Active and intelligent packaging: the future

Director , Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics: What role will active and intelligent components play in future food and drink packaging? We caught up with Chip Tonkin, director of the US based Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Interpack 2011 to find out. He stressed that cost is still a major factor in brand owners choosing new packaging materials, and without economies of scale, a lot of active and intelligent packaging developments remain stuck in the pilot production phase. And Tonkin explained how the Institute, based at Clemson University, is exploring how to make active