ProCarton is the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard (ECMA) manufacturers. Every year ProCarton Awards runs the Carton Excellence Awards, with winners in different categories and an overall winner. Its main purpose is to promote the use of cartons and educate stakeholders about cartons. In this post, we bring you a selection of the awards […]
Food Safety Live Conference This is a free, one-day online conference that puts some of the food and drink sector’s current major challenges in the spotlight. By assessing and debating some of the industry’s most challenging topics – including pesticides, sugar analysis and mycotoxins, the conference aims to shed light on the things we may […]
FSAI – World Food Safety Day Webinar To mark World Food Safety Day, the FSAI is hosting a “Breakfast Bites” webinar. See the key Information below. Date: June 7th Duration: 10.00am to 10.40am BST Cost: Free Location: online Content: “Lisa O’Connor (FSAI) will outline what a Food Safety Management System is and why you must […]
A recent article on the Mintel website by Ophelie Buchet reported on 5 surprising trends in the food and drink industry that went “viral” during recent lockdowns. As a result of people spending more time at home, home cooking increased along with an increase in the adoption of the social media platform Tik Tok where […]
Now in its fifth year, Food Integrity 2021 (formerly known as Food Fraud) will take place on 19th – 23rd April 2021. This is an ONLINE event. According to the Food Integrity website, “consumer trust in food is falling. Only 33% of consumers are confident about the safety of the food they eat…..Food Integrity […]
A recent article on the Packaging of the World website displayed packaging from the stunning new artwork for the Chocolate Tribe gourmet chocolate brand. Below we bring you some images and information about the project. Client Brief for Gourmet Chocolate Brand The brief was to come up with a very unique packaging which doesn’t have […]
A recent post on the Dieline blog showed photos of the eye-catching FORDAY cartons. Below, we bring you photos of the FORDAY food supplements and vitamins cartons. This new branding brings the design of supplement packaging to a new level – the design is visually very pleasing while communicating the characteristics of all the products […]
In this article, we look at how Heineken UK managed to replace the plastic rings with cardboard toppers on their multi-pack cans in one UK plant while adhering to social distancing guidelines throughout the process. The company has replaced the plastic rings on their multi-pack cans of Heineken, Fosters and Kronenbourg 1664. In this post, we will give you a summary of an article on this story that was published in Printweek.com in August 2020. “Green Grip” cardboard topper […]
In an article on the Dieline.com website, Jessica Deseo discusses the cartons for Covet Chocolate, a Dubai-based premium-quality chocolatier. Their chocolate packaging is a truly innovative design with interactive features and stunning design. Below we bring you photos and a summary of the key features. Quality of the Chocolate The chocolate is an artisanal product […]
This post is a summary of a whitepaper about the benefits of using new technology to create “connected” packaging on the Packaging Strategies website. It is written by Dr Avi Chaudhuri, Chief Scientist at Systech. Systech provides digital product authentication and traceability solutions to combat counterfeiting, prevent diversion and meet regulatory compliance. Systech has experience in pharmaceutical […]
