Maria Rachal
Senior EditorMaria has been a business journalist at Industry Dive since 2018, with background covering the medical technology, waste and recycling industries before launching Packaging Dive in 2023. She lives in Washington, D.C. and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and politics.
456 articles by Maria Rachal
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Sonoco scaling automation, robotics, digital printing
July 24, 2025 -
Unpacking 2025’s private equity activity trends
July 23, 2025 -
Canmaker Crown Holdings raises 2025 guidance
July 22, 2025 -
FDA gets feedback on proposed front-of-pack nutrition label
July 21, 2025 -
Amazon charts 28% drop in North American shipments containing single-use plastic packaging
July 17, 2025 -
Bag fees are more effective than outright bans, Closed Loop Partners says
July 16, 2025 -
This is how much money packaging CEOs made in 2024
July 15, 2025 -
Reuse system proponents zero in on branding, messaging
July 11, 2025 -
Packaging M&A may not rise until next year, analysts say
July 9, 2025 -
Pixelle, IP, Hood, Pratt disclosed layoff updates in June
July 2, 2025 -
PCA buying Greif’s containerboard business for $1.8B
July 1, 2025 -
Where new packaging laws are taking effect in July
June 30, 2025 -
CVS talks store-brand packaging redesign
June 27, 2025 -
International Paper to exit molded fiber market, sell select Mexico sites
June 27, 2025 -
Maine alters packaging EPR law, to industry’s relief
June 24, 2025 -
Illinois advances foam ban legislation, progresses on EPR study
June 23, 2025 -
US senators call on EPA to study reuse, refill
June 20, 2025 -
New York legislative session ends without Assembly vote on packaging EPR
June 18, 2025 -
Sonoco hires CFO with manufacturing background
June 17, 2025 -
California delays compostable packaging crackdown before USDA vote
June 16, 2025 -
How shareholders voted on plastics and packaging proposals in 2025
June 13, 2025 -
The state packaging EPR club swaps stories as implementation advances
June 12, 2025 -
Washington’s recycled content fines on producers drop
June 10, 2025 -
O-I, GPI decry federal funding walkback for glass decarbonization projects
June 9, 2025 -
California advances bills to limit PFAS and other toxics in food packaging
June 9, 2025