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Case/Tray Packing

Soules Foods Serves as Proving Ground for Breakthrough Robotics

When the packaging team at Soules Foods saw its new case packing system in action for the first time, the reaction was unanimous: this was not just another automation upgrade. According to the company, it was something different—more compact and more intelligent than anything they’d seen before.

September 4, 2025

Soules Foods’ line features Delkor’s compact EVO at the center of an integrated, end-to-end system.

Danone’s Holistic Approach to Packaging Innovation

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Danone’s Kory Nook shared how the company is cutting carbon, improving recyclability, and designing packaging that makes it easier for consumers to recycle the right way.

September 4, 2025

Kory Nook, VP of packaging research and innovation for Danone

Contract Packaging

Radienz Living Adopts Paperboard Carton for Laundry Pods

Radienz Living and GPI will debut an all-paper, child-resistant carton for laundry pods, aiming to cut plastic, boost pallet efficiency, and meet safety standards in club-store and perhaps e-commerce channels.

September 3, 2025

Interior view of the CleanClose carton showing the specialty fold-and-glue structure and audible “click” closure for child resistance.

Community Poll: AI's value in Waste Management

Learn where your peers stand on the benefits of AI in waste management.

September 3, 2025

FFRA Tackles the Flexible Film Recycling Challenge

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Kurt Kurzawa of the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance shared how the group is teaming up with other industry organizations to boost flexible film recycling through better data, smarter labeling, and a whole lot of collaboration.

September 3, 2025

Kurt Kurzawa, senior director, sustainability and packaging at the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance

Avery Dennison, Marks & Spencer, and Credo Beauty Launch Packaging Designed for Recyclability

See a few examples of packaging designed for recyclability from Avery Dennison, Marks & Spencer, and Credo Beauty from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

September 3, 2025

The RFID label maintains the functional benefits of RFID technology, such as inventory visibility, product traceability and loss prevention, while aligning with recycling infrastructure requirements.

Digital Transformation

AI’s Impact on Robotics in Packaging: Smart Automation Meets Real-World Productivity

AI-driven robots are transforming packaging lines—from smart AMRs to vision-guided cobots—helping brand owners tackle SKU complexity, labor gaps, and automation with newfound speed, flexibility, and intelligence.

September 2, 2025

Policy and Partnerships Drive Can and Bottle Recovery Efforts

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, speakers from the American Beverage Assn. and the Can Manufacturers Institute discussed how funding, policy, and partnerships offer the potential to drive real gains in capturing more cans and bottles for recycling.

September 2, 2025

(l. to r.) JD Ambati of EverestLabs, Megan Daum of ABA, and Scott Breen of CMI

AI Unlocks New Value in the Waste Stream

At the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit, speakers showed how AI is helping both MRFs and brands get smarter about packaging material recovery, turning data into better design, stronger claims, and less waste.

September 1, 2025

Kristin Taylor, director, catalytic capital, for Closed Loop Partners, and Gaspard Duthilleul, COO of Greyparrot

MRFs, Markets, and the Business of Bales

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, a panel of MRF leaders broke down what really happens after the bin, why markets matter, and how brands can design packaging that actually makes it through the system.

August 29, 2025

(From l. to r.) Jim Marcinko of WM, Justin Davis of AMP, Joaquin Mariel of Balcones, and Jeff Snyder of Rumpke discussed the business of MRFs at the Packaging Recycling Summit.

Coding & Marking

Cerveza Charro Pioneers 2D Code Adoption on Its Labels

In a sector where authenticity and transparency are highly valued, this Mexican beer—ranked among the best lagers in the world—adopted of two-dimensional codes on its labels in a pioneering move for Mexico and the world.

August 28, 2025

The 2D code, as a new identifier, improves inventory management, sustainability, traceability, security, consumer engagement, and, of course, packaging.

A3: Food, CPG Robotics Investments in Brief Lull After Pandemic Surge

Common industry knowledge says robotics are revolutionizing packaging operations. But if that’s the case, why would A3’s reporting show a first-half dip in robotic investment by the Food and Consumer Goods segment? Alex Shikany, A3 SVP says there’s a good reason—the market is simply adjusting after CPG robotic investment spiked during the pandemic.

August 28, 2025

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Community Poll: Sustainable Packaging Types

Learn more about how your peers make the decision on where to focus sustainability efforts: primary or secondary packaging.

August 27, 2025

Behavioral Science Meets the Blue Bin

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, behavioral science expert Shira Abel explained why better recycling starts with understanding human nature and designing systems that work with it, not against it.

August 27, 2025

Abel draws a clear line between saying “I recycle” and saying, “I’m a recycler.” One is an action. The other is part of how someone sees themselves. That identity shift is what makes behavior stick.

Bagging & Pouching

Vertical Bagger Helps French Fry Maker Scale Up

A business launched in Phoenix out of a food truck is now supplying restaurants galore with 5-lb bags of frozen French fries thanks to automated packaging equipment.

August 27, 2025

This 14-head combination scale drops 5-lb portions of Frozen French fries into a vertical form/fill/seal system below.

Sustainable Packaging

New Council Unveils Templates that Harmonize EPR Data Reporting

A new coalition of brands, retailers, and partners, called the Sustainable Packaging Data Council, is working to create standardized data templates for easier EPR reporting across relevant states, and eventually, across global markets.

August 26, 2025

Material Innovations Seek to Close the Loop

At the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit, speakers share how they’re tackling the tricky balance between performance and recyclability in new packaging materials, including barrier coatings for paper, molded fiber bottles, and PCR stretch film.

August 22, 2025

Marissa Lundberg, VP of national accounts for Group O

Starbucks Korea, Innonature Packaging Solutions, and AkronTechnology Release Bio-based Packaging

See a few examples of bio-based packaging from Starbucks Korea, Innonature Packaging Solutions, and AkronTechnology from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

August 22, 2025

The pilot includes a dedicated straw collection box to explore recycling options.