Smart Packaging
News and analysis on the latest smart packaging developments covering RFID, NFC, barcodes, UV, connected packaging traceability, and more.
New partnership aims to bring copy detection to mainstream QR coding
Unitag.io, a provider of QR code solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with PiQR.io. The collaboration aims to
Researchers create packaging tray that warns of contamination before food is unwrapped
Researchers at McMaster University in Canada have created a new packaging tray that can signal when Salmonella or other dangerous
Digital deposit return scheme trialled by Ocado
Consumers in the UK will be rewarded £0.20 for recycling milk bottles as part of what is claimed to
PiQR and Unitag team up to improve security and prevent counterfeiting in on-pack QR solutions
PiQR has entered a strategic partnership with Unitag in an effort to increase brands’ confidence in on-pack QR codes
High-accuracy ionising bar designed to prevent damaged electronics unveiled by Meech
Meech International will present a high-accuracy ionising bar set to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge in such applications as
Reusable McDonald’s packaging to be monitored and tracked via RFID technology from Checkpoint Systems
McDonald’s France has collaborated with Checkpoint Systems to implement food-safe RFID technology into its new reusable containers – a
HelloFresh: making the case for Time Temperature Indicators (TTI) to avoid food waste
As ‘a pioneer in minimising food waste’, HelloFresh is continuously searching for ways to further decrease the amount of food
Burger King ‘downunder’ gives digital identities to game pieces for UNO™ campaign
Hungry Jack’s, which was founded in 1971, is the master Australian franchise of the Burger King Corporation and one
Connected software solution helps wine importers meet new EU regulations and more
The wine industry is poised for a significant transformation as the European Union’s regulatory changes are scheduled to take
Recognition for Smart Blister Card in enhancing polypharmacy applications
The European Association of the Self-Adhesive Label Industry (FINAT) has awarded Schreiner MediPharm’s Smart Blister Card a prize
The diverse QR code: celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop and the origin of Indian grapes
Two very different applications for the ubiquitous QR code have been announced recently. In the first, Coca-Cola’s famous
Food waste vs packaging waste: Striking a balance
How should the industry balance the critical – and occasionally competing – aims of reducing food waste and minimising packaging waste? AIPIA’