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EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2025 Sets Records

The 2025 edition confirms EXPO PACK Guadalajara's position as Latin America’s premier packaging and processing event.

Coca-Cola’s Topo Chico Sabores Passionfruit can serves as a real-world example of a dual-function 2D barcode: embedded with GS1 Digital Link standards for retail scanning and SmartLabel access, and positioned 50 mm from the 1D UPC to avoid double scans.

Live at GS1: Coca-Cola’s Topo Chico Shows Packaging’s Frontline Role in 2D Barcode Ascendency

(from left, speaking) Prakash Christopher, Kenvue; Maryann Moschides, ScanBuy; Scott Jackson, Datalogic; Paul Wawrzyniak, Wegmans; and Steven Keddie, GS1.

Live at GS1: Wegmans On Board with 2D Barcodes; Kenvue Will be Ready

Lilián Robayo, Media Director for Latin America PMMI and Editor-in-Chief, Mundo EXPO PACK, interviews Miguel Arvélo, Head of Packaging and Sustainability at Google.

Video: Google's Open Packaging Revolution, Plastic-Free and Secret-Free

Need a custom belt for a unique packaging challenge?

Need a custom belt for a unique packaging challenge?

Annual Outlook Report: Automation & Robotics

Annual Outlook Report: Automation & Robotics

Conveying Innovations Report

Conveying Innovations Report

Our List of Cobot Palletizing Solutions

Our List of Cobot Palletizing Solutions

Need a custom belt for a unique packaging challenge?

Need a custom belt for a unique packaging challenge?

RFID tracks and authenticates corrugated cases, and the tags are removed during the recycling process--fiber is recovered for repulping and reuse. Attribution data is delivered to brands using GS1 standards.

Live at GS1: RFID-Tagged Corrugated Gains Momentum in Recycling, EPR Compliance

Live at Product Stewardship Institute's Forum: Enter a Pro-Business EPR Model for Packaging Recovery

Clean Cult Rolls Out Redesigned Refill System at Target

Live from Product Stewardship Institute's Forum: Dylan de Thomas on Laws Going Live, Key Deadlines, and Industry Guidance

Sustainable Packaging Without Borders: Global Perspectives at IPACK-IMA 2025

(from left) Linda Roman, Kim Bertens, John Ryan, and Edgar Castro-Aguirre, all of Kraft Heinz. (speaking) Sandra Wiegman, Kalpana Systems.

Kraft Heinz Eyes Super-spatial Atomic Layer Deposition Barrier Tech

Dairy Brand’s Stick Pack Machine Cuts Costs and Lowers Footprint

Scotts Grows Greener with Paper Sack

New Origins Sample Pack Swaps Foil for Paper

Mars' Kind is Next in Line with Curbside Recyclable Paper Wrapper

Clover Sonoma Cuts Plastic by 34K lb with Paper Yogurt Cup

NaturDrops Packaging Goes Green for Man’s Best Friend

Beverage Packaging Industry Responds to Rapid Transformation

Sustainable Packaging Program for Wineries

Paper Cup Marries Finnish Licorice with Forest Innovation

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Sunrise 2027 and the Rise of 2D Barcodes: What Brand Owners Need to Know Now

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Swedish Dairy Optimizes Marking to Match Its Green Mission

CIJ Printing Upgrade Underway at Yuengling

Metering System Solves Date Coding Woes for Olly Containers

5 Bold New Administration Predictions

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing Podcast

Through the Line Podcast: Once Upon a Farm Automates Case Packing

Logitech Ditches Plastic for Paper in Mouse Packaging Overhaul

Video: Rain Spring Water Ups Efficiency with Cobot Palletizer

Rain Supercharges Throughput with Palletization, Automation

Once Upon a Farm Automates Case Packing for New Recycle-ready Pouches

As demonstrated in garment tags, but applicable to on-pack or on-label messaging, this transition is a likely path for 2D barcodes adoption as part of Sunrise 2027.

Live at GS1: Why Sunrise 2027, 2D Barcodes, Won't be Optional for Brands

Live at GS1: Retail Says Its Future Demands Smarter Packaging

As Tariffs Upend Capital Plans, CPGs Exercise Caution, Strategy, & Contract Clarity

Why Most CPGs Are Struggling to Hire Packaging Line Operators

Does Your Packaging Need All That Performance?

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Is your palletizing solution leaving money on the floor?

Discover which palletizing technology—robotic, conventional, or hybrid—will maximize your packaging line efficiency while minimizing long-term costs in this comprehensive analysis.

Is your palletizing solution leaving money on the floor?

Annual Outlook Report: Workforce

Hiring remains a major challenge in packaging, with 78% struggling to fill unskilled roles and 84% lacking experienced workers. As automation grows, companies must rethink hiring and training. Download the full report for key insights.

Annual Outlook Report: Workforce

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How Products are Loaded and Sealed into Pre-Made Bags and Pouches

Lilián Robayo, Media Director for Latin America PMMI and Editor-in-Chief, Mundo EXPO PACK, interviews Miguel Arvélo, Head of Packaging and Sustainability at Google.

Video: Google's Open Packaging Revolution, Plastic-Free and Secret-Free

Last week at the Product Stewardship Institute Forum in Chicago, we had the chance to speak with Tennessee State Senator Heidi Campbell and packaging consultant Gary Cohen about something you don’t hear every day: A pro-business, job-creating approach to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).

Live at Product Stewardship Institute's Forum: Enter a Pro-Business EPR Model for Packaging Recovery

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