Food & Beverage | Packaging Digest

The food and beverage industry is the biggest consumer of packaging materials and equipment. For instance, the pet food packaging sector is anticipated to generate $2.5 billion in sales in the U.S. in 2018, as reported by the Freedonia Group. Additionally, the beverage packaging market is expected to grow steadily at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4%, reaching $131.1 billion by 2019, according to MarketsandMarkets' analysis.

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Films & Flexible Packaging Recycling is Taking Off in America

4 days ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisa McTigue Pierce

There’s more recycling of films and flexible packaging going on in the US than most people know about. But it’s still not enough. With the clock ticking on California’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulation, product manufacturers using film and flexible packaging will need to figure out how these indispensable packaging materials can comply with the law.
FDA Clears First At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Device

6 days ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisa McTigue Pierce

Veteran packaging journalist Lisa McTigue Pierce is Executive Editor of Packaging Digest, which has been “The Voice of the Packaging Community” since 1963. She’s been a packaging media journalist since 1982 and tracks emerging trends, new technologies, and best practices across a spectrum of markets for the publication’s global community. Reach her at [email protected] or 630-272-1774.
When It Comes to Plastics, Not Everyone in the Trump Administration Is Singing From the Same Hymnal

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Norbert Sparrow

RFK Jr. warns industry that consumer concerns around microplastics aren’t going away and that it must act to future-proof its business model. But back in the White House, the plastics industry is having a moment. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Amcor to Close Former Berry Global Facility in Alabama

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | David Hutton

A total of 112 workers will be affected as post-merger consolidation begins at the plant. The production will be integrated into other Amcor facilities following the completion of the $8.4 billion Berry Global merger. CHUNYIP WONG/iStock via Getty ImagesAmcor, which recently completed its merger with Berry Global, has announced the closure of its plastics manufacturing facility in Lanett, AL.
Recyclable Deodorant Packaging Debuts

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Rick Lingle

Every Man Jack’s new packaging design is also made using 50% post-consumer recycled resin that reduces plastic waste by a half-million pounds yearly. Every Man Jack’s new all-polypropylene deodorant stick packaging is a switch from a hard-to-recycle mixed plastic design. Every Man JackA more sustainable approach to plastic packaging might be closer than you think — perhaps just an arm’s reach away.
Conagra Brands to Sell Chef Boyardee to Hometown Food Co. for $600M

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Kristen Kazarian

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Paxiom Acquires Conveyor Manufacturer NCC Automated Systems

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Kristen Kazarian

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Drug Delivery Device Trends

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisette Hilton

Lisette Hilton, Reporter and PresidentMay 5, 2025Carolina Rudah via iStock/Getty ImagesAs medications advance, so do devices used for drug delivery. Pharmaceutical engineers and designers are focused on how to make drug delivery systems easier, less painful, more sustainable, and better overall. That innovation is important for a lot of reasons, according to Tom Oakley, Vice President of design and development at the Sanner Group. “The device is the interface between the drug and the patient.
Velcro Pallet Strapping System Cuts Plastic Waste, Speeds Unitizing

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisa McTigue Pierce

Veteran packaging journalist Lisa McTigue Pierce is Executive Editor of Packaging Digest, which has been “The Voice of the Packaging Community” since 1963. She’s been a packaging media journalist since 1982 and tracks emerging trends, new technologies, and best practices across a spectrum of markets for the publication’s global community. Reach her at [email protected] or 630-272-1774.
Resolving Supply Chain Challenges for Medical Device Manufacturers

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Kassandra Kania

BD’s Adam Brakoniecki tackles the topic of supply chain threats at thePACKout and encourages the industry to “think different.”PIER / Stone via Getty ImagesAt the best of times, medical device packaging professionals feel enormous pressure to balance cost-effectiveness with regulatory compliance and actions that promote a resilient supply chain. Throw in unexpected events, such as pandemics or tariffs, and supply chains become more vulnerable to disruption.