All Comment articles – Page 21
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ArticleCOVID-19 and e-commerce: what are the effects?
With 2021 well underway, e-commerce continues to thrive. Sujan Shah, CEO of Rocaba Packaging Limited and Carrier Bag Shop, looks into how this growth has affected innovation, personalisation, and sustainability in the packaging industry.
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ArticleExclusive: a behind the scenes look at Coca-Cola’s paper bottle European trial
To learn more about Coca-Cola's new paper bottle and consider what it means for the company's wider sustainability strategy, we spoke with Stijn Fransen, R&D packaging innovation manager at The Coca-Cola Company in Europe.
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ArticleRobotics in packaging: Integration, safety and collaboration
Elisabeth Skoda speaks to three industry leaders to find out more about how robotics and automation help tackle today's challenges.
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ArticleOn Second Thoughts... Why shoehorning circularity into disposable business models will not work
Tracy Sutton, packaging design consultant and founder of Root, tells us why ‘talking circularity’ will not solve the industry’s environmental dilemmas.
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Article‘You only get one chance to make a great first impression’
The importance of first impressions in shaping consumer response to your packs should never be understated, argues Gavin Mounce, e-commerce design manager at DS Smith, in our latest comment piece.
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ArticleShipping and sustainability: how to decrease environmental footprint and increase customer satisfaction
Clint Smith, senior director of global sustainability at Pregis, considers one of the areas that is frequently overlooked in sustainability: the environmental impact of goods that are damaged during transit.
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ArticleFood packaging: Balancing functionality and sustainability
Food loss and food waste remain a big challenge. How are packaging companies working to help address this problem while striking a balance between the sustainability of the packaging materials used and their function to keep food fresh?
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ArticleRedefining convenience in packaging
In this article, Willemijn Peeters of Searious Business gives her opinion on potential solutions to the issue of packaging waste.
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ArticleWine trends to watch in 2021
Jo Taylorson, head of marketing and product management at Kingsland Drinks, shares insights on the key wine industry areas to watch out for in 2021 and explains how they will affect the packaging industry.
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ArticleBoosting the circularity of beverage cartons
We spoke to three major beverage carton manufacturers, Elopak, SIG and Tetra Pak, to find out more about their efforts to boost carton recycling rates and their overall sustainability drive.
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ArticleSearching for sustainable packaging solutions: Mono-materials and more
How can bio-based resins, low-toxicity crosslinkers, and mono-material solutions enable greater recycling possibilities?
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ArticleUnpacking the key design trends of 2020 – Part 2: Design Bridge
In the second edition of a two-part series looking into the pivotal design trends of 2020 with key influencers from the industry, we talk COVID-19, e-commerce, and sustainability with Lisa Mathews, strategy director at Design Bridge Amsterdam.
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ArticleReducing the pain of e-commerce returns
Gavin Mounce, e-commerce design manager at DS Smith, explores the different types of returns, why they often are such a problem for e-commerce retailers, and what companies can do to tackle them.
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ArticleUnpacking the key design trends of 2020 – Part 1: Echo
In the first installment of a two-part series, we talk with Andrew Capper, co-founder and creative director of brand design agency Echo, to unpack some of the key lessons learned from a pivotal year for the industry.
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ArticleHighly sensitive COVID vaccine could be a test of resilience for EU anti-counterfeiting elements
Serialisation expert Christoph Krähenbühl of Excellis Health Europe explores the potential vulnerabilities in the COVID vaccine supply chain.
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ArticleCOVID-19’s continued influence on the cold chain
In light of the need for COVID-19 vaccines to be kept at temperatures as low as -70C, Dave Williams, President of Peli BioThermal, looks at how the supply chain is adapting to meet this challenge.
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ArticleThe path to a fossil-free world: Best practices for the bio-based industry
Brands around the globe are under increasing pressure to meet sustainability targets. As the world continues to push for a renewable economy, these brands are turning to the bio-based processing industry for solutions.
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ArticleWhy now is the time to rethink food packaging equipment design
When we consider sustainability, consumer demand, and regulations – now is the time to ensure overall equipment effectiveness in food packaging, argues Steve Burgess, General Manager Europe at tna Solutions.
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ArticleWhat does 2021 hold for supply chains?
John Perry, managing director of SCALA, looks into how the fallout from this year might affect the supply chain in the months to come.
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ArticleA look back at 2020: Synergies between the Russian and European packaging markets
Evgenia Uvarova, project manager at SCHNEIDER GROUP, takes an in-depth look at the European and Russian packaging markets in 2020 and the synergies between the two.