Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: 2026 Digitization Annual Outlook Report

How are CPGS pushing digitization strategies in 2026? Editors Sean Riley and Matt Reynolds sit down to discuss how brands and CPG s are building digital foundations through data, connectivity, and traceability. Speed and uptime drive adoption, while cost and integration remain key hurdles. AI and smart packaging are emerging next steps.

May 12, 2026

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 35

E-commerce/D2C packaging

What Walmart, Amazon, and Google Know About the Future of Safe Package Transit

From automated distribution centers and e-commerce certification to AI-enabled shock and vibration analysis, some of the most influential supply chain players are redefining how packages should be designed, tested, and validated for the real world. At ISTA’s TransPack Forum, that future came into focus.

May 11, 2026

Sustainability

SPC Trends Report Examines Packaging Beyond Regulation

As regulations take hold, SPC’s trends report highlights where packaging teams are focusing next, from harmonization to harder-to-recycle formats.

May 11, 2026

Digital Transformation

End of The Line Video Series: GS1 Labeling, New Cybersecurity Regulations, and the Unethically Motivated Adulteration of Honey

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

May 11, 2026

Reusable/Returnable

Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, and Ollie Design Reusable and Refillable Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging designed for reuse and refills from Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, and Ollie from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 11, 2026

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Video: Live from interpack—2D Barcode, Barrier Paper, & Clean-in-Place Star

From high-speed 2D barcode printing to AI-powered machine monitoring and hygienic processing design, interpack revealed how packaging and processing suppliers are simplifying operations while boosting speed, flexibility, and traceability.

May 10, 2026

Workforce

TURCK USA Announces Appointment of Rob Nugent as New President and CEO

TURCK

This leadership transition marks the next phase of growth for the U.S. arm of TURCK, a trusted global automation manufacturer.

May 8, 2026

Sustainability

SPC Impact 2026: Retailer Forum Expands Collaborative Packaging Efforts

At the conference, Walmart and Amazon highlight how clearer supplier guidance is helping unlock new innovation in private label packaging. Meanwhile, the Forum introduces a new project brief.

May 8, 2026

Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

Wulftec, a Duravant company

May 7, 2026

Packaging line integration

Pattyn, a Duravant company

May 7, 2026

Dairy

Horizon Organic Recalls Over 63,000 Cartons of Chocolate Milk

The Class II recall is due to a packaging issue that may cause cartons to bloat, leak, or spoil.

May 7, 2026

Recycling

International Paper to Acquire NORPAC

International Paper

IP is expanding its capabilities to serve the growing West Coast region with acquisition of the North Pacific Paper Company.

May 7, 2026

Sustainability

North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC)

May 7, 2026