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    Colpac launches single portion platters to cater for changes in shared buffet market
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Feb 4
    • 2 min

    Colpac launches single portion platters to cater for changes in shared buffet market

    Colpac has extended its Platters range to incorporate two new, smaller individual sized options in a bid to meet demand from the meetings...
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    Old Norse legends inspire winner of O-I Design Awards 2021
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Old Norse legends inspire winner of O-I Design Awards 2021

    A young British designer has won the 2021 O-I: Expressions Design Awards with an entry inspired by old Norse legends. The awards...
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    Easyfairs new future for the UK packaging design
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    Easyfairs new future for the UK packaging design

    Easyfairs has announced a new future for its packaging innovations events in the UK’s capital with the launch of a series of four new and...
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    Plastic to paper: the eco packaging revolution
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Plastic to paper: the eco packaging revolution

    Smurfit Kappa Food Contact Packaging provides some advice... Consumers are becoming more sustainable: a YouGov survey concluded that a...
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    The plastic packaging tax is coming. How ready are you?
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    The plastic packaging tax is coming. How ready are you?

    To avoid being caught out by the Plastic Packaging Tax, due to come into force in April 2022, Antalis Packaging offers its insight on how...
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    Cartonboard proves its life cycle credentials
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Cartonboard proves its life cycle credentials

    A new lifecycle analysis report has highlighted the outstanding environmental credentials of cartonboard packaging when compared against...
    78 views0 comments
    Free beverage trends packaging e-book launched by Esko
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Free beverage trends packaging e-book launched by Esko

    Esko has announced the launch of a free downloadable e-book, ‘Trends in the Beverage Packaging Industry: Ingredients for Success’, which...
    51 views0 comments
    Renewed relationship with touch will be key to FMCG packaging
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Renewed relationship with touch will be key to FMCG packaging

    Creation Reprographics has shared insight on the refreshed role of touch in packaging design, indicating where the biggest growth...
    89 views0 comments
    Labelstock demand remains strong as pandemic recovery begins
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Labelstock demand remains strong as pandemic recovery begins

    Some 83% of brand owners project that label purchase volumes will increase or remain the same in 2021 across all formats, despite the...
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    Single minded
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Single minded

    A new study from the European Paper Packaging Alliance reveals that in some circumstances, paper based single use packaging can have a...
    68 views0 comments
    Amcor to help brands communicate packaging carbon footprint reductions
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jan 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Amcor to help brands communicate packaging carbon footprint reductions

    Amcor has announced the ‘Reducing CO2 Packaging’ Label from the Carbon Trust can now be printed on its packaging to demonstrate...
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    An alternative to plastic packaging – food for thought
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    An alternative to plastic packaging – food for thought

    Consumer preferences are driving the use of more sustainable packaging – 52% of European consumers have switched a brand or product...
    70 views0 comments
    Huge spike in demand for rotary screens as industry adapts to ‘new normal’
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Huge spike in demand for rotary screens as industry adapts to ‘new normal’

    As the label and packaging industry emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, converters are increasingly turning towards rotary screen...
    57 views0 comments
    The reusable paper bag, a better choice for the climate
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    The reusable paper bag, a better choice for the climate

    There are more and more reasons to replace the plastic Bag for Life with one in paper when you go shopping. BillerudKorsnäs and AB Group...
    58 views0 comments
    Meeting the rising demand for paperboard, sustainably
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Meeting the rising demand for paperboard, sustainably

    Growth in on the go eating, use of pharmaceuticals for an ageing population, the need to create stand out on crowded shelves and, of...
    65 views0 comments
    Say 'Ho, ho, no' to packaging waste this Christmas
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Say 'Ho, ho, no' to packaging waste this Christmas

    Bacardi, the world's largest privately held spirits company, is cutting cardboard waste this Christmas, by introducing a smart new design...
    73 views0 comments
    A collaborative approach
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Oct 3, 2020
    • 5 min

    A collaborative approach

    Post pandemic partnerships must become a long term marketing tool, says Robert Lockyer, CEO of luxury packaging provider Delta Global....
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    Breaking down the barriers
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Breaking down the barriers

    New packaging recycling recommendations have been set in place to help climate efforts. In the UK new recommendations allow paperboard...
    86 views0 comments
    Easyfairs postpones Packaging Innovations & Luxury Packaging London to December
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    Easyfairs postpones Packaging Innovations & Luxury Packaging London to December

    Easyfairs has announced that its Packaging Innovations & Luxury Packaging London, which was due to take place on 23 and 24 September at...
    72 views0 comments
    The milkman reimagined - back to refillables
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jul 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    The milkman reimagined - back to refillables

    Terracycle's Loop will be working with Tesco to launch the UK's first major online shopping service for groceries in reusable packaging....
    169 views0 comments
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