Novel inline printing will produce packaging that makes brands stand out on the shelf in the quickest and most cost-effective way, according to Heidelberg.

The government's Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) is aiming to set the fact from fiction concerning the packaging industry with its new 28pp booklet Packaging in perspective.

Graphic Packaging, the US-based packaging multinational, does not expect there will be “any major restructuring” at Benson Group after it completed its acquisition of the UK company.

170 exhibitors and more than 4,000 visitors are expected to descend on London’s Olympia later this week for Packaging Innovations & Luxury Packaging London.

Fresh research on behalf of James Cropper has highlighted consumer concerns about hygiene and packaging – which should bode well for its PaperGard product protection offering.

Macfarlane Packaging has invested £300,000 in an 'Innovation Lab' to help clients crack even the most demanding packaging challenges.

Papermaker Favini has launched a new paper made partly from leather-making leftovers.

Women are three times more likely to be swayed by new packaging concepts and on-pack promotions than men, according to marketers and packaging professionals.

DS Smith has promoted Gareth Jenkins to the role of managing director of its UK Packaging Division.

McDonalds is to roll-out enhanced product packaging, which could benefit its current print and packaging suppliers.