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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.
December 12, 2025

Trends

Contract Packaging
How CVS Store Brands Handles Refreshing a 5,000-item Private Label Portfolio
CVS VP Michael Wier says store-brand growth and product/package localization are adding manufacturing complexity. Keychain CEO Oisin Hanrahan tells PW that the newly launched Keychain 360 helps retailers and brands manage private-label packaging specs, vendors, and compliance across outsourced supply chains.
December 12, 2025
CVS store brands are expanding and localizing assortments, adding pressure on private-label teams to manage packaging, suppliers, and outsourced manufacturing at scale.
Digital Transformation
Automation’s Catch-22: CPGs Eye Expansion, But Costs and Constraints Persist
End users see automation as a solution to labor shortages, but space limitations, high costs, and line complexity force many to take a gradual approach.
December 12, 2025
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PMMI News
Finding Skilled Workers Remains a Major Challenge That May Worsen
OEMs that modernize equipment design and training/support models will be best positioned to help close workforce gaps plaguing CPG firms.
December 10, 2025
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Workforce
Pharmaworks Appoints Mike Ferraro as Regional Sales Manager for Southeast U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic
Pharmaworks, a ProMach product brand
Ferraro set to lead sales of Pharmaworks’ blister machines, cartoners, and integrated systems to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, medical device, and consumer goods manufacturers across the region.
December 9, 2025
Mike Ferraro
Workforce
Can Manufacturers Institute Appoints Pearce Crosland as Senior Director of Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs
Can Manufacturers Institute
Crosland brings years of experience as a top lobbyist in Washington, D.C., to CMI
December 9, 2025
Pearce Crosland, CMI’s Senior Director of Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs
Podcasts
Through the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #4: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine Copilots
The #4 most downloaded episode: As AI continues to grow in its capabilities and prevalence, it may be time for packaging and processing equipment to come with a ChatGPT-style interface. AI chat copilots could assist in alleviating some of the workforce challenges CPGs are experiencing.
December 9, 2025
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Digital Transformation
Keychain Builds AI-Powered Private Label Operating System with $10M from Investors
Keychain
The investment—including from W23 Global, a global fund backed by Tesco, Ahold Delhaize, Woolworths Group, Empire Company Limited, and Shoprite Group—supports the launch of Keychain360, an AI operating system giving retailers full visibility and control over their supply chains, cutting product development timelines by months.
December 3, 2025
Keychain
Workforce
Sean Bannon Named CEO of Ska Fabricating
Ska Fabricating
Bannon, who previously served as chief operating officer and then president of Ska Fabricating, will succeed departing CEO Steve Sherman.
December 3, 2025
Sean Bannon
Package Design
PatrĂłn Tequila Introduces First New Bottle Design in Over Three Decades
Tequila producer Patrón’s new bottle design adds new touches inspired by the agave piña while maintaining its bell-shaped silhouette.
December 3, 2025
Patrón's new bottle design retains the bell-shaped silhouette and ball-shaped cork of the legacy bottle, but makes updates in features including the bottle shape and elevated bee logo.
PMMI News
Skilled Labor Shortage Remains Top Challenge for Packaging Operators
The report highlights high turnover, lack of maintenance expertise, and training gaps as critical workforce issues facing CPGs.
November 28, 2025
Workforce
Package design
Building Better Brushers: How Babsy Reinvented the Children’s Toothbrush Through Design and Play
The packaging channels an arts-and-crafts aesthetic, made to look like a creative kit rather than a sterile healthcare product.
November 26, 2025
The packaging design for the Build-A-Brush encourages play, and is also scalable for future starter kits, brush heads, and expansion packs.
Podcasts
Through the Line Podcast: Glacier's AI Tool Turns Recycling Data into Insight
Pilots with Colgate-Palmolive and Amazon helped shape Glacier’s new DataStream platform, a subscription tool launched today that lets CPGs verify recyclability performance and close the loop between packaging design and real sortation and recovery outcomes.
November 25, 2025
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
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Returnity Launches Initiative to Capture Retail Packaging Pain Points from the Frontlines
Returnity's "Backroom Reality" campaign spotlights how backrooms have become complex logistics hubs utilizing outdated tools and equipment.
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