In the news recently, an article explained that a director of operations at one of these packaging companies had been audited for suspicion of embezzlement. The person expensed more than $170,000 in just three years — and siphoned just over $132,000 of those expenses into a personal account.

Pepperidge Farm and the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes announce Pepperidge Farm as Official Cookie Partner of the Christmas Spectacular. This first-time partnership will include the creation and sale of the new "Toy Soldier" cookie, inspired by the production's iconic Rockette number, "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers."

According to the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students, 84% of professionals working for fast-moving consumer goods are under more pressure to quickly bring new products to the market than they were five or 10 years ago. 

PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, addresses five packaging pain points in senior-friendly health care packaging.

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has announced the top winners of its 76th annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. These folding cartons and rigid boxes represent some of the best paperboard packaging manufactured by North American converters over the past year.

Pizza Hut has introduced a limited-time test of a plant-based pizza topping served in a round pizza box. The test of both innovations will take place exclusively at one Pizza Hut location in Phoenix.

Gerber, the early childhood nutrition leader, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle® to help give hard-to-recycle baby food packaging a new life. The two companies share values around eliminating waste and support the recovery of hard-to-recycle baby food packaging on a national scale.

In response to recent comments from manufacturers with annual sales exceeding $10 million, FDA announced that it will extend the compliance deadline again. 

It should come as no surprise that reducing environmental footprints has become a large topic of focus for both B2B and B2C brands (and the customers/consumers who support those brands). One key issue, relative to corporate sustainability, is packaging.