Operational Excellence

JLS Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation in Industrial Automation

JLS Automation has evolved from a manufacturers' representative firm to a specialist in hygienic robotic packaging systems for the food industry.

April 22, 2025

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Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Tropicana Weathers Blowback from Package Redesign

Can you change packaging design without upsetting the consumer? Tropicana once again redesigned packaging in such a way that cost the company 19% in sales. We spoke to expert Brent Lindberg of Fuseneo, designer of the legacy pack that's being replaced.

April 22, 2025

Workforce

Engage Technologies Appoints Durell Kvasny as Packaging District Sales Manager - Northeast

Engage Technologies Corporation

Kvasny will focus on collaborating with distributors to expand sales and enhance brand recognition for Eastey and American Film & Machinery's packaging solutions.

April 21, 2025

Digital Transformation

Community Poll: Utilizing AI in Packaging

Learn how your peers are implementing AI in their packaging and manufacturing processes.

April 18, 2025

Workforce

Community Poll: Retaining Workers in a Tight Labor Market

Learn how your peers are working to retain and hire new talent in a tight labor market.

April 18, 2025

Contract Packaging

Sunny Outlook for Outsourcing, External Manufacturing

Survey results reveal external manufacturing services like contract manufacturing and contract packaging are seen as a valuable and growing resource, as both emerging and established brands focus on cost management, brand growth, and flexibility.

April 18, 2025

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Annual Outlook Report: E-commerce

What's in store for CPGs in 2025 and beyond? Packaging World editors explore the survey responses from 118 brand owners, CPG, and FMCG Packaging World readers.

April 16, 2025

Digital Transformation

Annual Outlook Report: Digitalization

What's in store for CPGs in 2025 and beyond? Packaging World editors explore the survey responses from 96 brand owners, CPG, and FMCG Packaging World readers.

April 16, 2025

Contract Packaging

Annual Outlook Report: Contract Packaging

Packaging World's inaugural Annual Outlook report takes aim to benchmark changes and trends as the packaging landscape evolves.

April 16, 2025

E-commerce/D2C packaging

After the Gold Rush, E-Comm Packaging Gets Complex, Sophisticated

Survey respondents who sell via e-comm focus on what they can control, citing packaging’s sustainability, robustness, and appearance as top considerations. But complex carrier/seller platforms and their associated costs continue to bother brands owners.

April 16, 2025

Package Design

Futurist's Column: Holistic Design is No Longer Optional

Driven by a growing population of consumers with disabilities and a general demand for user-friendly products, packaging accessibility and ease-of-use will soon be essential for CPGs' competitive survival.

April 15, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Shop Beer Co.'s Shrink Sleeve Labeling

In a saturated market, how can craft brewers stand out? The Shop Beer Co. utilizes an in-house shrink sleeve labeling operation and a new canning line to increase efficiency.

April 15, 2025

Digital Transformation

Is Manufacturing Next for CPG Digital Transformations?

Most CPGs' digital transformation began on the business side, with supply chain optimization, demand planning, and streamlining trade. Now, digitalization is happening in manufacturing, where processing and packaging primed for digital leaps forward.

April 14, 2025