Amazon, Walmart seek source reduction solutions from suppliers

What parameters for innovation should packaging R&D teams pursue? There’s a new effort to demystify what “sustainable packaging” and “good innovation” mean to the biggest names in retail.

By Maria Rachal • April 28, 2026

Henkel announces 2030 sustainability targets

Taking lessons from 2025, the CPG adjusted mid-term targets for recycled plastic and design to be more “ambitious and realistic." The company is also expanding innovation in coatings.

By Maria Rachal • April 15, 2026

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CPG Packaging Sustainability and Technology Trends

Food and beverage companies are navigating a host of changes in regulatory, consumer and technology trends.

By Packaging Dive staff

3 growth areas for CPG packaging

Private label items and new launches are some of the main factors driving growth in food, according to Circana. Price pack architecture remains important to reach a range of consumers.

By Maria Rachal • April 14, 2026

From tariffs to Iran war, geopolitics are upending packaging supply chains

Switching all sourcing to the U.S. is nearly impossible, manufacturers and consumer brands say. In 2026, here’s how some CPGs are thinking about savvy supply chain management.

By Shefali Kapadia • April 9, 2026

Diageo supplier to idle 2 Kentucky whiskey distilleries

MGP Ingredients will pause production as the market “continues to be structurally oversupplied” due to tariffs and declining alcohol consumption.

By Sarah Zimmerman • April 8, 2026

Packaging innovations: Dawn of a new jug, Sunset’s tomato love triangle

Plus, Blueland adds some plant-based zip to its pouches, PulPac brings plastic-like dry molded fiber to bottle caps, and UFP Packaging launches nail-free crates.

By Katie Pyzyk • Updated April 6, 2026

Barcode changes are coming. SmartLabel wants grocers to be ready.

The initiative that gives consumers detailed product information via QR codes is gearing up for a major shift in retail technology.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 16, 2026

The packaging industry outlook for 2026

Take a closer look at some of the biggest topics and trends that industry leaders expect will shape commodity markets, dealmaking and the future of packaging policy.

By Packaging Dive Staff • Jan. 30, 2026

5 packaging industry trends to watch in 2026

Long-anticipated EPR and labeling regulations are poised to have very real impacts. The M&A cycle is advancing. And is there nowhere to go but up for containerboard?

By Katie Pyzyk , Maria Rachal • Jan. 8, 2026

2025 packaging trends by the numbers

A $10.4 billion acquisition. Two new EPR laws. A $1 billion kraft linerboard mill investment. These were some of the figures that stood out in the packaging industry this year.

By Maria Rachal , Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 23, 2025

Say cheese: How Babybel is commercializing its plastic-to-paper makeover

Bel Group is spending millions to adapt its global production lines to handle the fiber substrate instead of biobased plastic, said the VP of research, innovation and development. But the signature red wax isn’t going anywhere.

By Katie Pyzyk • Updated Dec. 1, 2025

Convenience store food popularity spurs packaging adaptations

As some consumers frequent this channel over fast-food restaurants and replace meals with snacks, TC Transcontinental sees how food packaging can help build trust, emphasize freshness and offer new on-the-go formats.

By Maria Rachal • Nov. 19, 2025

Food and beverage trends loom large over packaging earnings

Beef industry struggles specifically came up during packaging, food and beverage companies’ recent earnings calls, as did consumer trade downs and federal changes related to immigration and food assistance benefits.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 14, 2025

How packaging producers and CPGs stacked up in EMF’s 2025 progress report

As the Ellen MacArthur Foundation engages businesses on an updated 2030 agenda, these are some of the 2024 data highlights from the businesses involved in the “first chapter” since the Global Commitment’s 2018 launch.

By Maria Rachal • Nov. 14, 2025

Food and beverage giants play catchup on packaging investments

CPGs like Conagra, B&G and Suja increasingly appreciate the gravity of split-second consumer decision-making — and are devoting resources accordingly.

By Christopher Doering • Nov. 3, 2025

Food giants may lean more on lawsuits as private label encroaches on their turf

Mondelēz and J.M. Smucker have accused discount retailers of blatantly copying their products and packaging. Experts say more litigation is likely coming.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 28, 2025

Bumpy beverage trends punctuated Q3 for can makers

Beer distributors and other beverage companies described price pack architecture opportunities, as well as investments in non-alcoholic markets like energy drinks, on recent earnings calls.

By Maria Rachal • Oct. 28, 2025

P&G on track for 2030 packaging goals, despite challenges with flexibles

Shareholders did not support a resolution regarding flexible packaging during the company’s annual meeting this week. The CPG is about 80% of the way to making all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030.

By Maria Rachal • Updated Oct. 21, 2025

CPGs and suppliers discuss the ‘magic’ of melding packaging design with policy

Sustainable packaging innovation is a balancing act between regulatory compliance and eye-catching design, speakers from Consumer Brands, Graphic Packaging and SmashBrand described during an event.

By Megan Quinn • Oct. 17, 2025

EPR anxiety: CPGs and regulators prepare for generational policy shift

Costs, policy divergence and relationships were a big focus at events hosted by GreenBlue and the Northeast Recycling Council. CalRecycle, Oregon DEQ, Circular Action Alliance and others weighed in on what’s next.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 15, 2025

Target rethinking 2025 recyclability, PCR, plastic reduction goals

The retailer said in its newly released sustainability report that it’s “evolving” certain goals as it continues to try to transform packaging for its owned brands.

By Maria Rachal • Oct. 9, 2025

Top packaging trade shows in 2026

Coming up in Q1: the EPR Think Tank, the East Coast edition of Pack Expo, the Plastics Recycling Conference and more.

By Packaging Dive Staff • Updated Jan. 5, 2026

Philadelphia sues CPGs over plastic bag recyclability claims

City leaders said many of the confusion and contamination issues with SC Johnson and Bimbo Bakeries’ Ziploc and plastic bread bags are what motivated the city to previously ban single-use retail bags.

By Maria Rachal • Sept. 25, 2025

Aldi launches massive private label rebrand

The grocer is launching its first-ever namesake brand and stamping its name on the packaging of every store brand product in its assortment.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 24, 2025

Coca-Cola reports jump in packaging deemed recyclable

The beverage giant’s metrics for recycled plastic ratios and overall virgin plastic volumes both rose in 2024. 

By Maria Rachal • Sept. 23, 2025