It was recently reported that Loop, a global platform for reuse, working with a coalition of brands and retailers has reached commercial scale in France, offering a wide range of everyday consumer products in a reusable version at local supermarkets. Elisabeth Skoda sat down with Loop’s founder Tom Szaky to discuss what enabled the success in France, why reuse systems have struggled elsewhere, how to address this and much more. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading internati...
Equator Design partnered with The Fresh Market, a premier fresh-focused specialty food retailer, operating across the US, to create a flexible yet cohesive packaging system across hundreds of SKUs. As brands navigate ever-expanding SKU counts across formats, price tiers, and categories, the need for visual consistency without creative compromise is more important than ever. Libby Munford explores the design journey with Michelle Beck, Director, Merchandising & Private Label, Bryan Bower...
Europe’s container glass industry is actively working towards the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 – but how is policy supporting this goal? We spoke to Vanessa Chesnot, Head of Public Affairs and Product Policy at FEVE, to explore this question ahead of the dedicated session on Metals & Glass at the 2025 Sustainable Packaging Summit. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekl...
Plastic fulfils a range of important functions in packaging, but there is a clear problem with plastic waste which shows no signs of subsiding. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s CEO Jacob Duer discusses the organisation’s work and new efforts to develop, derisk and demonstrate solutions in the context of a challenging environment. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subs...
Active packaging has the potential to significantly improve shelf life and reduce food waste, elevating existing packaging to provide a new level of a sustainable approach. Libby Munford spoke with a key expert on this topic – Fresh Inset’s Kris Czaplicki, Chief Strategy Officer about the advantages and challenges of implementing the Vidre+ technology. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now wee...
What challenges do young packaging technologists face as they enter this field, and what can the industry do to foster new talent? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Julie Rice Suggs, Academic Director of the Packaging School, to get her thoughts on this. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia co...
How far has the industry come along the paper bottle journey - and can they move from niche to mainstream? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Jamie Stone from PA Consulting (co-founder of the Bottle Collective) to find out. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.
Europe's first cleantech VC fund celebrates its 25th birthday this year. Tim Sykes speaks with founder and CEO of Emerald Technology Ventures, Gina Dominig, and Fredric Petit, co-lead of the dedicated packaging fund about the insights gathered over a quarter of a century of green investment, the appetite for investment in uncertain times, and opportunities in packaging and materials in the near future. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging inno...
Each year, a significant portion of Nigeria’s tomato harvest is lost before it ever reaches the consumer. Working to tackle this issue is Tomato Jos, the winner of last year’s SAVE FOOD project competition. It is an agricultural processing company that works at the intersection of agriculture, logistics and packaging, supporting smallholder farmers and refining supply chain processes through a combination of modern technology, improved transport packaging and education programmes. Elisabeth S...
This latest podcast episode is all about connected packaging – its benefits and potential, common misconceptions, pitfalls to avoid, innovation and future developments. Elisabeth Skoda speaks with industry experts Güneri Tugcu and Stefan Hilss. Güneri and Stefan have their own podcast where they delve into all things connected packaging - have a listen for even more of a deep dive! Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainab...
Deposit return schemes have gained traction across Europe, with several countries introducing or getting ready to introduce them. Austria is the latest country to introduce such a system. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Monika Fiala, who is managing director at Recycling Pfand Österreich GmbH, the organisation in charge of implementing the deposit return system in Austria, discussing reasons behind the introduction, challenges to overcome, differences and similarities to systems in other countries,...
Vytal Global were the worthy winners of the Packaging Europe 2024 Readers' Award! Libby Munford catches up with Dr Tim Breker, co-founder and Managing Director of Vytal to hear how they have expanded since last year, what the future holds for tech-driven reusable packaging - asking vital questions such as "what can we learn from this mode of practice"? Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now wee...
How can reusable packaging be scaled up? Last year, Tomra started a trial across the city of Aarhus in Denmark for a city-wide platform for reusable takeaway packaging. One year into the trial, Tomra’s Geir Sæther discusses the project, challenges, scalability and future plans with Elisabeth Skoda. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode....
Our two guests for this podcast are Chris Foley, CEO of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO); and Renata Daudt, Sustainable Packaging Consultant with AWEN Packaging Consulting who specialise in guiding brand owners on the APCO Sustainable Packaging Guidelines. We spoke about Australia’s upcoming new packaging regulations - and more broadly what lessons it has taken from European regulations, and vice-versa. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figur...
What are consumers’ attitudes towards packaging and sustainability? How have preferences changed over the years and what are the takeaways for packaging companies? Elisabeth Skoda discusses Pro Carton’s latest Consumer Survey that included over 5000 participants from Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK with Winfried Mühling. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscri...
We chat with Anne Godfrey, CEO of GS1 UK, a non-profit organisation with a focus on barcodes, about a report into the future of retail they've published. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.
The final industrial scale tests of HolyGrail 2.0, the groundbreaking collaboration to investigate the impact of digital watermarking in improving efficiency of recycling, are completed. While the final results are being processed, we look back on the progress made by the project and ask what comes next, as the advanced sorting platform embraces its decisive third stage: HolyGrail 2030 - Circular Packaging. Joining Tim Sykes are three HolyGrail collaborators. Margherita Trombetti is Pro...
Francesca Stevens, executive director of EUROPEN, talks to Tim Sykes about the strategic challenges facing the packaging and sustainability landscape in the year ahead. We survey the fraught geopolitical situation, threats to European competitiveness and progress on the circular economy, and the keys to supporting the integrity of the Single Market. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be s...
Following the conclusion of INC-5 in Busan last month, we are revisiting the topic of the Global Plastics Treaty. Victoria Hattersley spoke with Eirik Lindebjerg, Global Plastic Policy Lead at WWF, about what we can expect in the coming months and which questions still urgently need to be addressed. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. For...
Proper packaging waste management and recycling structures are a key building block for a sustainable packaging industry. Mark Vester, Executive Vice President Germany and Business Development at Der Grüne Punkt discusses the organisation’s work as a provider of take back systems and commodity trader, recycling and recyclability challenges, innovative feedstocks, the effect of the PPWR, collaboration and more with Elisabeth Skoda. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading intern...