The value of product & brand authentication programs
By Tim Probert – Product Assurance Director, Tracerco and Damian Gardiner – Business Development Manager, Tracerco
COUNTERFEITING, duty evasion and other forms of illicit trade are...
A material with clear advantages? Lynn Sidebottom’s guide to glass
Glass seems to have a bright future in packaging. Lynn Sidebottom of Beatson Clark looks at its properties and some of the capabilities to...
Growing Bump
DURING her final year as an industrial design student at Brunel University, Solveiga Pakstaite developed a unique new label design that could now revolutionise...
PPMA Show to mark 30 years of innovation
The PPMA Show celebrates its 30th anniversary this year when the three-day exhibition returns to the NEC Birmingham in September.
Many of the biggest names...
Setting a new benchmark
GARÇON Wines is looking to “revolutionise” home delivery with a new bottle capable of fitting through a letterbox.
The packaging designer and wine wholesaler has...
New innovation keeps customers connected
PRODUCT packaging accessed using mobile phones may sound like a strange concept, but one Internet of Things (IoT) firm insists such connected packaging is the future.
‘Value for all’ is key to deposit return in Scotland
THE Scottish public is to have its say on a deposit return scheme (DRS) after the Scottish Government recently officially opened a public consultation...
In line with offline methods
Craig Quirie explores the challenges faced by online retailers in the quest for quality and environmentally-friendly packaging
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...
Seeking a clear view of transparency
Transparent packaging for ready meals must set up and realise consumer expectations or risk failure, according to customer insight agency Engage Research.
A new range...



















