
From Formula 1-inspired luxury engineering and interactive launch packs to everyday usability and recyclable flexible packaging, the 2026 London Packaging Week Innovation Awards reveal how brands are turning packaging into a source of practical, commercial and consumer value.
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London Packaging Week 2026 has closed its doors for another year, but not before thousands of attendees enjoyed a blockbuster second day that included the Talking Rubbish podcast, a Women in Packaging networking event, and the renowned Innovation Awards ceremony.
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London Packaging Week 2026 officially begins, with the theme of Discovery acting as a beacon of inspiration and drawing together thousands of visitors from around the world. The first day demonstrated the power of in-person connection in a world of online meetings and AI chats.
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M&S, Amazon, Diageo, L’Oréal, Harrods and Charlotte Tilbury will be joined by challenger and fast-growth names including Blank Street Coffee, TRIP and Oatly at Excel London this week, as London Packaging Week prepares for what is expected to be its busiest edition yet.
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Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) has moved from being a future regulatory requirement to an active business cost for UK food and drink producers. With invoices now being issued and further reporting deadlines approaching throughout 2026, packaging decisions are becoming increasingly important not only for sustainability but also for managing compliance costs.
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From the first commercial Cool>Can and a UK premiere from Coca-Cola to a packaging brief tackled live and an exclusive James Cropper screening, London Packaging Week will give visitors an early look at what’s coming next, alongside critical updates on the next phase of EPR and the countdown to DRS.
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At London Packaging Week, Ico Hernandez explores how packaging has evolved from functional container to object of desire – creating standout, signalling identity and giving fans and collectors something tangible to participate in and belong to.
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PackUK, the official scheme administrator for the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) programme, is to deliver critical updates for everyone in the packaging supply chain in two separate sessions during London Packaging Week 2026
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PackUK, the official scheme administrator for the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) programme, is to deliver critical updates for everyone in the packaging supply chain in two separate sessions during London Packaging Week 2026
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At London Packaging Week, Ico Hernandez explores how packaging has evolved from functional container to object of desire – creating standout, signalling identity and giving fans and collectors something tangible to participate in and belong to.
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From breakthrough materials to creative and sustainable solutions, this year’s expanded Innovation Gallery brings together 26 standout innovations, giving visitors an exclusive look at some of the most forward-thinking packaging solutions on show.
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More than anything, packaging is now the key proving point for brands. Ahead of London Packaging Week, experts from Bulletproof, Distinctive BAT, Free The Birds, Here, PA Consulting, Stranger & Stranger and Villeger explain what that means for the brands designing for lasting loyalty.
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London Packaging Week meets FOLI founder Nohra Currie, the packaging outsider who turned a search for better salad dressing into one of the category’s most distinctive new brands. After calls to around 100 manufacturers, a bottle many said wouldn’t work, and a launch that has already secured a Harrods listing, her story makes a compelling case for challenging convention.
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Global brands, policymakers, designers and material innovators will gather at Excel London next month as the packaging industry comes together to navigate one of the most significant periods of change in its history.
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