Can't touch this! Post Covid-19 Impacts on Consumers and Packaging

Jonathan Quinn
e-commerce Market Manager
NOVA Chemicals

Discussing the possible impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on consumer sentiment and packaging trends. Please join us to learn more about how the cementing of e-commerce, the rise of touchless, the evolution of restaurants, and the future of protein could influence packaging for years to come.

Takeaways:
A fascinating glimpse of the future, where cloud kitchens reign and steak is grown in laboratories.  

The key takeaways from their presentation reinforced what were all learning that the world is changing in ways that will be long lasting and significant:

• COVID-19 is driving accelerated e-commerce growth, including among people over 55, a demographic that previously didnt embrace online shopping.
• Consumers are looking for touchless transactions, driving new packaging, delivery and other choices Restaurants will shift business to lower dine-in capacity, more online ordering and take-then-bake options.
• With many viral outbreaks traced to animals, trust in traditional meat is declining. Consumption of plant-based protein is on the rise, and soon well have the opportunity to try yes lab-grown animal meat.

Biography: Jonathan is the e-commerce Market Manager at NOVA Chemicals. Over his career he has demonstrated success in generating value and bottom-line growth within the plastics and packaging industry. He currently leads the e-commerce team and oversees strategy development along with execution focused on delivering innovative products and services in support of customer success. Previously Jonathan was the Market Development Manager focused on understanding trends and discovering unmet needs in the consumer-packaged goods industry in order to drive innovation and create growth opportunities for NOVAs customers and supply chain partners. He has conducted extensive research on the e-Commerce sector, specifically food e-commerce. Jonathan is viewed as a subject matter expert in the area of e-commerce packaging. Currently Jonathan chairs the e-commerce committee at AMERIPEN and is on the board of directors for the Society of Plastics Engineers flexible packaging division. In the Spring of 2019. Jonathan was appointed to the Global Board of Directors of ISTA. He also has the responsibility of being chairman of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) Emerging Leadership Council (ELC).. Jonathan was awarded the 2018 rising star under 35 by Plastics News and the 2019 Canadian Plastics Industry Association Young Leader of the year