Brad Addington

4 days ago | brnw.ch | Brad Addington

Paul Edwards of INX International explains why digital label printing is gaining steam. Reasons include improved image quality, embellishment options, and digital chipping away at certain analog advantages in terms of economic run lengths. In the early days of digital label printing, one of the main reasons for switching from analog to digital was short-run economics. Digital printing meant it was no longer necessary to over-manufacture labels to be able to run a very short job economically.

2 weeks ago | packagingstrategies.com | Brad Addington

Now in its 18th year, Converters Expo is a one-day expo in the heart of the nation’s largest converting corridor that aims to bring together converters of paper, film, plastics, and nonwovens with industry buyers, specialists, and suppliers. Converters Expo attracts material converters and manufacturers across an array of industries. Join us on May 21 at Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers, for a day of education and connection with industry peers.

2 weeks ago | packagingstrategies.com | Brad Addington

Image courtesy of Appetite Creative We report regularly on companies employing connected packaging. In fact, Packaging Strategies recently ran a feature story on Pentaward winners recognized for their clever use of connected packaging. That story can be found here. So we were understandably intrigued when Appetite Creative announced the results of its Global Connected Packaging Survey 2025. The fourth annual survey was conducted in partnership with Polytag and Digimarc.

1 month ago | brnw.ch | Brad Addington

MaterialsSpecial ReportsFoodService PackagingSustainable Packaging Foodservice packaging — already a huge market — is on an expansion path. Mordor Intelligence pegs the size of the global foodservice packaging market at US$134.20 billion in 2025 and expects it to reach US$164.70 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.18% during the forecast period.

1 month ago | brnw.ch | Brad Addington

In January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed requiring a front-of-package nutrition label for most packaged foods. The proposed “Nutrition Info box” provides information on saturated fat, sodium and added sugars content in a simple format showing whether the food has “Low,” “Med” or “High” levels of these substances. FDA is inviting comments on the proposal through May 16, 2025. Not surprisingly, several parties have already weighed in on the proposal.