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April 2012
Hello ever-loyal readers and welcome to this issue of Packaging Gazette. Hope you are all keepingwell and that business is continually booming. Just as this issuewent to
press, I returned froma fantastic day at the Packaging Innovations showin Birmingham. Due to the print deadline of this very magazine, I onlymanaged the one day at the show, butwhat an interesting day itwas. Amongstmy chatswith industry peoples, I
attended a number of seminarswhich showed the amount of depth and detail this fantastic industry has. In a talk fromLorraine Eve on the Food
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INDUSTRY NEWS 10 The latest happenings across the industry,
including news of Bell and Grumbe’s alliance NEIL FARMER 15
In this issue, Neil talks of his recent visit to the Middle East and its packaging prospects
CONTRACTS&PROJECTS 16 The moves that are making the industry spin, including CCL’s work with Jack Daniels
FLEXIBLES 19
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Our first special feature of the issue, which includes a piece from National Flexible on film development
STARPACKAWARDS:OPEN! 25 The Starpack Awards are now ready to enter!
DESIGN FOCUS 26
This month our panel concentrate on the complete re-brand ofMorrisons’MSavers range
49 LASTWORD Thismonth, Dick Searle of The Packaging Federation looks at extended consumer responsibility
50 CLASSIFIEDS
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Information Regulation, Iwas stunned and confused in equalmeasure. Stunned at the amount of detail that the regulationwent into regarding font size and legibility on labels, but also confused bywhat seems to be a number of grey areas. All of themandatory information that is nowrequired sounds a fantasticway to help consumersmake healthier choices, but what happenswhen packs are needed to be inmultiple languages? And allergens now have to be in the ingredients list - surelymost people look in one place for such things? As a lactose intolerantmyself, I knowI do. Elsewhere, I witnessed the Lion’s Lair,
which involved a dynamic presentation from InspirePac with their solution for
THEMONTH 4
A look at the latest stories that have caught our eye, in a brand new layout and over four pages
DESIGN GALLERY 8
New for this month is our look at the latest pack designs that have hit or are hitting the shelves
transporting wine bottles safely without damage. The solution, developed with logistics firm UPS, was the winner after some intense scrutiny by the panel. Turning to the issue, we have got features
on flexible packaging and pharmaceuticals, healthcare & cosmetics.We also take a look at the upcoming Foodex show and the Design Focus panel critiqueMorrisons’M Savers redesign. Enjoy the issue!
Rebecca Hubbard, Editor 29 PHARMACEUTICALS,
HEALTHCARE & COSMETICS Our second special feature of the issue, looking at these three non-food sectors. Includes discussions on overt & covert security technologies and design
36 FOODEX PREVIEW A look towards the Foodex show being held at the NEC in Birmingham from the 25th to the 27thMarch
40 FILLING,
WEIGHING & BAGGING Introduced with an interview with Dairy Crest’s John Middleton on the company’s move into bagged milk
44 ALAN YATES The PPMA President is back with his view from the inside, this month discussing communication
46 PRODUCT INNOVATIONS The latest releases to hit the market
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