Recycling

Consumer Demand for Recyclability Leads to Paperization

Driven by consumer demand for more sustainable packaging, CPGs turn to new materials such as paper and bio-based/compostable plastic, but higher costs, material complexity, and other limitations may slow adoption.

February 3, 2025

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Package Design

Redefining Premium in Pet Food & Beverages Through Packaging

As beliefs around what constitutes a ‘premium’ product evolve in the pet food and beverage industries, so too must packaging change to communicate the value of these products.

February 3, 2025

Digital Transformation

Survey: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine Copilots to the Rescue?

New research from PMMI Media Group shows an appetite among CPGs for changing the way operators and technicians interact with machines on the plant floor. Is it time for packaging and processing equipment to come with a ChatGPT-style interface?

January 31, 2025

Recycling

How2Recycle Releases New Guidelines for Use with Changes to Recyclability for Two Formats in the U.S.

Classifications upgrade composite canisters with steel bottoms from "Not Yet Recyclable" to "Check Locally" and downgrade aerosol cans from "Widely Recyclable" to "Check Locally."

January 31, 2025

Digital Transformation

Solutions to Legacy Equipment and Data Systems Integration

Packaging and processing professionals provide insight into integrating older technology with data systems.

January 31, 2025

Bio-based

Matter, Elliott Absorbent Products, and Treeless Pack Introduce Utilize Bio-Based Materials

ThePackHub

See a few examples of bio-based innovations from Matter, Elliott Absorbent Products, and Treeless Pack from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

January 31, 2025

Digital Transformation

INX Completes Investment in AssetWatch

INX International Ink Co.

INX International Ink Co.'s investment in AssetWatch aims to enhance operational efficiency and implement its "Plant of the Future" initiative.

January 29, 2025

Package Design

FDA's Proposed Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels: What to Expect and When

Many existing and proposed regulations are now under fire and face rollbacks. But the new administration's pick to lead Health and Human Services, which oversees FDA, wants a say in regulating consumers' diets. So this proposed 'FOPNL' might have legs.

January 29, 2025

Package Design

Four Trends Shaping Beer and Wine Design in 2025

Learn how etches and imprints, intricate artwork and photography, playful mascots, and other techniques can be used on your beer or wine packaging to make a lasting impression on-shelf.

January 29, 2025

Bio-based

CJ Biomaterial Receives BPI Certification

CJ Biomaterials

CJ Biomaterials' PHA Masterbatches and compounds receive the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certification in the United States.

January 29, 2025

Recycling

Community Poll: Utilizing Advanced Recycling

See where your peers stand on the importance of advanced recycling.

January 29, 2025

Contract Packaging

Carmine’s Adopts Accessible Packaging Lid for Pasta Sauces

New York City-based Italian restaurant chain Carmine’s is adopting a lid that makes opening pasta sauce jars easier for a wider range of consumers.

January 29, 2025

Package Design

Italian Wineries Go Digital to Meet EU Ingredient Regulation

Italian wine producers in the Lunelli Group are using Markem-Imaje QR technology to digitally update ingredient and nutritional information for each batch of wine.

January 28, 2025