Fortune favours the brave in the alc-bev sector
By Renan Joel, MD, packaging at Easyfairs
Premiumisation. After you've tried saying that mouthful, you should know we're now seeing the shift towards more premium...
Busting the automation myths: seven reasons to embrace robotics
By Carl Patrick, robot sales manager – machine tool automation, FANUC UK
The UK is currently the world’s sixth largest economy and eighth largest...
Packaging can help in fight to reduce waste
There are currently drives to reduce the amount of packaging used in the food industry. However, wasted food is also an environmental problem. Here,...
PFAS-free: challenges and clarity ahead of deadline
With the countdown to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation underway, packaging professionals across the UK and beyond are taking a closer look...
Outsourcing resilience
Rodney Steel, chief executive of the BCMPA, the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, reviews how the outsourcing sector has been key...
Sixth sense: a time to act
The recent update to the BRCGS Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials has put the safety and quality of packaging materials - and...
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...
New regulations: are they on your radar?
Steve Davis, global director of product management at Industrial Physics, discusses the development in EU packaging and waste regulations as well as the possible...
Consumers demand action on Earth Day
By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton
EARTH Day 2025 serves as a global reminder of the urgent need to protect our planet....
Outsourcing comes of age
Emma Verkaik, membership & marketing director of the BCMPA, the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, predicts the already growing role that...



















