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Hunter Luxury balances design and sustainability in premium packaging
Hunter Luxury balances design and sustainability in premium packaging
Hunter Luxury has partnered with The Glendronach Distillery, owned by Brown-Forman, to deliver the packaging for its 30 and 40-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. We speak to Paul Hamilton, head of sales and marketing at Hunter Luxury, about how the new packaging design balances quality and recyclability.“Quality and sustainability do not have to be viewed as trade-offs. And sustainability should not be oversimplified into buzzwords, ” Hamilton tells Packaging Insights.
Smart software and data tools power efficient, compliant and sustainable packaging production
Smart software and data tools power efficient, compliant and sustainable packaging production
Emerging technologies aim to reduce packaging waste, meet tightening regulatory demands, unify fragmented data, and support the shift toward automated, AI-ready, resource-efficient production systems. This article explores how new software and data-driven tools — such as T.Con’s MES Suite and PreZero’s recyclability assessment platform — are helping packaging and F&B manufacturers improve operational transparency, efficiency, and sustainability. Sustainability starts with awareness and transparency, Ernesto Flores, sales account executive at T.Con, tells Packaging Insights. 
Greiner Packaging highlights PPWR-ready solutions at Future Packaging Day 2025
Greiner Packaging highlights PPWR-ready solutions at Future Packaging Day 2025
Greiner Packaging is building a packaging portfolio that will be ready when market demand and regulatory clarity converge, according to Jörg Sabo, global director for Marketing & Innovation at Greiner Packaging. Under the theme “Navigating change, creating impact,” Greiner hosted its Future Packaging Day 2025, showcasing the latest product innovations across its packaging range. The event took place at the company’s R&D hub in Oberwaltersdorf, Austria, and was attended by value chain leaders who explored emerging trends and what is next for the industry. At the event, Packaging Insights interviewed Sabo to discuss Greiner Packaging’s innovation progress, how the company tackles regulatory shifts, and its ambitions for the upcoming year. 
The Future of Steel Drums: Building Sustainability Into Every Component
The Future of Steel Drums: Building Sustainability Into Every Component
From the steel body to the closures and linings, Greif offers a configurable solution that helps companies advance carbon reduction, chemical safety, and operational performance in one integrated package.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Greif.
Amcor combines sustainability with advanced functional performance in paper
Amcor combines sustainability with advanced functional performance in paper
We explore the latest innovations in sustainable paper-based packaging, including high-barrier, leak-resistant materials, with Nils de Rybel, senior research engineer at Amcor. Rybel discusses the technical challenges of developing fully recycle-ready solutions while responding to evolving consumer expectations and common misconceptions about paper packaging.
FachPack 2025 review: Cross-sector packaging and technology highlights
FachPack 2025 review: Cross-sector packaging and technology highlights
FachPack 2025 showcased the latest innovations in packaging, packaging technology, and packaging processes. Industry professionals met at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre in Germany to explore the latest packaging solutions for the food and feed, chemicals, pharma and medicine, cosmetics, retail trade, automotive, electronics, and logistics sectors. We look back at the key highlights.

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Tomra Collection creates outdoor reverse vending machine for DRS
Tomra Collection creates outdoor reverse vending machine for DRS
Tomra Collection has launched the Tomra S2 Rugged Plus reverse vending machine that can withstand cold weather, making it suitable for outdoor use. The machine accepts PET bottles, cans, and reusable glass bottles. Single-use bottles can be handled via an integrated glass crusher configuration within the machine.
Colgate and Watsons expand toothpaste tube recycling program in Hong Kong
Colgate and Watsons expand toothpaste tube recycling program in Hong Kong
Colgate has furthered its collaboration with Watsons Hong Kong to recycle used toothpaste tubes as the “Small Acts, Big Smiles Recyclable Take Back Program” enters its second phase. In addition to continuing collections of empty toothpaste tubes of any brand at around 180 Watsons stores in Hong Kong SAR, 120 of those stores have introduced dedicated collection bins to enable convenient self-service drop-off. The program is scheduled to run through December 31, 2026.
ACG unveils blister pack for moisture-sensitive pharma products
ACG unveils blister pack for moisture-sensitive pharma products
ACG has launched a desiccant-based cold-form blister pack to protect moisture-sensitive pharmaceutical products. The DryPod aims to reduce reliance on co-extrusion-based technology, which creates challenges such as limited machine compatibility, dependence on specific lidding foils, reduced supplier options, and irregular on-site technical support. 
Researchers turn disposable cups into vitamin C health trackers
Researchers turn disposable cups into vitamin C health trackers
Scientists at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) in the US have created an battery-free electronic sticker for drinking cups capable of detecting a person’s vitamin C levels using the sweat on their fingertips.  The flexible sticker can be attached to the outside of a cup to collect information while the user consumes the drink and sends the results wirelessly to a nearby laptop.
Co-op trials in-store coffee pod recycling with Podback
Co-op trials in-store coffee pod recycling with Podback
Co-op, a UK-based supermarket, has partnered with Podpack, a coffee pod recycling service that enables customers to return and recycle used coffee pods in stores. During the six-month trial, Podback will install recycling units in 30 Co-op stores across Southwest England, as well as in Co-op’s three sustainability showcase stores in Leeds, Soham, and Northampton. 
Fi Europe 2025: Plant-based innovation shifts focus to texture and nutrition
Fi Europe 2025: Plant-based innovation shifts focus to texture and nutrition

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The initial wave of innovation emanating from the plant-based space has declined somewhat since early adopters in the industry. The sector has been evolving over the last decade, coming a long way since it was initially pegged as a niche segment aimed at vegans and vegetarians, with a wave of animal-free mimicking products, such as alternative sausages, burgers, and nuggets. But now it’s so much more as F&B innovators up their game with a diverse range of alternative, sustainable protein sources, while developing products that go far beyond mimicking meat and dairy.
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COP30: GAIA demands reuse-driven EPR to cut methane and...
At the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30), which concluded on Friday in Belém, Brazil, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) campaigned for the packaging and waste sector to redirect finance toward zero-waste solutions to create jobs and support informal waste pickers, workers, and communities. Packaging Insights sits down with Doun Moon, policy and research officer at GAIA, to discuss how packaging companies can support a “just transition” for waste workers whose livelihoods depend on the current linear waste economy. 
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Just Eat Takeaway Austria adopts Xampla’s Morro-coated...
Lieferando, operated by parent company Just Eat Takeaway, has adopted Xampla’s Morro-coated packaging in Austria.The move follows Germany and the UK’s adoption of the plant protein-based packaging technology. We speak with Alexandra French, CEO at Xampla, about the key drivers for industry change away from conventional plastic. We also discuss why 2025 has been a “breakthrough year” for Xampla.
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Sealed Air’s US$10B buyout: How private ownership could...
Sealed Air has entered into a definitive agreement in which it will be acquired by funds affiliated with CD&R. The private investment firm will purchase the food and protective packaging giant for US$10.3 billion. We speak to industry analyst Neil Farmer about how this major acquisition could affect Sealed Air’s packaging innovation pipelines. “Sealed Air’s performance has been affected by changing trends in e-commerce packaging and cost pressures negatively influencing the purchasing habits of consumers,” he tells Packaging Insights. Farmer says the supplier’s protective packaging business has struggled over the last four to five years, and while food packaging has performed better in the last year, overall sales were down by 1.5% in Q3.

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Dairy packaging innovationNov2025

Innova Market Insights’ data indicates a 3% compound annual growth in global dairy packaging launches between October 2020 and September 2025. Flat Pouch was the leading packaging type, while plastic ...

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Supply chain transparency Nov 2025

Innova Market Insights data showed an average annual growth of 10% in F&B launches with a Responsible Source claim from October 2020 to September 2025. Dairy and Soft Drinks had the largest share of these launches. The greatest five-year increase in the Responsible Source claim was seen in packaging within the Spreads category.

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Circular economy: Fiber-basedNov 2025

Innova Market Insights data shows an increase in global F&B launches using fiber-based packaging. Europe led these launches, accounting for 42% of NPD. The Bakery category emerged as the top segment for product launches utilizing fiber-based packaging, while Hot Drinks launches also showed an upward trend in the adoption of such packaging.

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