Labeling

Sprite Gives Hip-Hop History a Fresh Wrap on Collectible Packaging

Sprite’s The Living Tracklist campaign highlights six decades of hip-hop music with 26 limited edition collectible packaging.

June 29, 2026

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Package design

End of the Line Video Series: GS1 Connect Recap and a Look at PRS

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

June 22, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

Live at GS1 Connect: Driscoll's Gives a Billion Clamshells Unique IDs

The fresh berry juggernaut had more than two million consumer survey responses, but no way to act on any of them. Changing that now is item-level serialization via one unique QR code per clamshell, across four thousand growers and a billion packages.

June 11, 2026

Coding/marking

End of the Line Video Series: A Med Device Makeover, Levitating Tile Technology, and an Anti-automation Ice Cream Plant

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

June 8, 2026

Labeling

RFID, QR, and NFC: Labeling for connected packaging

How CPG companies are building the production infrastructure to support connected packaging at scale.

June 5, 2026

Coding/marking

Digital Printing Gives Healthcare Packagers Greater Control

Ink and printer advancements broaden healthcare applications.

June 3, 2026

Labeling

GS1 US Publishes Guidance To Help Companies Prepare for Extended Producer Responsibility Packaging Requirements

GS1 US

Guideline aids healthcare, food, retail, and apparel companies standardize packaging data to support regulatory reporting and sustainability.

June 2, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Direct-to-Object Printing Application a Practical Proving Ground for Planar

Norwalt Automation Group applied Beckhoff’s XPlanar magnetic planar transport technology to a direct-to-object printing platform designed to handle multiple package geometries through software-defined motion rather than dedicated mechanical change parts.

May 21, 2026

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Video: Live from interpack—2D Barcode, Barrier Paper, & Clean-in-Place Star

From high-speed 2D barcode printing to AI-powered machine monitoring and hygienic processing design, interpack revealed how packaging and processing suppliers are simplifying operations while boosting speed, flexibility, and traceability.

May 10, 2026

Labeling

Column: Believable Sustainability Claims

Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, Big Foot, and sustainability claims. One of them is not like the others (or at least, shouldn’t be).

May 4, 2026

Recycling

Kraft Heinz Pilots UV Tags to Track Real-Time Recycling

In a U.K. pilot on Heinz Beanz and Heinz Ketchup packaging, Kraft Heinz is using Polytag UV Tag technology to gather practical product lifecycle data.

May 1, 2026

Bagging & Pouching

From Window to Workflow: Prospector Redesigns Pouch for Scale

As distribution expanded beyond regional retail into national grocery and hospitality channels, Prospector Popcorn replaced its windowed pouch with a metallized structure and macro photography, aligning graphics, materials, and operations for consistent shelf performance and shelf life.

April 30, 2026

Labeling

Food Lawsuits Might Be Mostly Aiming for Stigma

Two high-profile lawsuits—one in California targeting ultraprocessed foods, the other challenging Texas labeling rules—may be less about legal wins and more about shaping public perception, using stigma to influence what consumers and companies choose to buy and make.

April 29, 2026