All Comment articles – Page 24
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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.
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ArticleA behind-the-scenes look at PepsiCo’s new 100% rPET pledge
PepsiCo recently committed to eliminating all virgin plastic from its Pepsi brand bottles by 2022. We spoke with Archana Jagannathan, senior director of sustainable packaging at PepsiCo, to unpack the challenges and opportunities around this move.
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ArticleHow can packaging increase sales capacity and profits during peak season?
DS Smith design expert, Gavin Mounce, explores the important role packaging solutions play and how they can make a significant difference to sales capacity and profitability during one of the busiest e-commerce periods of the year.
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ArticleThinking beyond equipment automation
Eddy Azad, founder and CEO of Parsec, explores the potential for automation beyond managing production equipment.
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ArticleFive ways to boost e-commerce packaging performance
As a second wave sweeps Europe, Jo Bradley, business development manager for packaging solutions at Quadient, looks into the ways in which businesses can prepare for the predicted mega-peaks of a Covid Christmas.
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ArticleLooking ahead to 2021: E-commerce packaging in a changing world
What lessons has the industry learned from 2020 when it comes to e-commerce packaging, and how will these be built upon in the coming year?
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ArticleNew recyclable packaging concept for Feneberg’s minced meat: 36 tonnes of plastic per year saved
This Innovation Spotlight comes courtesy of Schur Flexibles, whose MonoFlow(re) film has helped a large retailer to make real material savings.
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ArticleUltrasafe – The amazing barrier film to your rescue
This edition of our Innovation Spotlight sees ACG introduce Ultrasafe – a brand new thermoformable film.