Logistics/Supply Chain

Walmart: FSMA 204 Compliance as the Floor, Not the Ceiling

At GS1 Connect last month, Walmart’s Ed Bonin argued that the same item-level data that brand owners and CPGs collect to satisfy FSMA 204 can become a freshness intelligence layer. It can score every lot, reroute fresh product before it spoils, and finally show growers what happens after the loading dock.

July 29, 2026

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Logistics/Supply Chain

Pilot from Walmart, Hanes/Gildan Teaches Cartons to Talk via RFID, 2D

A GS1 US initiative nicknamed Operation Brilliance gave 30,000 apparel cartons a web address of their own. The eight-week pilot gave Walmart and Hanesbrands (now Gildan) their first true end-to-end view of what actually moves through the supply chain.

July 23, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

BW Packaging Announces Strategic Partnership with Crown Packaging Corp.

BW Packaging (a Barry-Wehmiller Company)

The collaboration strengthens integrated packaging capabilities to better address the evolving needs of today’s packaging operations.

July 22, 2026

Recycling

Oregon's Packaging EPR Law Faces First Constitutional Trial Challenge

As the first constitutional challenge to a state packaging EPR law reaches trial in Portland this week, the plaintiff trade association, a pro-recycling amicus, the PRO administering the program, a packaging supplier with its own consumer brand, and our resident Legal Side columnist each see different stakes for the producers paying the fees.

July 14, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

'Hard and Messy': What Sysco Learned by Getting Out in Front of EPR Reporting

Packaged food distributor Sysco started building its EPR data infrastructure two years ago, before most brand owners knew they would need one. Now, fees are live. Here's what a sustainability director at Sysco learned when she looked around and realized she was ahead of the curve.

July 7, 2026

Robotics

Next Gen AMRs Adapt to Labor Constraints

The next generation of OMRON Robotics' flagship LD Series adds payload, speed, and 360-degree safety in a smaller footprint.

June 24, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

Live at GS1 Connect: Driscoll's Gives a Billion Clamshells Unique IDs

The fresh berry juggernaut had more than two million consumer survey responses, but no way to act on any of them. Changing that now is item-level serialization via one unique QR code per clamshell, across four thousand growers and a billion packages.

June 11, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

GS1 Connect: P&G, Ken's Foods, Walmart, EPR, Data Cleanliness, & 2D Barcodes

Packaging World and Healthcare Packaging editors report from Las Vegas, where Sunrise 2027 adoption, a new GS1 EPR playbook, and a warning about retiring institutional knowledge dominated day two at GS1 Connect 2026.

June 10, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

SupplyOne Acquires Compass Packaging Solutions to Continue New England Expansion

SupplyOne, Inc.

The Massachusetts-based supplier’s range of protective packaging solutions, along with warehouse and fulfillment services, supports SupplyOne’s strategic growth initiatives.

June 1, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

Atlantic Packaging Launches New Earth Ventures to Accelerate Packaging Technology and Supply Chain Innovation

Atlantic Packaging

New venture arm to invest in and scale companies driving the next generation of packaging and reimagining how products move through the global supply chain.

May 21, 2026

Digital Transformation

Live from interpack: Compact Machines, Smart Packaging, & Multi-Function Design

From space-saving inspection systems and energy-efficient drives to recyclable mono-material films and smart packaging tradeoffs, interpack’s final day highlighted how suppliers are balancing sustainability, functionality, and operational simplicity.

May 14, 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

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