The Future of Paperboard Is Bright

Claire Koelsch Sand

Food Technology Magazine

Investments and innovations in the digital printing, design, and sustainability of paperboard packaging for the food industry make paperboard the most prevalent packaging material in the food industry. If future developments respond to consumers’ and food manufacturers’ need for increased shelf life and more personalization, then the future of paperboard packaging is bright.

Digital Printing Provides Agility
Advances in the quality and accessibility of digital printing on paperboard enable increased agility for food brands of all sizes. Printing large quantities of paperboard packaging without changing graphics or coatings is very cost-effective. However, high-volume printing limits the ability to package personalized, …

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Claire Koelsch Sand Owner and Founder

Claire Koelsch Sand, PhD, contributing editor to Food Technology and an IFT Fellow, is a global packaging leader with more than 35 years of food science and packaging experience. Sand is the owner and founder of Packaging Technology and Research, LLC (claire@packagingtechnologyandresearch.com).