When 2025 began, packaging experts agreed that the number one trend in their industry this year would be sustainable materials, ranging from biodegradable and compostable packaging to eco-friendly ...

Food packaging has a number of key roles. Firstly, it aims to keep food safe from its environment, so it doesn’t get dirty or contaminated. Secondly, it makes it more convenient to transport. Thirdly, ...

Patrick Nycz is President of NewPoint, a full-service food and beverage marketing agency, and author of Moving Your Brand Up the Food Chain. In the food business, where the only constant is how fast ...

As sustainability climbs higher on consumers’ priority lists, food and beverage brands face growing pressure to design packaging that’s not only recyclable but easy for shoppers to understand. With ...

A recent review in Processes presents various aspects of edible food packaging, focusing on single-use, fast-dissolving edible pouches. Plastic food packaging, typically non-biodegradable, is a ...