Your packaging designs, labels especially, have loads to say. Literally. There’s the list of ingredients you’re obligated to include, of course, and perhaps you’ve even adopted the much talked-about traffic light system. If you’re smart, your packaging also tells consumers just how eco-friendly the product as well as the packaging materials are – Millennials, after […]

A common misconception among consumers as well as vendors is that pouch packaging must be biodegradable in order to be sustainable. However, as pouches are not and should not be biodegradable – we’ll explain why below – those consumers and vendors wrongly assume that pouches are not eco-friendly by a long shot. Read on to […]

Consumers are increasingly saying no to plastic packaging – but they’re not always sure which kind to reject. While the anti-plastics movement is undeniably gaining ground, flexible packaging is trending as well. Which leads many consumers, brand owners and packaging designers to wonder: just how eco-friendly are pouches?

There is no denying that packaging designers and manufacturers have a shared responsibility to do anything they can to protect the environment. Creating a sustainable packaging design used to be challenging, but nowadays there are easy ways aplenty to go green. Do you, too, want to jump on the sustainability bandwagon instead of adding to […]

Sustainable packaging is becoming more innovative and popular as we speak. Packaging designers and manufacturers are always on the lookout for the most recent technological innovations to boost their sustainable packaging designs, making them safer, more efficient and – last but not least – even greener. In this article we discuss some of the latest […]

No matter how delicious a product may be, sales won’t soar unless the packaging design is spot on. Are you a packaging designer looking to get inspired? Read on and discover our top five tips to create a food packaging design that will make the consumer’s mouth water!

Today’s consumer is a green consumer. In other words, the more sustainable the product, the better it sells. With this in mind, companies all over the world are adding green symbols and hues to their packaging designs in a bid to communicate to their customers just how green their enterprise and their products are. They […]

Historians agree that early humans started using packaging to transport, store and protect food and trinkets when they were nomadic hunters and gatherers. The history of packaging is, in other words, as old as the history of humankind. As humans developed and technology advanced, so did packaging. A short overview of the various stages of […]

Companies are increasingly focusing on sustainable packaging to reduce their impact on the environment. And they have every reason to! According to greenerpackage.com, 64% of consumers say it is very important for companies to use environment-friendly or biodegradable packaging. That’s great news for the packaging industry, because sustainable packaging seems to bring out the best […]

What happens if a Swedish paper maker teams up with an Italian machinery manufacturer? You get FreeFormPack! FreeFormPack is a packaging method that creates unique 3D packaging, suitable for both food and non-food markets, with a custom shape or texture in a cost-effective form-fill-seal process. It is the brainchild of Italian machinery manufacturer Curti and […]

Reusable seafood packaging supplier PPS East recently wowed the packaging industry with the launch of ‘Re-Fresh’; their brand-new range of reusable fish boxes. With their innovative resealable lids, low carbon footprint and ideal sizing for wholesale and retail, the Re-Fresh boxes are expected to take the seafood packaging industry by (sea)storm. Meeting market needs Although […]