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The recession may have forced retailers to look harder at cutting their packaging spend, but for some this has not come at the expense of the strategic issues in the packaging debate: sustainability and customer usability. Tesco’s Sonia Raja speaks to Jim Banks about putting progress in packaging firmly in the context of product requirements and the broader supply chain.
Golden Rules
The recession has caused companies to look hard at the way they operate and at how consumer behaviour has changed.
The recession has caused companies to look hard at the way they operate and at how consumer behaviour has changed.
Chain Reaction
While the recession has sounded the death toll for many companies, one of the biggest supermarkets appears to be...
While the recession has sounded the death toll for many companies, one of the biggest supermarkets appears to be...
Wal-Mart - Leading the Sustainability Pack?
Wal-Mart has embarked on a fiercely ambitious global sustainability policy that is likely to have strong repercussions...
Wal-Mart has embarked on a fiercely ambitious global sustainability policy that is likely to have strong repercussions...
Dawn of Opportunity
A changing global market means the packaging industry must operate in new ways.
A changing global market means the packaging industry must operate in new ways.
Wal-Mart Takes the Lead on Sustainable Packaging
Wal-Mart's packaging scorecard may have sent a shiver down the spines of some suppliers when it launched last year.
Wal-Mart's packaging scorecard may have sent a shiver down the spines of some suppliers when it launched last year.
Big, Green and Clever
The packaging industry is no stranger to calls for improvements in waste recycling and environmental performance.
The packaging industry is no stranger to calls for improvements in waste recycling and environmental performance.
A Calculated Risk
Adopting new packaging innovations are a risk for any company, but as Phillippe Roulet, head of global packaging...
Adopting new packaging innovations are a risk for any company, but as Phillippe Roulet, head of global packaging...
Plastic to dominate healthy growth
The health of the packaging industry tends to mirror production trends in the various packaged goods industries.
The health of the packaging industry tends to mirror production trends in the various packaged goods industries.
Versatility drives demand
Glass has long been the packaging material of choice for many in the industry largely due to its versatility and the...
Glass has long been the packaging material of choice for many in the industry largely due to its versatility and the...
A Branding all of their Own
A €100bn market, the private-label (own brand) foods business is a rapidly growing sector that relies on packaging...
A €100bn market, the private-label (own brand) foods business is a rapidly growing sector that relies on packaging...
WPO promotes packaging
The packaging markets are constantly in flux, what with new technology, demographics and international development.
The packaging markets are constantly in flux, what with new technology, demographics and international development.
Sustainable equations
In today's market, the eco-aware consumer cannot avoid being bombarded with information about sustainable development.
In today's market, the eco-aware consumer cannot avoid being bombarded with information about sustainable development.
Active research
Throughout history, packaging has protected food.
Throughout history, packaging has protected food.
Technology holds the key to success
The Flexible Packaging Association showcases some of the new forms and functions that have been realised in the...
The Flexible Packaging Association showcases some of the new forms and functions that have been realised in the...
Retailers Face Myriad Challenges
Terry Robins of Sainsbury's supermarkets investigates trends in retail packaging and the consequences of growing...
Terry Robins of Sainsbury's supermarkets investigates trends in retail packaging and the consequences of growing...
