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The latest Latin American packaging roundup.

While we have already named our Top 25 Converters for 2025, here are some flexible packaging converters who are strong contenders for next year’s list.

My wife and I vacationed in Europe this summer, and I couldn’t help but notice that package design, package labeling, and product marketing are handled differently on the other side of the pond.

We look at three groups approaching packaging sustainability from three different angles: adopting modern packaging equipment, recycling flexible plastic, and harmonizing data collection to meet EPR requirements.

I occasionally help in the kitchen at home, and quesadillas are among my signature dishes. They’re quick, hot, cheesy, and tasty (in my humble opinion). Some recent packaging announcements about the main quesadilla ingredients — tortillas and cheese — got me thinking about this culinary favorite.

A report that recently caught our attention is "The Tipping Point: Building trust in the circular economy," developed by BSI in collaboration with the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership. The report touches on consumers’ views of recycled packaging and efforts to achieve a circular economy.

Grupo Bimbo recently announced some ambitious sustainability goals for packaging—exemplary of the advancements in packaging sustainability that IBIE’s BEST in Baking Industry Awards will recognize.

It's great to see breaking news in the packaging industry emerging from the state level, particularly with the introduction of new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws and economic development surrounding new or expanded packaging facilities.

The FDA proposed a front-of-package nutrition label for most packaged foods, indicating levels of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars as "Low," "Med," or "High." Comments are accepted until May 16, 2025. Packaging Strategies will monitor and share various perspectives on the proposal.

In their recent Global Connected Packaging Survey 2025, Appetite Creative, in collaboration with Polytag and Digimarc, found that 88.8% of respondents believe connected packaging will become increasingly important in the packaging industry over the next year.