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The sustainability issues food and beverage brands and manufacturers face are multifaceted and interconnected and span the entirety of global food supply chains, from the sourcing and origination of raw materials and packaging choices to downstream logistics and disposal.

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By Danny Mertens

In the world of food and beverage production, packaging is more than just a protective layer or branding opportunity—it's a vital component of product safety. With strict regulations governing food contact materials, ensuring that packaging is food safe is critical. However focusing solely on food safety certifications is not enough.

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The coatings industry is progressively transitioning toward low volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and bio-based technologies due to stringent global environmental regulations. Paints and other coatings prepared using traditional methods are characterized by high VOC emissions, which harm the atmosphere and living beings. Hence, industries will likely shift toward powder coatings, bio coatings, and other green solutions. Such options provide environment-friendly features, improve performance measures, cut costs, and adhere to regulations, leading to good business returns and long-term successes.

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Co-packers are revolutionising supply chains by offering flexible, sustainable solutions. Emma Verkaik discusses how their expertise in digitalisation, scalability, and environmental responsibility empowers brands to thrive in competitive markets.

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You’ve got the product, you’ve got the pack and you’ve got the customers. What binds them together is fulfilment and logistics.

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In the packaging industry, the expiry of inks plays a crucial role in maintaining product quality, reducing waste, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Whether it’s solvent-based, water-based or UV-curing inks, each type has its own shelf life, determined by factors like pigment stability and storage conditions.

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By Patrick Graber, BOBST Marketing Director, Narrow-Mid Web Printing & Converting
Label converters face challenges from many different directions that directly threaten the profitability of their businesses. However, despite pressures on price and severe labor shortages, combined with the need to adapt quickly to new market trends while delivering high quality labels, there are still opportunities to grow for those ready to embrace the world of digitalization, automation and connectivity.

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In the dynamic world of consumer goods, packaging is far more than just a shell – it tells stories, creates connections, and drives sustainable innovations. Laetitia Durafour, Marketing Director at Eviosys, highlights how analyzing trends and combining sustainable materials with creative concepts can lead to intelligent design.

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Innovation doesn’t always arrive in light bulb moments. Sometimes it’s the result of years of painstaking research and testing. But these harsh reality checks can produce the strongest possible results, argues Martin Settle, Senior Manager of Polymer Science in Sustainability and Packaging at Reckitt.

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The transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in packaging could bring about the next great era of integrated UK industry operations, according to Think B2B Marketing Managing Director Joanna Stephenson, following her keynote talk on the subject at the recent Esko Label & Packaging Forum.

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