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The Outlook for Packaging in 2023: Three Experts Weigh In

Tom newmaster
Tom Newmaster
March 15, 2023
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From the sustainability movement to packaging design trends, a CPG veteran and two of his colleagues offer their predictions.


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Editor’s Note

March Springs Eternal

Just as basketball fans await the fates of their favorite college teams during March Madness, eco-conscious consumers are looking forward to continued innovations in the arena of foodservice packaging.
Brad addington
Brad Addington
March 2, 2023
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Just as intriguing as the statistics behind KU’s and Gonzaga’s storied basketball successes are the statistics behind foodservice carry-out, which is the focus of one of this month’s feature stories as it relates to packaging.


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Recycling Needs a New Game Plan

Brad addington
Brad Addington
February 6, 2023
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For the third year in a row, Hellmann’s Mayonnaise is returning to The Big Game, driving awareness around the issue of food waste at home with a message of “Make Taste, Not Waste.”


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Converters Expo South Preview

Offsetting rising energy costs among featured topics at Charlotte event
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Brad addington
Brad Addington
February 3, 2023
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Bringing together over 500 attendees and 100 exhibitors, Converters Expo South will unite leading converters and manufacturers across the southeast region.


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Editor’s Note

Issues Facing Packaging Span Multiple Industries

Sustainability, technological innovation are consistent themes
Brad addington
Brad Addington
January 4, 2023
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Having only recently assumed the role of Chief Editor at Packaging Strategies, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.


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Publisher's Note

The Industry Gets Serious About Sustainability

More CPG companies than ever before are done talking about sustainability and are ready for action.
Doug peckenpaugh
Douglas J Peckenpaugh
December 8, 2022
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The recent PACK EXPO International event, which took place at Chicago’s McCormick Place in October, was a rousing success — a culmination of four prolonged years of industry disruption where CPG companies across food, beverage, healthcare, and pharmaceutical markets faced unprecedented challenges.


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Editor’s Note

Unreasonable Consumer Seeks Hot Litigious Slogan

Copywriters beware, consumers are taking your words literally
Kristin Joker
November 3, 2022
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According to The National Law Review, there has been an upward trend in the number of new putative consumer class actions alleging misleading food labeling continued in 2021 with most cases filed in the California and an increasing number were filed in courts in the Midwest, especially Illinois.


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Editor’s Note

Catalyst for Package Redesign is … A Cat

This is the true story about the plight of a stray kitten that inspired a 500 SKU redesign.
Kristin Joker
October 14, 2022
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A stray orange tabby with a plastic ring around its body was spotted roaming Ellington, Missouri. That is all the information Laura Baker, a registered nurse and founder of the Itty Bitty Kitty City rescue in Ellington, had.


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Consumers Expect Quality Organic Food & Beverages

When it comes to organic food and beverage purchases, consumers prioritize different sets of criteria depending on product categories.
September 7, 2022
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Consumer purchase criteria and expectations for quality shift depending on the food or beverage category. In addition to the organic label itself, consumers look to farm-level and processing cues to augment and occasionally stand in for the specific values they associate with organic.


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Editor’s Forum

A Better Bag Does Matter

Kristin Joker
July 13, 2022
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During the month of September, my daughter took a well-balanced (and very organized) stainless steel Bento Box complete with a silicone seal closure.  By October, I got lazy and stopped the daily cleaning and started shoving the sandwich into a ZipLoc bag before throwing it in a zippered lunch bag. When the guilt kicked in, I compromised and bought 100% compostable sandwich bags.


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