No food and drink business has ever had unlimited space for expansion, and for some, today's constraints are no worse than they were 10 or 15 years ago. But when it comes to packaging, it appears that growing numbers of manufacturers are having to provide increased productivity and efficiency, for example, as well as a wider range of formats, on a shrinking footprint. At equipment supplier Engelmann & Buckham (E&B), md Michael Lindsay says: "Space seems to be having more of an impact, and many companies are now more keenly aware of it. Of course, part of this is the fact that land is more expensive, and expansion less of an affordable option."
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