Features

Brand owners & design

How do you spot a fake pack of cigarettes?

01 November 2012

This is a question that has,and continues to, trouble the tobacco industry

Substrates & adhesives

Short-run printed packaging; spooky special – part 3

29 October 2012

Halloween is just a few days away and the range of themed and limited edition printed packaging on the shelves of UK stores continues to grow, like...

Substrates & adhesives

Films for the future

29 October 2012

TIPA is moving forward with its work to develop sustainable flexible packaging. David Pittman speaks to co-founder and CEO Daphna Nissenbaum about the...

Investing for the future

29 October 2012

Saudi food manufacturer Halwani Brothers has invested in a servo-driven Edale Gamma flexo press as it looks for a sophisticated solution to...

Digital printing

A new digital revolution for the package printer

29 October 2012

A new printing process that promises much in terms of quality, performance and cost-effectiveness was introduced at Drupa to much acclaim. Mike...

Packaging – then and now

25 October 2012

A colleague was rummaging through his desk drawers the other day when he stumbled across an old packet of Strepsils throat lozenges. So old are they...

Themed printed packaging; winter wonderland – part 2

24 October 2012

It has been a few weeks since my first blog about the themed packaging centered around Christmas that I’m seeing on the shelves in 2012.   This...

Short-run printed packaging; spooky special – part 2

23 October 2012

As Halloween gets ever-closer, it becomes more and more apparent through printed packaging how this is an event for kids.   While there are a...

New Delhi delight

22 October 2012

As Labelexpo India 2012 returns to Pragati Maidan, New Delhi for its sixth edition, David Pittman speaks with Labelexpo’s managing director Roger...

New Vision has Cadbury Halloween treat boxed up

10 October 2012

Chocolate pumpkin is being sold at the Cadbury World shop, home to an exclusive range of handmade chocolate products, with packaging created by New...

Packaging – as seen on TV

10 October 2012

Such is the nature of modern communication mediums that it’s not hard to find packaging playing a central role in television commercials.   I’ve...

Substrates & adhesives

Packaging wins prizes

10 October 2012

The new competition launched by consumer goods company Nestlé through its various confectionery brands shows how modern printed packaging has become...