General Mills and P&G outline how brand owners are going beyond EPR compliance by subsidizing film recovery via USFFI and CalFFlex, investing in new technology, and collaborating with converters to ...

A new laser-marked closure eliminates labels and inks while standing out on the shelf and giving consumers permanent, easy-to-read dosing guidance. “We were exploring laser marking as a way to improve ...

It was quite some time ago, back in 2015, so basically 10 years ago, and we were working with Shazam [music identification app], and Shazam was doing a lot of scanning both on-pack, but also on their ...

Humanoid robot technology has advanced quickly since Packaging World first covered it in 2023. In the first of this three-part series revisiting humanoid robots as a potential packaging labor solution ...

While Kenvue may not be a household name, its collection of iconic brands—among them Aveeno, Band-Aid, Johnson’s Baby, Listerine, Neutrogena, and Tylenol, to name just a few—touch the lives of more ...

March of this year saw the rollout of 100% recyclable plastic-free packaging (on select packaging, excludes seals) for Energizer Holdings’ portfolio of Energizer household batteries. Rather than ...

· Summit Brewing’s Nialas line uses an adventure-inspired packaging system to appeal to the active lifestyle of today’s non-alcoholic beer consumers. · Design elements such as illustrated outdoor ...

A central question among brand owners has been whether 2D barcodes will be required or voluntary. Chuck Lasley, CTO at Dillard’s, answered this clearly at GS1 US's Amplify event: “We’re going to give ...

SC Johnson is taking its refill ambitions to the Canadian mainstream. The maker of Method and Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day soaps has partnered with London Drugs to pilot in-store refill stations at the ...

Flexibles Wrapping Mars' Kind is Next in Line with Curbside Recyclable Paper Wrapper The repulpable paper used to flow-wrap these bars is a curbside recyclable, How2Recycle pre-qualified paper film ...

At SPC Impact in Seattle yesterday, Linda Roman, Director of Packaging at Kraft Heinz, said “innovation is mandatory if we are going to solve the challenges with sustainable practices.” Roman, who sat ...

Cambio Roasters, a South Carolina-based coffee company co-founded by former Keurig Dr Pepper executive Kevin Hartley and partner Ann Hutson, is introducing the world’s first aluminum coffee pod ...