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Morgan Smith

Morgan SmithMorgan Smith has extensive experience in the food/beverage and healthcare industries. She began working with PMMI Media Group in 2016 and is currently a contributing editor for both ProFood World and Healthcare Packaging. Smith received her undergraduate degree from Towson University.

Digital Transformation
PepsiCo Enters Collaboration to Create Responsible AI Standards
PepsiCo is working with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Corporate Affiliates Program, contributing to its consumer goods, retail, and AI focus areas.
August 24, 2023
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Workforce
mk North America, Inc. Appoints New Sales and Business Development Manager, North America
Eugene (Gene) Shaw will oversee the expansion of the company’s sales network across North America.
October 16, 2020
Gene Shaw, Mk North America Sales & Business Development Manager
Home
Krones Launches Krones Process Group North America
The move follows the company's acquisitions of Trans-Market, LLC; Javlyn Process Systems, LLC; and W.M. Sprinkman Corp.
October 8, 2020
Krones Inc Headquarters
Home
SpartanNash Announces New President and CEO
Tony B. Sarsam has been chosen to take leadership of company, while Interim President and CEO Dennis Eidson will continue in his role as chairman of the board.
September 15, 2020
Spartan Nash President And Ceo Tony Sarsam
Sustainable Packaging
Hellmann’s Canada to Use 100% Recycled Plastic
Packaging changes for mayonnaise bottles and jars expected to save 1 million kilograms of plastic this year
February 4, 2020
Hellmann's 100% Recyled Plastic
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Top Stories
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Recycling
Through the Line Podcast: Glacier's AI Tool Turns Recycling Data into Insight
Pilots with Colgate-Palmolive and Amazon helped shape Glacier’s new DataStream platform, a subscription tool launched today that lets CPGs verify recyclability performance and close the loop between packaging design and real sortation and recovery outcomes.
According to Rockwell Automation’s 2025 State of Smart Manufacturing Report, CPG companies cite quality improvement (45%), cost reduction (44%), revenue growth (43%), risk reduction (40%), and higher OEE (40%) as the top business outcomes they expect from smart manufacturing investments. Nearly 70% of companies not yet using smart manufacturing plan to invest within the next 12 months.
Digital Transformation
Automation Fair Q&A: Inside Rockwell’s Push Toward Autonomous Packaging for CPGs
High-volume production runs highlight the scale of Babybel’s global transition from cellophane to paper packaging.
Recycling
Babybel Latest Brand to Join Paperization Trend
From plain pack stock image (left) to a (hypothetical) branded prototype, shown in context on a shower shelf (right), AI artwork and context images now take minutes, not weeks.
Digital Transformation
How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of New Product and Package Testing
Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
Sponsor Content
Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency