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Containers & Closures
McCormick's Old Bay Leads Charge of Spices Back to Tin
McCormick's Old Bay, and newer clean-label players, are bringing spices back to printed tin, pairing shelf impact and vintage charm with potential sustainability upside as EPR pressures grow.
December 12, 2025
Contract Packaging
How CVS Store Brands Handles Refreshing a 5,000-item Private Label Portfolio
CVS VP Michael Wier says store-brand growth and product/package localization are adding manufacturing complexity. Keychain CEO Oisin Hanrahan tells
PW
that the newly launched Keychain 360 helps retailers and brands manage private-label packaging specs, vendors, and compliance across outsourced supply chains.
December 12, 2025
Cartoning
Spanish Juice Brand Debuts Aseptic Pack with Paper Barrier
The 92% renewable-material carton for GarcĂa CarriĂłn’s
Don SimĂłn juice brand replaces the traditional aluminum foil barrier with one made of paper and plant-based coatings.
December 12, 2025
Digital Transformation
Automation’s Catch-22: CPGs Eye Expansion, But Costs and Constraints Persist
End users see automation as a solution to labor shortages, but space limitations, high costs, and line complexity force many to take a gradual approach.
December 12, 2025
PMMI News
Finding Skilled Workers Remains a Major Challenge That May Worsen
OEMs that modernize equipment design and training/support models will be best positioned to help close workforce gaps plaguing CPG firms.
December 10, 2025
Z_Company Categories 2026
Dase-Sing Packaging Technology CO., LTD
More than 30 years of professional label and sleeve application machinery manufacturing experiences, including Auto Shrink Sleeve Machines, Complete Optional Accessories, Fancy Shrink Sleeve(Label) Printing and Raw Film.
No.465-1,puding, 18 Neighborhood, Puhe Village
Sinfong Township, Hsinchu County 30446
Workforce
Pharmaworks Appoints Mike Ferraro as Regional Sales Manager for Southeast U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic
Pharmaworks, a ProMach product brand
Ferraro set to lead sales of Pharmaworks’ blister machines, cartoners, and integrated systems to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, medical device, and consumer goods manufacturers across the region.
December 9, 2025
Workforce
Can Manufacturers Institute Appoints Pearce Crosland as Senior Director of Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs
Can Manufacturers Institute
Crosland brings years of experience as a top lobbyist in Washington, D.C., to CMI
December 9, 2025
Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray
X-ray Inspection System
Eagle Product Inspection
Eagle Product Inspection's Pack 320 PRO strengthens package verification as retailer oversight increases.
December 9, 2025
Containers & Closures
Packaging YouTube Channel
FORDS Packaging Systems
FORDS Packaging System unveils Unpacked: a new content channel exploring today’s packaging trends, challenges, and possibilities.
December 9, 2025
E-commerce/D2C packaging
Returnity Launches Initiative to Capture Retail Packaging Pain Points from the Frontlines
Returnity
Returnity's "Backroom Reality" campaign spotlights how backrooms have become complex logistics hubs utilizing outdated tools and equipment.
December 9, 2025
Case/Tray Packing
New Line Runs Party Drinks and Pickle Potions
Specialty Blends runs three different PET bottle formats on a new line that culminates in a tray packing/shrink bundling system featuring the first application of single-point lane adjustment.
December 9, 2025
Package design
Science-backed Women’s Health Essentials in Packs Designed for Every Hormonal Stage
Biologica launches in art deco tins meant to be displayed as part of a daily ritual.
December 9, 2025
Cartoning
Hygienic Robotic Collate and Load System
JLS Automation
JLS Automation’s Kestrel system streamlines bulk-to-packaging for cylindrical protein products with high-speed centrifugal singulation and hygienic robotic loading, boosting efficiency and reducing labor needs.
December 9, 2025
Digital Transformation
Through the Line
Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #4: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine Copilots
The #4 most downloaded episode: As AI continues to grow in its capabilities and prevalence, it may be time for packaging and processing equipment to come with a ChatGPT-style interface. AI chat copilots could assist in alleviating some of the workforce challenges CPGs are experiencing.
December 9, 2025
Bio-based
Twenty Years of Bioplastics: EUBP Reflects, Regroups, and Looks Ahead
At the 20th European Bioplastics Conference, industry pioneers trace the journey from early experimentation to today’s policy-driven landscape, sharing lessons learned and priorities for accelerating growth.
December 8, 2025
Bagging & Pouching
ProAmpac to Acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging from TC Transcontinental
ProAmpac
Acquisition will expand ProAmpac’s global footprint in sustainable packaging solutions and material science expertise.
December 8, 2025
Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray
Bulk Flow X-ray Inspection Systems
METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection
The METTLER TOLEDO X3 Series—comprising the X13 and X53—delivers high-sensitivity contaminant detection, enabling food producers to maximize product safety, reduce waste, and maintain compliance at throughputs up to 5,000 kg/hour.
December 8, 2025
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