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Rob Keith

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AMERIPEN – the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment – represents the U.S. packaging value chain by providing policymakers with fact-based, material-neutral, scientific information.

Recycling
CPGs Advance in PCR Use, Despite Missing 2025 Goals
An AMERIPEN study reveals that while packaging recycling rates and capacity are improving, meeting 2025 sustainability goals remains challenging due to persistent supply gaps.
May 30, 2025
Rob Keith, Policy and Membership Director of AMERIPEN
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Top Stories
Old Bay Seasoning in tin: McCormick’s Old Bay returns to its classic printed tin canister—iconic blue-and-yellow graphics with a red lid—shown here with front panel and back label (nutrition facts/recipes).
Containers & Closures
McCormick's Old Bay Leads Charge of Spices Back to Tin
McCormick's Old Bay, and newer clean-label players, are bringing spices back to printed tin, pairing shelf impact and vintage charm with potential sustainability upside as EPR pressures grow.
CVS store brands are expanding and localizing assortments, adding pressure on private-label teams to manage packaging, suppliers, and outsourced manufacturing at scale.
Contract Packaging
How CVS Store Brands Handles Refreshing a 5,000-item Private Label Portfolio
Spanish juice producer García Carrión is using Tetra Pak’s paper-based barrier technology for aseptic cartons for its flagship brand, Don Simón.
Cartoning
Spanish Juice Brand Debuts Aseptic Pack with Paper Barrier
Insidethe Workforce Gap
Digital Transformation
Automation’s Catch-22: CPGs Eye Expansion, But Costs and Constraints Persist
Side-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks
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Side-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks