Avery Dennison Corp. and Ocean Recovery Alliance, founders of Plasticity Forum, aim to collaborate across the industry to discover, connect and facilitate solutions to create innovative prevention programs for plastic pollution.

Avery Dennison Corp. has appointed Pascale Wautelet as the Global Vice President of Research and Development (R&D) for its Label and Graphic Materials group. As Global VP for R&D, Pascale will lead Label and Graphic Materials’ global R&D network, including oversight of its seven regional R&D centers and teams. 

Green Giant has launched three limited edition cans that feature the artwork of patients of St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Smith Design donated design, production and project management services to create these special cans of sweet peas, whole kernel sweet corn and cut green beans with colorful labels that integrate the patients' artwork.

Tribe, a national leading hummus brand, has removed artificial preservatives and is relaunching the brand as clean label, emphasizing the company’s resolve in making authentic tasting hummus from real ingredients that consumers can feel good about eating.

Driven by increasingly complex supply chains, a lack of enforcement capacity, the expansion of ecommerce and more sophisticated counterfeiters and counterfeiting methods, the FDA estimates that approximately 10% of all pharmaceuticals currently sold globally are illicit.

To drive home its Labelexpo theme of “Pioneering Change,” Avery Dennison decided showing was better than telling.

As a packaging engineer working in an FDA-regulated industry, there may be an opportunity to generate a filing to meet a regulatory requirement. 

Released in a series of three, LIFEWTR labels change several times per year and each series supports a culturally relevant theme. Series 2 will focus on elevating women in the arts while Series 1 featured designs from emerging artists in the public art space. 

The new design on its Doggy Style Syrah was created by designer Amy Brazil to raise awareness for the Naples Humane Society Gala, which ties in with this year's theme, "Rock & Roll Over."