Reaping the benefits of seasonal packaging

SANTA Claus; snowmen; the Easter Bunny; pumpkins; bats; witches; ghosts and ghouls are all old favourites when it comes to seasonal branding on packaging....
Holographic images can be used to great effect.

War on fakers is the real deal

The black market in counterfeit goods is an ever-present threat. Stephen Clarke takes a closer look. A RECENT survey by Dr Graham Jackson, editor of...
fruit packaging

Orange crush on the rocks?

Could new technology help fruit producers solve a long-standing conundrum? THE packing of netted citrus fruits into trays, crates and cartons is particularly prone to...

An event like no other

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Valerio Del Vecchio, Head of Marketing, PPMA Group of Associations Ltd, explains what visitors can expect from this year’s PPMA show Q) The PPMA...

Putting craftmanship on display

Making sure spirits are properly presented on-shelf is a critical factor in sales success, says Peter Conner of Pollard Group THE world likes more than...

Plastic pallet advances open up opportunities for drinks sector

PLASTIC beverage pallets can help companies reduce both costs and breakages. That’s the view of Goplasticpallets.com, who said that with the drinks industry busier than...

Celtic bars continue to help fund good causes

PACKAGING Scotland recently reported that Cadbury had launched a bespoke chocolate bar packaging celebrating Celtic FC’s greatest triumph in lifting the European Cup in...

Danish business optimises warehouse logistics with autonomous mobile robots (AMR)

USE robots where it makes sense and people to do higher-value tasks. That’s the philosophy behind the design of the entire logistics flow of...
A trayless apple flow wrapper with frictionless in-feed

Innovation in the flow – wrapping up explained

Flow-wrapping equipment has been around for a long time, its core features remaining largely unchanged. But user expectations are always rising, calling for things...

A clear future for glass decoration

One of the most eye-catching features of last year’s €30 million investment at O-I in Alloa was the installation of new glass decoration capability....