All Comment articles – Page 36
-
Article
Carrefour: the Retail Giant Acting like a Start-Up on Sustainability
Sustainability director Bertrand Swiderski tells Tim Sykes about Carrefour’s strategy for cutting carbon, food waste and plastics, as well as the role it is playing the launch of the Loop online shopping concept.
-
Article
The impact of digital twin technology on product development and innovation
Digital twins have been one of the major technology innovations in recent years. A digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical system, process or product.
-
Article
Realising the Potential of Pharma Packaging as a Communication Tool
At AIPIA’s 2018 annual congress one message became very clear: the smart packaging industry has taken major steps forward, and smart innovations have grown from an interesting novelty to a reliable tool that slots neatly into our connected world.
-
Article
NFC applications for wine and spirits brands
Authentication and social engagement are perhaps two of the strongest business cases for wine and spirits brands to adopt NFC smart labeling technology.
-
Article
What Does 2019 Mean for Food & Bev?
Our writers share their predictions for the trends that will define the coming year in food and drink packaging.
-
Article
Small is the New Big: On-the-go Snack Bars
Kathryn Fox, Global Marketing Manager at Videojet Technologies, looks at the rising star of on-the-go snack bars in Europe and how manufacturers can keep productivity to a maximum with advanced coding and marking systems.
-
Article
On Second Thoughts... Are you Inclusive or Exclusive?
In the first edition of our new guest column in which packaging experts challenge widely held thinking, Jocelyne Ehret of TheRightPackaging.com invites us to have second thoughts about SUPs and accessibility.
-
Article
The Strategic Role of Packaging in Perishable Food Ecommerce
Fresh food internet sales are growing all over the world, in part as a result of newly available technologies, but also as a new digital generation of consumers enter the market.
-
Article
The Path to Achieving True Circularity
Mario Abreu, Tetra Pak's sustainability VP, talks to Packaging Europe about the biggest sustainability challenges the packaging industry faces, and outlines opportunities and solutions.
-
Article
Illuminating the European Packaging Outlook
Packaging Europe and Smithers Pira are unveiling the product of an exciting new collaboration: a co-branded report produced by Smithers Pira’s experts according to a brief tailored to the needs and preoccupations Packaging Europe’s readership
-
Article
Exploring food and beverage designs with the Marking Awards
Shushu Li, FBIF, tells Packaging Europe about the Marking Awards, a global food and beverage packaging design award initiated by FBIF (Food and Beverage Innovation Forum).
-
Article
Allergen Labelling Requirements - All Change?
A joint consultation by the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland, Defra and the Department for Health & Social Care has been launched on improving allergen information.
-
Article
Adventures in Digitally Printed Corrugated
We reflect on our unprecedented collaboration with HP and LIC to distribute Packaging Europe in a digitally printed, multi-version corrugated box. HP’s experts and thought leaders in brand innovation to explore the ideas that the project touch upon
-
Article
Smart Labeling Applications for the Healthcare Industry
The global radio frequency identification (RFID) market for healthcare is expanding at a double-digit rate — and by 2022, it’s estimated to be worth $4.9 billion according to Grand View Research.
-
Article
How the Digital Shift is Impacting the Packaging Industry
As a carrier of digital technologies, packaging offers promising options for improving logistics and production processes – how smart does it need to be to do this?
-
Article
Polyolefins United
The embryonic PCEP project is starting to take shape. On taking on the role of chairman in December 2018, David Baker spoke to Tim Sykes about the organisation’s aims and the conclusions of its recent workshop
-
Article
The Ambitious Realism of kp’s Pledge
Positive Plastics Pledge articulates kp's sustainability strategy and commitments for the coming decade. Tim Sykes visited CEO Daniel Dayan in London to interrogate the vision and concrete plans behind this document.
-
Article
TIJ Gets Serious on Flexibles
TIJ (thermal inkjet) is challenging TT (thermal transfer) as the coding technology of choice for web-based materials, says Richard Pether, Director at coding specialist Rotech Machines.
-
Article
Live from Davos: TerraCycle & Global Brand Owners Launch Retail Platform Based on Reusable Packaging
Working towards a world of zero waste and a lighter overall environmental footprint, a coalition of global brand owners and TerraCycle today unveils Loop™ – an innovative, online shopping concept challenging our reliance on single use packaging
-
Article
Challenges and Opportunities for Fresh Produce Packaging
FRUIT LOGISTICA covers every sector of the fresh produce business and aims to provide a complete picture of the latest innovations, products and services at every link in the international supply chain.