Rethinking Food Packaging
Consumers want appealing fresh food, at the perfect ripeness and with a decent shelf life. However, they are also keen to avoid chemical preservatives and plastic packaging. With tonnes of fruit and veg being shipped around the globe daily, can rethinking food packaging provide a solution? Alternative Food Packaging Getting our 5-a-day is easier when […]
Things are Hotting Up! – Red Packaging
Every year, fashion houses and paint companies determine the colours of the season or year. Once declared, many brands follow suit, producing clothing, interior furnishings, packaging and more in the tones that are in favour. So, what can we expect in 2023? Colours of the Year 2023 At the start of the year, the Pantone […]
How Sustainable is your Food?
As consumers, we are now used to spotting labels that inform us whether product packaging is recyclable and sustainable. A new voluntary scheme for the food industry may soon provide more information on the sustainability of food products. How could this help to cut the environmental impact of our meals? Could Eco Packaging Labels Inform […]
Boxes of Unwrapped Fruit & Veg
France has banned plastic wrapping for the majority of fruit and vegetables, but we are led to believe that plastic helps to keep food fresher for longer. We know there is an urgent need to reduce the volume of single-use plastic used in food packaging but does loose produce sold straight from boxes simply increase […]
Introducing Navilens to Packaging
Children’s cereal packets are renowned for being bright and some are receiving an extra splash of colour in the form of a Navilens code. This multi-coloured square is designed to improve accessibility for people with visual impairments; let’s find out more. What is Navilens? Navilens works in a similar way to a QR Code in […]
Covid-19 Shifts Food Packaging Priorities
Over the last decade, consumer pressure and global targets have positioned environmental packaging as a priority for many food brands. To minimise packaging waste, supermarkets and other retailers have introduced refill schemes and a greater range of unpackaged products. Where protection is necessary, there has been a shift away from plastic towards sustainable packaging options […]
Can Food Packaging be Plastic-free?
Food packaging is a particular challenge in the bid to rid the world of plastic. It is fair to say that plastic can play a vital role in helping to keep food fresher for longer. In this respect, it reduces food waste, another environmental problem. Whilst there are a growing number of bio-degradable alternatives to […]
Natural Ability to Hold Attention
The use of colour is a crucial element of packaging design. As consumers, we have an emotional response to colours and associate them with certain qualities. As an example, when it comes to food packaging, shades of blue are rarely used. This is because we don’t eat blue foods, so it seems artificial and a […]
Make the Switch: to Cardboard
Polystyrene has widely been used in food packaging, but change is occurring. An increasing interest in sustainable solutions has resulted in a shift towards cardboard alternatives. Unlike polystyrene, cardboard packaging can be made from recycled material and recycled again after use. Even if it reaches landfill, it does biodegrade, which isn’t the case for polystyrene. […]
Natural Buzz
How is your will power holding up? For many of us, the initial drive for a healthier lifestyle is likely to be wearing thin about now. Don’t get disheartened; any changes for the better are worth taking. It’s important to find ways of making healthier choices as part of your everyday routine, rather than expecting […]
Common Footprint Quality (CFQ) Standard
When it comes to fresh produce, retailers and consumers want fresh goods as soon as possible after they are picked. We want to select flowers, fruits and vegetables that are crisp and bright with a reasonable shelf life. In order to get good from field to consumers as quickly as possible, efficient processes are vital […]
Celebrating the Original Cardboard Manufacturer
Did your delivery arrive in a cardboard box this morning? Can you spot one in your fridge? I bet you have a few lurking in your store cupboard! Almost all of us will encounter a cardboard box at some point during every day. As the most commonly used packaging, with around 5 billion being used […]
Food Packaging: Friend or Foe?
Packaging plays an important role in the safe transport of goods, brand promotion and the storage of goods. It is often an essential part of the production line to consumption process. Packaging keeps related goods together, ensures quality control and provides the consumer with valuable information on how best to use the product. Every product […]
