However, any manufacturer looking to select a packaging system these days, does not only consider the old faithfuls. Instead, people are also looking towards the future. The food industry is a fast-paced sector; the prices of raw materials are rising world-wide; consumers are changing their eating habits and are becoming more environmentally aware. In view of these changes, the requirements for food packaging, which these days need to be trend-setting as well as contemporary, are also changing. The needs of food manufacturers, business and the consumer all play an equal role in this. What is needed is modern packaging forms that provide optimal protection for the foods they contain, offer flexibility, are convenient to use, have a superlative environmental profile – and, at the end of the day, are cost-effective as well.