Industry Trends Archives - Page 17 of 17

04 Sep 2015

Reaching new heights with rigids

By Staff Writer

There is no doubt that rigid plastic packaging is steadily gaining ground over glass in the global fast moving consumer goods arena. The technology behind this packaging type is constantly evolving.

11 Aug 2015

Safety is everyone’s responsibility

By Staff Writer

The Department of Labour (DoL) is channelling efforts to promote workplace health and safety as well as injury and disease prevention, ultimately to ensure a better speciality chemicals sector in which to work.

17 Jul 2015

The natural trend is growing

By Staff Writer

Anuga Drinks, hosted during Anuga, will host a diverse spectrum of products with fruit juice, water and soft drinks headlining the category. The event is set to run from 10 to 14 October in Cologne, Germany.

22 Apr 2015

Wellness is a growing priority for companies

By Staff Writer

One of the biggest challenges for organisations of all sizes is to attract and retain talented employees. Traditionally, recruitment strategies have focused primarily on creating competitive compensation packages and offering candidates clear opportunities for career advancement. Today, a new criterion has joined the list of must-haves for potential employees: Workplace wellness.

15 Apr 2015

Do ‘natural’ claims cut the mustard?

By Staff Writer

For an ubiquitous word, “natural” has gained an enormous amount of traction in the food industry. Marketers certainly love the term, in part because it promises a lot, without clearly saying what the product is actually delivering to the consumer. In this White Paper, Emma Gubisch, strategic insight manager at Leatherhead Food Research, explores what the term actually means to consumers and how willing they are to pay for these product claims. It also provides global market data on products launched with “all natural” claims.

09 Mar 2015

Smart sanitisation for liquid packaging

By Staff Writer

A new patented energy recovery concept for hot water shower sterilisers enables pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging companies to achieve significant savings during the sterilisation process of liquids in 100 per cent sealed containers.

12 Feb 2015

Explore new avenues in cosmetics development

By Staff Writer

Datamonitor Consumer has released a white paper entitled Snapshot: Beauty Trends to Watch in 2015. It offers insight into the top six trends analysts believe have the potential to boom this year. Detailing promising opportunities, the document includes unique product examples, consumer survey data and interesting routes to innovation to inspire product development in the months to come.

05 Feb 2015

Colour cosmetics concepts with Marsala

By Staff Writer

Pantone has spoken. Move over Radiant Orchid, it’s time for Marsala to shine.

19 Jan 2015

Contamination control gets a confidence booster

By Staff Writer

The last thing customers need in a cleanroom environment is doubt about the validity of products, or to compromise their procedures and protocols. Ecolab Contamination Control has introduced an assurance mark in support of its own manufacturing processes.