Southgate Global, a leader in packing equipment, consumables, and servicing for operational logistics and fulfilment, is sharing its biggest industry predictions across the supply chain for the next 12 months. 2025 has been marked by geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty –...
The packaging industry is undergoing a significant transformation. Consumer expectations are shifting from mass-produced uniformity to personalisation, seasonal customisation and premium experiences – and this is forcing businesses to innovate. Whether it’s face cream in a Christmas gift pack or...
With Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 fast approaching, Jenny Stanley, Managing Director of Appetite Creative, author of Connected Packaging: The Game-Changing Marketing Tool, shares why brands can no longer afford to ignore the evolution of packaging from static billboard to dynamic digital channel....
Ahead of Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026, Emma Bourne and Claire Dillaney of DEFRA, together with Jeremy Blake of PackUK, reveal how government, industry, and intermediaries are aligning to deliver the UK’s most ambitious system of packaging reform. In the...
Sonoco (NYSE: SON), global leader in sustainable packaging, announced that it is bringing together its metal packaging and rigid paper container businesses across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific into one unified Sonoco Consumer Packaging EMEA/APAC division. This evolution...
DS Smith, an International Paper company and leading global provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions, have collaborated with the brewery, Privatbrauerei Hirt in Austria, to support the launch of a new e-commerce outlet. The exclusive beverages including award-winning beers, lemonades, vinegars, and...
The BCMPA, the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment and Logistics, has had a strong response to the launch of Pitch the Co-Packers, a Dragons’ Den style competition encouraging entrepreneurs to take their product to market. Launched at the London...
Future Trailblazer winner Aden Newbury has transformed Kingfisher’s packaging sustainability, turning data, innovation, and curiosity into real-world impact. When Aden Newbury first joined Kingfisher eight years ago, his world revolved around numbers. From pricing to operations, his early career was...
The Future Trailblazer Awards, launched in 2024 in partnership with the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), are calling on innovators across the packaging sector to put themselves or a colleague forward before the Tuesday, 4 November 2025 deadline....
DS Smith, an International Paper company, and leading global provider of sustainable and fibre-based packaging solutions, and Queen® Flowers have collaborated to create a recyclable and experiential bouquet box to sit alongside the brand’s traditional packaging in retail stores and outlets. The...
