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Stepping out of the comfort zone

We recently spoke to Phil Husband, Smurfit Kappa’s UK packaging insights manager, about the wider industry response to environmental challenges

A year to remember for Denny Bros

A simple query about where to get dance tickets printed was the catalyst 75 years ago that made brothers Douglas and Russell Denny realise...
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Neuropackaging: the way into the shopping basket is via the brain

Incorporating modern brain research into packaging design Packaging is not there just to protect food and beverages from light, air or bacteria. It also ensures products...

Recovering high value products helps food factories maximise returns

By Matt Hale, International Sales Manager, HRS Heat Exchangers When processing any kind of remotely viscous food product it is inevitable that a certain amount...

Can-do attitude for iced coffee specialist

AN iced coffee brand that racked up over one million views after posting a tongue-in-cheek rap song online is set to transition its packaging...

Expanding PRSE show proves to be worth the wait

  Packaging Scotland's Gary Moug recently spoke to Matt Barber, event director for the Plastics Recyling Show Europe. Following the success of last year’s inaugural...

Boxing clever for the recovery

Packaging’s role in encouraging sales and supporting brand positioning will be all the more important as business seeks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic...

Compostability and barrier performance: a match made in packaging heaven

By Mark Shaw, new product development technical manager at Parkside A significant shift in consumer environmental awareness is driving continuous innovation in the high barrier...
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Ever-expanding Total

David Harrison, acting chief operating officer, PPMA Group of Associations, tells Packaging Scotland what visitors can expect from this year’s PPMA Total Show

Are biodegradable plastics better for the environment?

Plastics are indispensable in many areas of our modern lives, yet questions over the material’s sustainability are rarely out of the headlines these days....