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Bio-based

Six CPG Giants Join Forces on Paper-Based Flexible Packaging

Colgate-Palmolive, Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo, P&G, and Unilever form the PaperFlex Consortium to accelerate recyclable and biodegradable alternatives to flexible plastic packaging.

September 16, 2026

Digital Transformation

MotionTech

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September 14, 2026

Sustainability

PMMI’s 2026 State of the Industry Reveals a Market Driven by Flexibility, Automation, and New North American Opportunities

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Amidst growth manufacturers navigate AI, labor challenges, SKU proliferation, sustainability pressures, and changing investment priorities.

September 14, 2026

Package Design

Brands Must Get Ahead of ‘Ultra-Processed’

Coming regulations on ultra-processed foods could affect labeling, marketing, materials, and design, requiring brands to consider packaging when preparing for new requirements.

September 14, 2026

Package Design

Who Gives a Crap, Foli, and Aora México Launch New Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of innovative packaging from Who Gives a Crap, Foli, and Aora México from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

September 14, 2026

Contract Packaging

DrinkPAK Beverage Completes Fort Worth Facility

ARCO builds 1.4M-sq-ft plant for fast-growing contract manufacturer.

September 11, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

Skincare Brand Right-Sizes Transport Packaging Across a 60-SKU Line

Orders from professional acne treatment brand Face Reality can combine a 30-mL serum with a 473-mL treatment-room bottle, and everything in between, in the same case. Working with a fulfillment provider, Face Reality removed the packaging guesswork and replaced subjective, picker-selected cases and bubble wrap with repeatable dimensioning software and paper-based void fill.

September 11, 2026

Sustainability

ALOM

September 11, 2026

Contract Packaging

G3 Enterprises Expands Chicago Contract Packaging Services

G3's Chicago logistics site now handles variety pack assembly, kitting, relabeling, and rework for brands juggling retailer requests and seasonal promotions.

September 11, 2026

Package Printing

Icy Hot's Scratch-and-Sniff Carton Solves a Shelf Problem

Brand owner Opella encapsulated its actual product fragrance oil and mixed it into a standard spot varnish on its products’ carton. That means no sticker application on otherwise recyclable paperboard, no new packaging equipment, and no more shoppers tearing open glued end cartons to smell the new fragrances inside.

September 10, 2026

E-commerce

Drone Delivery Puts Pharma Packaging to the Test

BayCare Health System, a not-for-profit academic healthcare system in West Central Florida, is partnering with autonomous delivery company Zipline to build a healthcare drone delivery network for medications.

September 9, 2026

Contract Packaging

Six Ways to Build an Edge in Co-Packing

Prism eLogistics' lesson: turn value-added services into your competitive edge.

September 9, 2026