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John Chrysikopoulos
Managing Director Corporate Investment Banking
Mesirow |
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Deals in decline
It has been a challenging two years for the packaging industry as companies drive to cut costs in
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ICD Research |
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Packaging intelligence
A total of 218 senior packaging industry buyers and suppliers took part in an extensive online
survey conducted by ICD Research. |
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Anne Roulin
Global Head of Packaging
Nestlé |
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Fresh thinking
The development of new and innovative packaging materials will remain a key theme in the efforts
of brand owners and their packaging partners to improve sustainability. |
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Syl Saller
Global Innovation Director
Diageo |
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Topping up on new ideas
Even when times are tough, an organisation should never
forget the importance of packaging innovation. |
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Asit Modha
Head of Beverage Packaging Innovation & Sustainability
Pepsi Europe |
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Second spot
Packaging innovation remains a high priority for many major
brand owners, some of which have increased their spend in
this area despite the recession. Printing and inks, however, may
have to take second place on the agenda to issues such as
sustainability. |
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Keith Allen
Technical Manager Packaging Technology
GlaxoSmithKline |
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Open sesame
Packaging technologists in the pharmaceutical industry fi nd
themselves buffeted by regulatory winds at the same time as
facing pressure to meet the expectations of drug developers. |
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Ruth Orchard
Director General
ACG |
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Phoney war
Not-for-profit organisations such as the UK-based
Anti-Counterfeiting Group are leading the fight against the
growing global threat of intellectual property crime by uniting
rights holders, law enforcement and government bodies, |
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Strength under pressure
The folding carton industry has held up better than many of its packaging
contemporaries in what has been a tough financial climate. Challenges
remain however and, for solutions, providers are looking to diversifi cation,
technology and the sustainability drive. |
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Steve Barber
Head of Packaging Development
The Body Shop International |
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Plain and simple
Improving the sustainability of cosmetics packaging means different things to different companies. For
some, it requires major investment in new materials and innovative packaging designs. |
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Sonia Raja
Head of Packaging
Tesco |
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Sense and sustainability
The recession may have forced retailers to look harder at cutting their packaging spend, but
for some this has not come at the expense of the strategic issues in the packaging debate:
sustainability and customer usability. |
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Deanna Dixon Sievers
Packaging Manager
Burger King |
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By royal innovation
While the economic climate could lead companies in the sector to cut back on the
development of new packaging ideas, some are pressing ahead with research and investment,
in the pursuit of not only cost-efficiency, but also sustainability. |
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Issue 27 
