INNOVATIVE TRENDS IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE PACKAGING

An Academic presentation by

Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations,

FoodResearchLab Group: www.foodresearchlab.com

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TODAY'S

DISCUSSIONIntroduction

Sustainability

Packaging Made Of Paper

Reducing The Amount Of Packing

Reusable Packaging

Packaging Made From Recycled Plastic

Providing Assistance To Customers

Technology Integration

Labelling Must Be Legible

Minimalism

Conclusion

Food Research Lab Provides Packaging Consulting Service

The current decade might be remembered as the

decade of food and beverage packaging innovation.

We are witnessing a fundamental rethinking of how

food producers, processors, and packaging

businesses package their products due to varying

demand in numerous areas, including sustainability,

customer convenience, and an increased need for

transparency.

INTRODUCTI

ON

SUSTAINABIL

ITYThere is a climb in demand for ecological

packaging solutions, especially in the food and

beverage sector.

This has primarily taken the shape of efforts to

reduce the incidence of single-use plastics

drastically.

The nobility in this cause has achieved

tremendous support from the public over the

years.

Contd...

This unexpected outpouring of public support is what has fueled the boom of sustainable

packaging options.

Globally, 67 per cent of customers believe it is critical that the items they buy come in recyclable

packaging, with 54 per cent stating it is an active factor when shopping.

These opinions are not diminishing because a splendid 83 per cent of younger customers are

willing to pay for ecological packaging.

PACKAGING

MADE OF PAPER

Paper and cardboard food packaging concepts

are gaining traction as suitable alternatives to

plastic packaging for a wide range of food

goods.

Paper packaging may be manufactured more

readily from recycled resources and recycled or

composted.

Additionally, alternatives to plastic can also

have the same physical rigidity and chemical

stability as plastic packaging.

REDUCING THE

AMOUNT OF PACKING

Removing superfluous components, perhaps the

most effortless approach to enhance sustainability

in food packaging, may nevertheless have a

significant impact.

It's not unusual to find goods wrapped in

excessive amounts of plastic, such as individually

packaged bananas.

This is the result of inefficient package design,

which wastes resources and is costly too.

Contd...

Identifying and eliminating packaging components that aren't required for freshness or

safety is a brilliant place to start.

The food and beverage industry needs to minimize packing.

REUSABLE

PACKAGINGOne technique to make plastic-based packaging more

sustainable is encouraging customers to reuse it and

providing them with the means.

While it is still an outlying notion, several direct-to-

consumer food organizations have achieved small-

scale success by gathering packing materials for

everyday goods, disinfecting them, and reusing them for

future delivery.

After around three uses, such packaging is believed to

be "environmentally neutral."

PACKAGING MADE

FROM RECYCLED

PLASTICPackaging food products with recycled plastic

saves the environment and

importance of sustainable

depicts the

packaging to

customers who buy the product.

While forming food-safe packaging from

recycled plastic is challenging, more creative

solutions are developing to curtail the quantity

of brand new plastics needed in food

packaging.

PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO

CUSTOMERS

Food and beverage items must compete for the

attention of customers in oversaturated marketplaces.

Food Packaging is critical for gaining new consumers

since it is the consumer's initial contact with a product.

However, this creativity is no longer confined to bright

and eye-catching patterns.

Some of the most cutting-edge food packagings has

elements that are highly valuable to customers.

TECHNOLOGY

INTEGRATIONThe advent of technology and cell phones'

indispensability has shown that technology cannot be left

out of simple food buying.

Food packaging companies use QR codes and NFC

chips which are excellent and unique methods to provide

clients with extra information about purchasing.

These "smart labels" allow customers to obtain

nutritional information and insights into how the product

was manufactured in a matter of seconds, all while

reducing the amount of paper required for labelling.

LABELLING MUST BE

LEGIBLEShoppers have never been pickier about their

foods, which means they now want clear labelling

on everything they buy.

Consumers are becoming more interested in

identifying or knowing what kind of food product

they purchase, whether it's vegan, or whether it is

gluten-free, etc.

Food packaging manufacturers can no longer get

away with concealing this critical information in

the small print.

MINIMALIS

M

The days of crowded product packaging with

words and graphics may be coming to an end.

Consumers increasingly prefer items with a

simple design that communicates the

product's fundamental value.

Besides being visually appealing, minimalist

food packaging items can reduce superfluous

extras such as plastic sleeves and cost less.

CONCLUSI

ONWhile any food firm that counts packaging as

critical operations will need to develop and

improve in the following years, this will not be

easy.

Businesses will need to rethink their production

methods and engage with other supply chain

players.

In many situations, packing costs will rise due

to the requirement to employ more expensive

novel materials.

Contd...

Enterprise Resource Planning can overcome the challenges

in the food packaging process.

ERP is a software framework that integrates all areas of

your food industry and all components of your technology

stack into a single platform.

It's the ideal basis for incorporating innovative packaging

materials and technologies most cost-effectively feasible.

FOOD RESEARCH LAB

PROVIDES

PACKAGING CONSULTING

SERVICEFood Research Lab is a global Contract R&D Food,

Beverages & Nutraceutical Lab providing solutions to

Food, Beverages and Nutraceuticals (F, B&N)

industries worldwide.

Determining which packaging for

acceptable necessitates research

food goods is

and skill. Food

Research Lab offers you a wide range of packaging

solutions along with support and technical advice from

our experienced food technologists.

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