All Comment articles – Page 22
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ArticlePressure growing on European starch market
Against a background of high raw material costs, with demand in paperboard rising and the starch supply tightening, Roquette looks into the state of the industrial starches market in Europe.
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ArticleSustainable shifts: How to overhaul packaging for environmental gain
In this article, Adam Ryan, head of Pentawards, traces the evolution of sustainable packaging trends.
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ArticleThe inside story of the McDonald’s packaging rebrand
McDonald’s recently teamed up with Pearlfisher to rethink its packaging design, with a focus on aesthetic minimalism. We talked with Matt Sia, creative director at Pearlfisher, to get the inside story on the rethink.
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ArticleDriving e-grocery sales by taking a total system approach to food packaging
Andrea Questa, e-grocery solutions manager EMEA at Sealed Air, looks at the critical role of taking a total system approach to primary and secondary food packaging in developing a successful e-commerce strategy.
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ArticleThe journey towards paper packaging for chocolate
Elisabeth Skoda speaks with Katja Binder, Head of Packaging Development at Ritter Sport about the company's chocolate paper packaging trial.
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ArticlePackaging safe enough to eat?
High-quality food-grade additives represent a sustainable solution as well as offering a range of functional benefits in packaging applications, writes Christina Normann Christensen, Product & Application Manager, Palsgaard.
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ArticleFoundry’s Colorway: designing in context to master the FMOT
In our latest Innovation Spotlight, we take a close-up look at Foundry's comprehensive solution for designing and rapidly iterating on packaging design where it is needed most — in the context of the retailer’s store shelf or e-commerce web page.
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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.