Consumer Experience

Shoppers prioritize price and convenience over sustainability, says McKinsey

Consumers in the US currently value a pack’s cost, convenience, shelf life, and other factors over its sustainability, a

Suzano and Kimberly-Clark create US$3.4 billion global tissue company

Suzano and Kimberly-Clark have announced a US$3.4 billion joint venture focused on manufacturing, marketing and distributing tissue

A deep dive into connected packaging with Güneri Tugcu and Stefan Hilss

Stevanato Group develops disposable pen injector for pharmaceutical treatments

Stevanato Group has created a scalable, customizable pen injector for the pharmaceutical industry, designed for use in areas including diabetes

‘Too similar’ Nintendo Switch boxes spark heated debate over console’s success

After the box for Nintendo’s new Switch 2 was revealed, consumers have fiercely debated whether its similarities with a

TOMRA launches automated collection point for reusable takeaway food packaging

TOMRA Reuse unveiled its Reuse Collection Point (RCP) capable of handling food packaging at the Reuse Economy Expo, designed to

ProAmpac teams up with ScottsMiracle-Gro on kerbside recyclable gardening packaging

ProAmpac partnered with ScottsMiracle-Gro to develop kerbside recyclable packaging for O.M. Scott & Sons’ grass seed, clover seed

Recyclable ‘squeezed dropper’ for skincare oils targets one-handed use

UKPACK has developed a recyclable ‘squeezed dropper’ for skincare oils and serums, designed for precise, one-handed product application and

Greiner Packaging and Constantia Flexibles collaborate on home compostable coffee capsule solution

Greiner Packaging has partnered with Constantia Flexibles to produce a home compostable coffee capsule solution, which recently won in the

140 million beverage containers returned at Aldi under Hungarian DRS

Aldi Hungary reports that consumers have returned around 140 million items of single-use packaging via in-store REpont machines,

Concerns raised over inclusion of state-run PROs in Waste Framework Directive

Over fifty packaging associations warn that the Waste Framework Directive’s recognition of state-run producer responsibility organisations (PROs) could

Faerch unveils rPET hot drinks lid for coffee and beverage industry

Faerch has launched its rPET lid for the coffee and beverage industries, aiming to reduce waste and provide a circular