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Rigid Plastics’ Circularity: Demand for Renewable Packaging Intensifies

There is ever-growing expectation for sustainable packaging. The search for better is reflected in consumer sentiment and regulatory attention. The focus on plastic goes wide with regulation increasingly the lever used to secure more rapid progress on the road towards a circular economy.

Rosemarie Downey
Global Insight Manager: Packaging

The Potential of Probiotics in Naturally Functional Food in Asia

Naturally functional benefits in food have long been linked to herbal ingredients and traditional cuisine in Asia, often rooted in fermented foods. As studies have shown that fermented foods are the most common natural source of probiotic strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), this has helped to raise the reputation of these foods and consumer familiarity with probiotics and their benefits has grown across Asia.

Emil Fazira
Asia Pacific Insight Manager: Food

Three Packaging Strategies to Adopt in Times of Cost Pressures

The consumer packaging industry is typically strong in its ability to withstand crises, given the importance of everyday groceries to global revenues; food and drink accounted for 92% of retail packaging volume sales in 2023. However, inflation, interest rates and geopolitical instability serve to amplify operating costs, for packaging converters/machinery players, brands, and retailers, apparent in the final retail price point, paid by the consumer.

Rosemarie Downey
Global Insight Manager: Packaging

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Redesigning FMCG Sustainable Packaging for Regulatory Compliance

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With the tightening of packaging regulations like the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), turning a blind eye to sustainability communication is no longer an option. Now, more than ever, it's crucial to engage in clear, evidence-based communication due to regulatory efforts to prevent greenwashing, such as the EU's Green Claims Directive, set to come into force in 2027.

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Can Aluminium Bottles Capitalise on Beverage Cans’ Success?

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Metal beverage cans are a recent success story in the drinks packaging space. Seen as a practical, premium, and sustainable choice, cans are proving increasingly popular in many categories. Can aluminium bottles capitalise on that success and help metal packaging expand into drinks occasions less readily suited to cans?

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A Case for Sustainable Foodservice Packaging in Western Europe

13 Dec 24

Foodservice takeaway sales are expected to grow each year in Western Europe through to 2028. Simply put, “takeaway” is becoming a more important opportunity for foodservice operators as 2024 represents the continued growth of a much longer-term, convenience-orientated shift in the way consumers dine out.

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Combating Plastic Pollution in Asia Pacific: The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

6 Nov 24

With Asia Pacific accounting for the bulk of the world’s dumping ground for waste, especially plastics used heavily in beverages, there is a pressing need for beverage companies to invest in sustainable packaging.

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Top Five Innovations in Sustainability in Q2 2024

10 Oct 24

Integrating sustainability into product development has become a fundamental aspect of business strategy as the rising demand for sustainable products is fuelling revenue growth.

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