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U.K. food and beverage companies call on packaging suppliers to innovate...

survey respondents plan to introduce new products or expand overseas, but say packaging industry too complacent.

Apr 24, 2006
Forty five percent of processors need help reducing their materials usage and 40% want to speed up their packing lines. Over a third of manufacturers want to introduce a new innovative package, and 30% are looking for packaging to provide greater product differentiation.

Source: just-food.com
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