Brand owners are ever-increasingly aware that they need to constantly keep innovating to stay up to speed with the changing demands and requirements of consumers, as well as to stand out in an increasingly competitive environment.

FoodBev Media asked four professionals from various sectors of the food and beverage industry about key issues surrounding packaging and in this first episode of a three part series, Daphna Nissenbaum of TIPA Corp, which makes sustainable compostable packaging; Dr Gail Barnes, a technical expert on sustainability; Menashe Hazarie of Plastopil, which is a specialist in creating flexible packaging solutions; and David Wilson of Optima, creators of manufacturing and processing machines for the packaging sector, set out to answer issues about technology in packaging.