Package Design

Does Your Packaging Need All That Performance?

Mars is asking a question of its packaging that might surprise its suppliers. 'Do we really need all of that performance? That barrier? That shelf life?' It had always been inexpensive and available, so there was no reason not to use high-performance film, for instance. But with sustainability emerging as a major KPI, brands are rethinking what they need.

June 3, 2025

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Flexibles

Kraft Heinz Eyes Super-spatial Atomic Layer Deposition Barrier Tech

Kraft Heinz crowned Kalpana Systems—a Dutch technologist behind a ‘thin film with the precision of a single atom’—as the winner of Rethinking Materials’ recent Global Innovation Challenge. The emerging tech delivers advanced oxygen and moisture barriers to otherwise recyclable paper or mono-PE, without impacting recyclability.

June 3, 2025

Recycling

Community Poll: How2Recycle's Updated Label

Learn where your peers stand on the updated label's ability to provide clarity to the consumer.

June 3, 2025

Reusable/Returnable

L'Oreal, Liquid Death, and UpCircle Release Packaging Designed for Refills

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging designed to be refilled from L'Oréal, Liquid Death, and UpCircle from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 3, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Digitalization Annual Outlook Report

How is digital transformation reshaping the CPG packaging landscape in 2025? OEM Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Sean Riley, and Packaging World Chief Editor Matt Reynolds discuss how digitalization is progressing through CPG operations—from ERP and supply chain to processing and packaging.

June 3, 2025

Package Design

Mondelēz Files Lawsuit Against Aldi, Alleging Copied Packaging

Packaging for some of Aldi’s store brands closely mimics that of several Mondelēz products, including Oreos and Wheat Thins, a practice that Mondelēz claims is designed to confuse consumers.

June 2, 2025

Workforce

Accredo Packaging Appoints Frank Winter as CFO

Accredo Packaging, Inc.

Seasoned finance executive brings deep packaging industry experience and strategic leadership to support Accredo’s continued growth as chief financial officer.

June 2, 2025

Package Design

Breakthrough Label Design Strategies for Every Industry

From beauty to beverages, the most effective label designs do more than look good; they tell your brand’s story, reflect your industry, and stop the shelf-scroll in its tracks. Here's how to tailor labels for maximum impact by category.

June 2, 2025

Thermoform/fill/seal

ProMach Acquires DJS Systems

ProMach

With the acquisition of DJS Systems, ProMach expands its capabilities and reach in the disposable food service packaging automation sector.

May 30, 2025

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

Form/fill/seal - vertical

DJS Systems, a ProMach brand

May 30, 2025

Containers & Closures

Avantium Partners with the Bottle Collective to Launch Innovative Fiber Bottles

Avantium

This collaboration aims to fast-track the development of fiber bottles by leveraging PEF's superior barrier properties and mechanical strength, contributing to a more circular economy in packaging.

May 29, 2025

Robotics

Survey: Cost Remains Hurdle in Automation and Robotics Decisions

According to Packaging World’s inaugural Annual Outlook Report survey, cost still tops the list of reasons some CPGs are not diving headfirst into automation and robotics.

May 29, 2025