'My favourite Packaging Europe stories of 2026'
In this edition of The Brief, we’re trying something a bit different – I’m reflecting on the stories we’
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In this edition of The Brief, we’re trying something a bit different – I’m reflecting on the stories we’ve featured on the Packaging Europe site throughout 2026 and choosing some of my favourites, from a 2D barcode designed to help consumers access on-pack information offline to seaweed-coated food packaging and a ‘self-repairing’ film developed by university researchers.
The articles mentioned in this Brief span categories such as food and beverage packaging, smart packaging and recyclability issues.
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