David Tonkin

David Tonkin is the Head of Group R&D Packaging Innovation for the Müller Group, with 30 years of industry experience spanning Retail, FMCG – particularly dairy manufacturing, and large‑scale packaging operations. He leads a team focused on the development of sustainable, future‑ready packaging solutions, focusing on material innovation, circularity, and environmental impact reduction. Based at the Market Drayton Dairy, David drives group‑wide European innovation from concept through industrialisation, ensuring new packaging delivers both technical performance and real‑world economic scalability.