Recycling

Babybel Latest Brand to Join Paperization Trend

By replacing bio-based cellophane with recyclable paper, Babybel shows how large brands can reduce plastic at scale while maintaining quality, safety, and consumer appeal, stakeholders say.

November 24, 2025

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Workforce

SOMIC Packaging Adds Two Industry Veterans to Support Customers and Sales

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

SOMIC Packaging hires Roy Hoke to be the Southeast regional sales manager and Joshua Larson as the after-sales and service manager.

November 21, 2025

E-commerce/D2C packaging

PAC Machinery Bags and Materials Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

PAC Machinery

PAC Machinery Bags and Materials received the certification for its Quality Management System after a thorough audit of its facility by an independent certification body.

November 21, 2025

Digital Transformation

How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of New Product and Package Testing

Virtual prototypes, e-commerce mockups, and rapid A/B tests now let brands gauge demand in days, not months. It's transforming how teams design, validate, and launch new products and packaging.

November 21, 2025

Recycling

Beyond Burger, Amazon UAE, and Colgate-Palmolive Design Recyclable Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging designed for recyclability from Beyond Burger, Amazon UAE, and Colgate-Palmolive from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

November 21, 2025

Conveying & accumulation

Get a Quick Overview of Conveyors

Conveyors come in many shapes, sizes, and formats, from air conveyors to bucket conveyors and spiral conveyors. Watch this episode of "Package This" and increase your industry knowledge of this indispensable equipment used in packaging and processing.

November 20, 2025

Recycling

USPP Clarifies Physical and Chemical Recycling’s Place in Circularity

The U.S. Plastics Pact defines where physical and chemical recycling fit and the safeguards needed to ensure it complements, rather than replaces, mechanical systems.

November 20, 2025

Workforce

Duravant Announces Retirement of CEO Mike Kachmer, Names Jill Evanko Successor

Duravant

Kachmer to retire following a distinguished 43-year career, including nearly 12 years as Chairman & CEO of Duravant, and Evanko set to succeed him as chief executive officer.

November 20, 2025

Digital Transformation

How These Two CPGs Boosted OEE and Speed With Digital Twins

A beverage line saw downtime drop 52% and OEE rise 14%. Another CPG cut NPI timelines by 32 weeks. Real-world case studies show digital twins are paying off fast for packaging teams.

November 20, 2025

Package Printing

Amcor Expands Protein Packaging Capacity in One of its Largest Investments to Date

Amcor

Amcor announces a significant expansion of its North America printing, lamination, and converting capabilities for the protein market.

November 20, 2025

Coding/marking

GS1 & Google Collaborate to Bring Trusted Medical Product Info to Smartphones

GS1 US

New capability will allow patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to access trusted medical product information using Google Lens, paving the way for wider digital access to trusted data.

November 20, 2025

Digital Transformation

Live from Automation Fair: What CPGs Should Ask OEMs About Digital Twins

More brands are writing digital twin requirements into RFQs. Here’s what they should be asking OEMs before the first design review.

November 19, 2025

Digital Transformation

Live from Automation Fair: Making the Case for Packaging Line Modernization

To win support for modernization, CPGs have to shift the conversation from replacing aging equipment to delivering measurable value in labor productivity, operational performance, sustainability, and future adaptability.

November 19, 2025