Why a cardboard shortage is driving innovation in packaging design
Online shopping, office closures and Brexit have all impacted cardboard supplies. Material innovation and smarter packaging design could provide a solution. March 1, 2021 5:40 pm
Cardboard is in demand. As shops have remained closed during the pandemic, online retail has rocketed, and with it the demand for cardboard packaging. Throughout the past year, there have been reports of both a cardboard shortage and rising prices for the material. More recently, it’s been impacted by Brexit supply chains and the Christmas shopping surge. Though it’s a challenge, it’s also prompted a rethink in packaging design.
Young Tauranga man selected in Tuia Mayoral Mentoring Programme
22 Feb, 2021 12:47 AM
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Western Bay mayor Garry Webber with Tuia Programme participant Anaru Palmer. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
Tauranga s Anaru Palmer has been selected to be mentored by a mayor for a year in hopes of working towards his dream of being an international relations and indigenous rights ambassador.
Palmer, 20, was selected as a participant in the 2021 Tuia Mayoral Mentoring Programme to work alongside Western Bay of Plenty mayor Garry Webber.
The Tuia programme handpicks outstanding rangatahi Māori who have the potential to contribute to their community.
What Our Food Reporters and Editors Make When Theyâre Too Tired to Cook
It may come as no surprise: The list includes a lot of low-effort pasta, rice, eggs, toast â and anchovies.
Takeout-style sesame noodles.Credit.Craig Lee for The New York Times
By Alexa Weibel
Feb. 18, 2021
If itâs your job to think about food all day, your enthusiasm for meal planning may have plummeted as the pandemic has worn on. Though members of the NYT Food team may occasionally be tired of cooking, they never tire of
talking about cooking. These are the dishes that perennially sustain, nourish and even inspire them.
KITCHENER Retail stores, restaurants, fitness facilities, and many other businesses in Waterloo Region are getting ready to reopen in limited capacity when the area returns to red zone restrictions. The stay-at-home order will be lifted for the majority of regions across Ontario on Tuesday, which has got plenty of business owners and customers excited. We are so excited to be able to open again, said Janice Maw, the manager at Tweedy and Hickory. I have a customer coming on Tuesday first thing, and another one who s driving in from London later in the week. She adds that being able to reopen, even at 50 per cent capacity and with plenty of safety protocol in place, helps level the playing field with big box stores.