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The outsider challenge: How FOLI broke the rules of condiment packaging
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.
Heinz is changing the way we squeeze ketchup
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.
How fine food and beverage packaging is being redefined
Fine food and beverage packaging is being re-engineered from the inside out, driven by the latest material science, smart solutions, and substantiated sustainability.
The biggest threat to iconic packaging is often the people who own it
Ahead of London Packaging Week, Distinctive BAT’s Cathal Gillen explores why enduring brands are built by protecting distinctive assets, not constantly replacing them.
Packaging design shapes future EPR costs
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.
Beyond the template: how M&S is giving own-brand packaging more personality
By moving beyond rigid category templates, M&S Food is showing how own-brand packaging can build desire, communicate product truth and turn the supermarket shelf into a more expressive brand environment.
When the World becomes a shared broadcast
London Packaging Week convenes industry leaders from Butterfly Cannon, Bulletproof, Pentawards and beyond to explore why brands that endure during global cultural moments are those that contribute to culture rather than sponsor it.
Inside FMCG packaging’s real engine room: PZ Cussons’ Mark Browne on scale, speed and the illusion of ‘simple’ innovation
Mark Browne, European Packaging Development Leader at PZ Cussons, explores the real-world pressures shaping FMCG packaging innovation and will take to the stage at London Packaging Week 2026 in London.
Entries Now Open for the RECOUP Awards 2026
Entries are now open for the RECOUP Awards 2026, celebrating the organisations, partnerships, and innovations leading the way in plastics resource efficiency, recycling, and circularity.
Global brands drive surge in entries as London Packaging Week Innovation Awards extends deadline to 11 May
Deadline extended for the London Packaging Week Innovation Awards following strong demand from leading global brands and a continued influx of entries across luxury, beauty, food and drinks.
Disney’s plastic-free packaging: why design was the biggest challenge
Disney’s plastic-free toy packaging shows presentation is a key challenge for brands
Tesco explores barcode-free packaging in ‘next generation’ retail trial
Tesco trials barcode-free packaging as digital codes reshape retail experience