The packaging needed to serve and transport food is changing. Industry experts are identifying a growing tension between the need for convenient, disposable foodservice packaging and concerns about their environmental effects. We discuss these innovation challenges with industry experts and researchers who spotlight some of the emerging solutions in this space.The spokespersons at the Food and Beverage Carton Alliance (FBCA), the Foodservice Packaging Association, and the HeTa Food Research Centre for Excellence at the University of Birmingham, UK, emphasize carton as an increasingly relevant foodservice packaging material, trends related to takeaway meal packaging and new R&D efforts to create materials that show promise in enhancing sustainability.
