Experts at packaging company DS Smith say restrictions in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic have led to a permanent shift in consumer behavior. Which type of consumer will be more prevalent in the future? Packaging experts provide answers.
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New technology aims to make shopping easier for people with visual impairments: a code on the packaging allows smartphones to recognize ingredients and nutritional information and play it back to consumers. All packaging of products sold by Kellogg in Europe will be converted from January 2022.
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The demographic factor also plays a role in the demand for senior-friendly pharmaceutical packaging. As age increases, so does the need for medications.
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Sustainability determines the packaging strategies for private labels in the drugstore and grocery trade. They follow the “design for recycling” principle and only want as much wrapping as necessary.
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Chocolate, shampoo bottles, painkillers: when well-known manufacturers of confectionery, cosmetics, or pharmaceuticals refine, package, or distribute their products, they often leave this to specialized contract packagers.
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With immediate effect, distributors of packaging have the option of labeling their packaging with separation instructions.
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Starting in April Kneipp will be trying out paper tubes for its “Intensiv Handcreme” in its own stores. And addressing customers via more individual packaging design. Philipp Keil, Head of Packaging Materials Management at Kneipp, sees great potential for the future in both.
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Following Brexit, Mettler-Toledo recommends that food companies find out at an early stage about the labeling requirements that will apply in the future when exporting to the UK. And to consider the implications for labeling and label inspection.
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With new versions of Mettler Toledo’s “Product Data Check” technology, labels of packaged food and pharmaceutical products can be checked
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Henkel uses a new technology with digital watermarks for bottles of its fabric softener brand Vernel. The pilot project is part of the “HolyGrail 2.0” initiative, which involves a total of more than 85 companies and organizations.
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