Packaging World

6 days ago | packworld.com | Christopher Smith

IndustriesBeverageBeverage company representatives outline three focus areas that help packagers adapt to consumer demands. Apr 18, 2025Beverage packagers will want to stay on top of three growing industry trends propelled by consumers. PMMI Business Intelligence: Beverage Industry Packaging TrendsSustainability and recyclability are driving changes in how beverages are packaged.

1 week ago | packworld.com | Matt Reynolds

Sustainable PackagingAssuming the format is the same as or very similar to previous commercial rollouts, it's functionally bag-in-box. In this case, the “box” portion begins as a die-cut and geometrically creased blank of printed paperboard. Apr 17, 2025Target is the first major U.S. supermarket retailer to commission a range of wines bottled in what it says are lower-carbon paper bottles.

1 week ago | packworld.com | Matt Reynolds

Sustainable PackagingRecyclingApr 17, 2025Target is the first major U.S. supermarket retailer to commission a range of wines that use sustainable growing and production practices in what it says are lower-carbon paper bottles. Stakeholders claim that the move will save the equivalent of nearly 100 tons of carbon dioxide.

1 week ago | packworld.com | Matt Reynolds

DNO Produce, a Columbus, Ohio-based distributor of fresh-cut and bulk produce, unveiled a new compostable cup and lid offering with supplier Eco-Products. The cup is specifically designed for K-12 school nutrition programs. The product combination features a 4-ounce molded fiber cup made with renewable resources, which is sealed with plant-based lidding film once food,typically cut fruit or vegetables, has been placed inside.

1 week ago | packworld.com | Matt Reynolds

Gone is the gold rush era of e-commerce and direct-to-consumer (D2C), when customer acquisition was cheap, the channel was new, and only a few pioneering seller platforms existed. The channel today is maturing, accelerated by the pandemic, and now consists of a complex ecosystem of carriers, seller platforms, 3PLs, drop-shippers, and packaging designers and materials suppliers.