Al Rawabi has announced the launch of Fresh Cold Pressed Juices

Al Rawabi has announced the launch of Al Rawabi’s Fresh Cold Pressed Juices. This new addition to Al Rawabi’s portfolio comes in seven flavours, pressed every day. Al Rawabi Dairy Company is a leading dairy and juice company in the UAE with a wide range of products from milk, yoghurt, laban, juice, and functional products. …

Fresh from sea to shelf with new solution from Aptar

    Aptar Food + Beverage, part of AptarGroup Inc and a leader in food protection solutions and proprietary active packaging systems, has launched Seawell Protective Packaging in more than 3,800 stores.   The Seawell active packaging system features integrated technology that absorbs excess liquids that would otherwise accumulate around seafood, causing potential product breakdown. …

Sidel honoured for innovative eco-packaging concept Aya

The World Food Innovation Awards have justly recognised this newly released, environmentally friendly, compact and attractive water bottle design named after an ancient deity For its latest eco-friendly packaging design concept, Aya, Sidel has received the World Food Innovation Award (WFIA) in the category “Best Drink Packaging Design”. With the prize-winning Aya design, Sidel has …

Existing players meet talents of tomorrow

Helwan University’s Printing, Publishing and Packaging Conference and Students Innovation Exhibition brought together the best of the industry and the brightest student talents. In December, the Printing, Publishing and Packaging Department at the Faculty of Applied Arts of Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt, organised its annual technical conference, with the main theme “Latest Trends and …

Harnessing the power of Egypt’s next generation

The Industrial Modernisation Centre Deputy Director for Innovation Hisham Mohamed Basha tells Packaging MEA Editor Ben Daniel about its groundbreaking design awards concept and application to the real world of work. If any economy, and indeed any country, is to grow and thrive, its business environment must invest not only in supporting its existing enterprises …

Consumer-first packaging: Your brand’s secret weapon 3 Golden rules.

As one of the key note speakers at the recently concluded Prime Summit 2019 in Dubai, Mark Shepherd spoke on the importance of packaging. He explained. “If your product is a physical one, then packaging is your brand’s secret weapon.” Mark outlined 3 golden rules of consumer-first thinking when it comes to packaging design and …