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What drives the chocolate industry?

In the chocolate confectionery market, branding has become crucial. Chocolate brands have to run intensive promotions & come with fresh ideas for every season in order to compete in all distribution channels.

This is why chocolate packaging has become a key to convince shoppers and deliver value to the consumer. 

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Demanding consumers & new packaging opportunities 

Understanding the mindset of consumers is a real challenge. Especially since there are new trends each year.

Did you notice that women and men shop differently? Did you know that smell may become a new marketing opportunity and that the aging population is a potential growth market? 

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Minimize the environmental footprint

Sustainability has become a buzz word in many industries.
In order to create a packaging that has a minimal environmental footprint it is not only important to choose the right material but also to view the whole life cycle of the packaging and of the actual product.

Learn more about environmental trends