Engineers create color-changing films and biodegradable barriers while manufacturers invest millions in production equipment ...
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2025 in review: Packaging wins

2025 has been a landmark year for the packaging industry, with regulatory reforms, sustainable materials and innovative ...
When 2025 began, packaging experts agreed that the number one trend in their industry this year would be sustainable materials, ranging from biodegradable and compostable packaging to eco-friendly ...
As sustainability climbs higher on consumers’ priority lists, food and beverage brands face growing pressure to design ...
The fast food empire is putting its packaging graphics on a diet. The last time McDonald’s redesigned its global packaging was in 2013. It featured a frenetic collage of QR codes, slogans, ...
A harsh global spotlight on the environmental damage caused by single-use plastics is driving business to reconsider the sometimes ruinous impact of products, processes and packaging. “For generations ...
A recent review in Processes presents various aspects of edible food packaging, focusing on single-use, fast-dissolving edible pouches. Plastic food packaging, typically non-biodegradable, is a ...
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Green packaging leads 2026

In 2026, green packaging is a mainstream priority as companies embrace sustainable, innovative, and reusable solutions.
In design jargon, “appetite appeal” describes the level of sensory stimulation that food packaging should have in order to attract consumers. A product covered with only type is by default less ...
Online gifting has transformed how consumers share food experiences. Yet many companies underestimate the complexity of ...
We take the packaging our food comes in for granted. Yet many of the boxes, bags and bottles that protect our edibles were once groundbreaking — both in their design and in how they changed our ...