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Logistics/Supply Chain
Live at GS1: Wegmans On Board with 2D Barcodes; Kenvue Will be Ready
At GS1 Connect, Wegmans’ Paul Wawrzyniak revealed a supplier letter is coming on 2D barcode adoption, while Kenvue’s Prakash Christopher detailed how packaging is adapting now—signaling Sunrise 2027 is no longer distant, it’s underway.
June 12, 2025
(from left, speaking) Prakash Christopher, Kenvue; Maryann Moschides, ScanBuy; Scott Jackson, Datalogic; Paul Wawrzyniak, Wegmans; and Steven Keddie, GS1.
Logistics/Supply Chain
Live at GS1: Walmart, Brands Leverage Variable Label Data for FSMA 204
At GS1 Connect, leaders from Walmart, Conagra, and The Fishin’ Co. explored how FSMA 204 is reshaping traceability—and why packaging lines, labelers, and data systems must evolve to meet new retailer and regulatory demands.
June 11, 2025
Walmart associate handling fresh food.
Recycling
Live at GS1: RFID-Tagged Corrugated Gains Momentum in Recycling, EPR Compliance
Using RFID can divert from corrugated from landfill, improve PCR stock, and help with EPR complaince, according to John Dwyer, Smurfit WestRock, and Curt Schacker, Track Vision AI, at GS1 Connect 2025 in Nashville.
June 11, 2025
RFID tracks and authenticates corrugated cases, and the tags are removed during the recycling process--fiber is recovered for repulping and reuse. Attribution data is delivered to brands using GS1 standards.
Logistics/Supply Chain
Live at GS1: Why Sunrise 2027, 2D Barcodes, Won't be Optional for Brands
At GS1 Connect, Dillard’s CTO Chuck Lasley intimated that Sunrise 2027 and the move to 2D barcodes won't be optional for brand. Even though they don't sell in Dillard's, brands like Unilever and P&G know the time to rethink on-pack data strategy—for compliance with retail mandates and competitive edge—is now. Dillard's won't be the only retailer asking for this; Walmart and Wegmans are likely to, as well.
June 11, 2025
As demonstrated in garment tags, but applicable to on-pack or on-label messaging, this transition is a likely path for 2D barcodes adoption as part of Sunrise 2027.
Logistics/Supply Chain
Live at GS1: Retail Says Its Future Demands Smarter Packaging
At GS1 Amplify, David Polinchock of Brand Experience Lab challenged brands to rethink packaging for a tech-driven, omnichannel world—where captivating experiences, not just data capture, define the future of retail.
June 11, 2025
Insights from David Polinchock, Brand Experience Lab, on omnichannel retail experiences, and how brands (and smart packaging) can get on board.
Containers & Closures
Clover Sonoma Cuts Plastic by 34K lb with Paper Yogurt Cup
California dairy Clover Sonoma gives yogurt a paper makeover with a new 80% paperboard cup, dialing down plastic by 83% and shrinking its carbon footprint by 75%.
June 11, 2025
Clover Sonoma’s paper-based yogurt cup is currently available across 13 flavors in the brand’s Organic Low Fat Yogurt and Organic Cream on Top Yogurt lines.
Reusable/Returnable
Clean Cult Rolls Out Redesigned Refill System at Target
Clean Cult brings its redesigned refill system to Target shelves nationwide, pairing prefilled aluminum bottles with recyclable paperboard cartons in a packaging revamp that reduces plastic and simplifies reuse for everyday consumers.
June 10, 2025
Clean Cult’s redesigned refillable/reusable packaging system features prefilled aluminum bottles and recyclable paperboard cartons in fresh, scent-forward designs.
Home
Community Poll: Big Name CPGs Roll Back Sustainability Goals
Learn how your peers are affected by big name CPGs restructuring sustainability goals.
June 9, 2025
Sustainable Packaging
Sustainable Packaging Without Borders: Global Perspectives at IPACK-IMA 2025
Editors from Europe, Latin America, and Asia explored emerging technologies, shifting consumer expectations, and regulatory impacts, offering a global perspective on key trends shaping the future of packaging at IPPO’s panel during IPACK-IMA 2025.
June 9, 2025
The conversation brought together Tim Sykes, Editor at Packaging Europe; Dominique Huret, specialized journalist and Director of Cape Decision; Bo Wallteg, co-founder of the Packbridge packaging cluster (Sweden); Aslihan Arikan, communicator at Ambalaj Dünyası – Packaging World (Turkey); Lilián Robayo Páez, Media Director for Latin America at PMMI and Editor-in-Chief of Mundo EXPO PACK; and Lindy Hughson, IPPO President and Editor-in-Chief of Packaging News (Australia).
Recycling
Starbucks, Marks & Spencer, and Lecta Switch to Paper-based Packaging
ThePackHub
See a few examples of the switch to paper packaging from Starbucks, Marks & Spencer, and Lecta from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
June 9, 2025
The mineral coating serves as a barrier to liquids without relying on plastic materials.
Containers & Closures
NaturDrops Packaging Goes Green for Man’s Best Friend
New Swiss pet wellness brand NaturDrops launches functional dog snacks in a 96% paper-based package, merging sustainability with pet health in every aspect of the brand.
June 6, 2025
NaturDrops’ functional dog snacks come in colorful paper-based GreenCan packages, each product tailored to support specific health needs.
Recycling
Nextloopp: Solving America's Polypropylene Recycling Puzzle
In this exclusive interview, Professor Edward Kosior shares how Nextloopp is building a collaborative, science-driven model to bring food-grade recycled polypropylene to scale in the U.S. and beyond.
June 4, 2025
Professor Edward Kosior, President, Nextek and Nextloopp
Coding & Marking
Swedish Dairy Optimizes Marking to Match Its Green Mission
Swedish dairy and brewery Wapnö finds a reliable, low-maintenance solution for marking its products that supports both traceability and sustainability across its operations.
June 4, 2025
Wapnö’s closed-loop dairy system is now complemented by a low-waste, energy-efficient coding solution that supports its broader sustainability goals.
PMMI News
As Tariffs Upend Capital Plans, CPGs Exercise Caution, Strategy, & Contract Clarity
Four brand-side leaders share how tariffs are reshaping packaging equipment investment and what they expect from their OEM partners.
June 3, 2025
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Filling, Capping & Closing
Beverage Packaging Industry Responds to Rapid Transformation
Research shows 68% of companies plan significant equipment upgrades ahead of PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025.
June 3, 2025
Pelv 2025
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
Mars' Kind brand's new paper-based wrapper has a shorter shelf life than the existing polypropylene wrapper. But for grab-and-go sales of a product likely to be immediately consumed, is all that shelf-life necessary?
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
(from left) Linda Roman, Kim Bertens, John Ryan, and Edgar Castro-Aguirre, all of Kraft Heinz. (speaking) Sandra Wiegman, Kalpana Systems.
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
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