Packaging Digest

Since its inception in 1963, Packaging Digest has been a leading source of information for the packaging community for over 50 years. Recognized as the top media brand in North America, Packaging Digest provides essential news, trends, best practices, and innovative technologies to packaging professionals and engineers across various industries. Our engaging and exclusive content is designed to help our audience navigate the intricacies of the packaging process, address their challenges, and discover effective solutions for improved performance. We share our insights through our website, events, and social media channels. Packaging Digest fosters a "peer-to-peer" exchange of knowledge, allowing professionals to share experiences, advice, and successes, which promotes the exchange of ideas and technologies across all sectors where packaging plays a crucial role. Our mission is to empower packaging experts to enhance their creativity, productivity, and profitability.

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Beverage Giants Speak Out

2 days ago | packagingdigest.com | Andrew Kaplan

As extended producer responsibility (EPR) packaging laws gain momentum — two more states, Washington and Maryland, passed legislation this spring alone — a central question that has arisen is how do these new laws sit with the bottle deposit laws that have proved to be successful recycling policy since the 1970s? Is it an either/or, or can the two policies exist side by side together? And what do the beverage companies themselves think?
9 Ways to Cut Packaging Costs

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Jessie Schwartz

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Kraft Heinz Names its Global Innovation Challenge Winner

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Joanna Cosgrove

A customizable, ultra-thin barrier film technology from Kalpana Systems ticked all the boxes for critical shelf-life requirements while aligning with sustainability and recyclability goals. Kraft Heinz’s Linda Roman congratulates Sandra Wiegman, lead business development at Kalpana Systems.Rethinking MaterialsAt a GlanceKalpana Systems won Kraft Heinz's Global Innovation Challenge with ALD technology, beating 80 companies from 25 countries.
Food Packaging That’s Flexible, Active, and Extends Freshness

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Rick Lingle

FreshrPack coating technology cuts food waste for fresh protein using naturally derived ingredients and is available in roll, bag, and sheet form. Freshr Sustainable TechnologiesAt a GlanceActive coating for fresh protein food packaging extends shelf life, reduces food waste. FreshrPack is a simple, plug-and-play alternative to MAP systems. Seafood is first test case to prove the power of active coating. Fresh protein is an essential part of diets globally — and incredibly perishable.
Tetra Pak Fights for Cartons to Carry the ‘Recyclable’ Logo in California

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisa McTigue Pierce

Were you as shocked as I was that aseptic and gabletop cartons are not identified as “Recyclable” on CalRecycle’s California’s Covered Material Category (CMC) list? That document will be used to set producer fees for the extended producer responsibility law (SB54) in that state for packaging. How could this happen?
Tetra Pak Fights for Cartons to be Considered ‘Recyclable’ by California

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisa McTigue Pierce

Were you as shocked as I was that aseptic and gabletop cartons are not identified as “Recyclable” on CalRecycle’s California’s Covered Material Category (CMC) list? That document will be used to set producer fees for the extended producer responsibility law (SB54) in that state for packaging. How could this happen?
A Trio of Top Trends in Medical Packaging

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisa McTigue Pierce

Packaging Digest, Lisa PierceThe fourth edition of thePACKout lived up to the level of excellence of the three prior events. Taking place May 13-15 in Coronado, California, this year’s conference covered the industry’s hottest topics; the high-level speakers were engaging and freely shared insights; and the edutainment workshops injected inspiration deep in attendees’ veins.
Why Medtech Should Prioritize Packaging Circularity

2 weeks ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisa McTigue Pierce

Could a single-stream recycling bin work in the operating room? It’s one of several intriguing ideas sustainability enthusiast Samantha Smith presents in this exclusive interview. Smith spoke at the recent thePACKout medical packaging conference, while she was Medtronic’s Engineering Director for Sustainability & Product Stewardship, where she created and led a group called the Sustainability Development Center. Shortly after leaving the stage, she got the news that she was laid off.
How to Design a Truly Sustainable PET Bottle

2 weeks ago | packagingdigest.com | Rick Lingle

Designing a capped and labeled PET bottle is a complex project when maximum sustainability is the goal.Rick Lingle via CanvaImagine you are a packaging veteran consulting for a beverage brand that wants to redesign its flagship 500-mL/16.9-ounce PET bottle for maximum sustainability. What strategies should your client embrace and what tactics should they avoid to improve the bottle's recyclability and their own carbon footprint? What advice would you provide and what insights would you share?
Lipton Modernizes Packaging Across 90 Markets in First Rebrand Since 2014

2 weeks ago | packagingdigest.com | Kate Bertrand Connolly

New design unifies the 135-year-old tea brand with distinctive visual elements while enabling both vertical and horizontal merchandising options. At a GlanceThis is Lipton’s first brand update in more than a decade. The packaging redesign unifies the brand’s look and feel globally. Lipton’s secondary and primary packaging — down to the tags on tea bags — sport the fresh look. Lipton is ushering in International Tea Day, May 21, with news of a global rebrand and portfolio expansion.