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Bio-based

Lactips and SmartSolve Announce Global Strategic Partnership Pioneering Plastic-free Packaging Innovation Across Two Continents

SmartSolve

Lactips and SmartSolve Industries develop PureNil 0, a 100% bio-based, printable flexible packaging substrate that disperses in water without leaving microplastic residues.

September 29, 2026

Sustainability

Lactips

September 29, 2026

Package Design

Defense and Proactive Strategies Regarding Ultra-processed Foods Lawsuits

The legal team will do the arguing, but food companies need to be able to direct and assist.

September 29, 2026

Sustainable Packaging

Live from SPC Advance 2026: SB 54 Gives CPGs Multiple Paths to Source Reduction

With the first source-reduction target taking effect in 2027, producers are weighing near-term opportunities against longer-term changes in packaging and supply chains.

September 28, 2026

Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: An EPR Law Appeal, Smart Inhalers, and How Lighting Impacts Food Safety

Tune in to hear us editors talk about the EPR law ruling in Oregon's favor, upgrading plant safety, and a look at inhaler manufacturing.

September 28, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Oregon's EPR Appeal, Lighting and Food Safety, and Smarter Inhalers

PMMI Media Group's chief editors, Liz Cuneo, Derrick Teal, Matt Reynolds, and Sean Riley sit down to discuss why one missing screw in a light fixture can contaminate a plant, how particle design is reshaping inhalers, and what P&G's club-channel pack sizes say about the consumer wallet.

September 28, 2026

Package Design

Coca-Cola, Head & Shoulders, and Arla Incorporate Recycled Content

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recycled content from Coca-Cola, Head & Shoulders, and Arla from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

September 28, 2026

Contract packaging

Five Pet Food Manufacturing Trends Reshaping Co-Man Strategy

Five game-changing pet food trends that are reshaping how brands partner with manufacturers

September 28, 2026

Contract Packaging

Sterling Contract Packaging Profiled in 'All Access' TV Series

Episode, to air on Andy Garcia's public TV series, makes the case for streamlined healthcare packaging.

September 25, 2026

Bagging & Pouching

Capri Sun Fans Say, ‘Supersize Me!’; Brand Responds

Driven by consumer demand for a larger format, the limited-edition Big Pouch combines familiar design cues with a refillable, resealable construction.

September 25, 2026

Bio-based

Mondelēz Shifts 115 Cookie Products From PET to Paper Trays

The European conversion spans eight brands and more than 25 markets and is expected to eliminate roughly 2,200 tons of virgin plastic annually.

September 24, 2026

PMMI News

PMMI Announces Finalists for 2026 Technology Excellence Awards

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Nine innovations compete for top honors in food and beverage, general packaging and processing, and sustainability at PACK EXPO International.

September 23, 2026