Articles by Tom Newmaster

The Pentawards, now in their 18th year, celebrates each year's packaging design trends, showcasing winners from over 2,000 entries across 60 countries. The 2024 awards highlighted successful rebrands that resonate with both existing and new generations, recognizing iconic brands for their innovative packaging in the marketplace.

From the sustainability movement to packaging design trends, a CPG veteran and two of his colleagues offer their predictions.

Your favorite beer may not be what it once was. It’s now a division of a worldwide beverage corporation. “Bud” of St Louis is now Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (AB InBev) of Anderlecht Belgium. Coors of Golden Colorado is now Molson Coors EH. In a series of complicated mergers and acquisitions their brands now include Coors, Molson, Miller Brewing and Sharps’s Brewery of Cornwall, U.K.

Along with the health threats of COVID-19 came a host of unpleasant impacts to daily life, such as shortages. Retailers were unable to keep up with the demand for staples like toilet paper, paper towels, etc.. 

Over 200,000 full-time jobs and growing — that’s the impact cannabis is having on our economy. This data didn’t come from the US government, but from a study reported in Leafly, the largest cannabis website in the world.