU draft regulations fall short of uniform policymaking regarding e-commerce?

By Elena Rotzokou, global EPR researcher at Ecoveritas Anticipation, excitement, and even confusion came upon the packaging world when the most recent draft proposal on...

Beating the skills shortage in food and drink sector

Garry Lewis, market development manager for FMCG at Omron, explores workplace dynamics and shows how a blended working approach, using a combination of automation...

Creating a ‘green by default’ agenda for packaging

Naomi Stewart from Packaging Innovations & Empack organiser Easyfairs, explains why the promise of a ‘sustainable future’ creates many questions that can only be...
Ben Ginesi, Domino

Digital printing helps e-commerce vendors deliver ultimate unboxing experience

Ben Ginesi, European sales manager – digital corrugated packaging at Domino, explains how eye-catching, branded e-commerce packaging, enabled by digital printing, can help firms...

Packaging fit for the future

By Rob Carle, DS Smith e-commerce team E-COMMERCE is growing at an unprecedented rate around the world and has resulted in huge demand for packaging...
Paneled bottle

Venting gives container lightweighting a helping hand

The pressure to reduce packaging waste is leading many producers to remove excess material from their containers. However, this is triggering an unwanted side...

Scots raise a glass to wine packaging trends

Wine continued to be the second biggest value drinks category in Scottish venues in 2021/2022. However, with the cost-of-living crisis and sustainability making their...