Bryson brings more than 30 years of packaging development experience to Barry-Wehmiller. In her previous roles with Wells Enterprises and PepsiCo, she developed and supported the development of packaging innovation and sustainability roadmaps. Most recently, to help meet 2025 sustainability goals, she led PepsiCo’s packaging team in an initiative to commercialize 100% recycled PET plastic (rPET) for the Tropicana flagship brand, Tropicana Essentials, as well as for Quaker Oat Beverage’s bottles, incorporating floatable shrink-sleeve labels.
“Michelle’s experience and passion for driving sustainable packaging initiatives complement our team’s commitment to building a better world at BW,” said Christi Emmenegger, Vice President of Strategic Marketing for BW Packaging Systems. “By helping us adopt more formal sustainability practices, Michelle will play an essential role in positioning our businesses and our customers’ businesses to operate in support of the global sustainability imperative.”
