Protective Packaging Demand Grows During Pandemic

ThePackHub’s latest report tackles the latest packaging innovation trends with a global view.  The recently published Global Packaging Trends Compendium 2021 details more than 550 packaging innovations and is grouped into nine trend sections.  There’s a big focus on sustainability with many brands, retailers and suppliers introducing new initiatives as they work towards challenging environmental targets. Another notable area of change is the number of initiatives related to consumer behavioural changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been an increase in new introductions that tackle an apparent rise in consumer packaging hygiene converns. Some operators have taken the opportunity to introduce varnishes and lacquers to reduce the potential for COVID-19 viral transfer. Some packaging-free initiatives have also been reversed with consumer fears of COVID-19 contamination to be replaced with fully-wrapped produce once again. There has also been a proliferation in hand sanitiser packaging innovations with ease of dispensing, on-the-go convenience and reusability being recent drivers for change.

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