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GPF PREVIEW:
Global Pouch Forum Celebrates Both a Packaging Marvel and its 25th Showing
Pouches have transformed the packaging industry, and continue to do so. Next month at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL, people from all over will gather to celebrate this transformative wonder at Global Pouch Forum, June 7th-9th.
AUGMENTED REALITY:
Using Augmented Reality to Increase Consumer Engagement
RealityBLU’s MJ Anderson shares ways brands can use AR to improve consumer interaction — and even tells how manufacturers can use AR to improve processes.
HANDS-ON LEARNING:
Research Centers Cater to Brands and Converters Looking for a Pathway to Circularity
Spring has sprung, and many printing and converting companies are opening research centers, design centers and full-service test labs to help brands find their pathway to circularity.
PACKAGING TRENDS:
Sustainable Packaging Trends for 2022
As sustainability continues to be a focus of the flexible packaging industry and the call for sustainable packaging continues to rise, it has become clear that there is no “one size fits all” solution. Shifting consumer preferences have influenced packaging trends — setting the stage for brand managers and packagers to harness emerging technologies to enhance the consumer experience of their products.
RECYCLING THEMES:
Recycled Content is King for Brands and Takes Center Stage in 2022
Large and small consumer brands are partnering with many different stakeholders in the flexible packaging ecosystem with the express goal of finding supply chains of recycled content for the near future. The themes that appear to be emerging for 2022 are strategies for scale for mechanical recyclers, upstart advanced recycling companies and advanced sorting technologies to meet future demand.
MICROPLASTICS:
4 Ways to Reduce Microplastic Contamination from Food Packaging
A study found almost 80% of participants had plastic particles in their bloodstream, most likely from exposure to plastic drink bottles, food packaging and plastic bags.
PRINTING INDUSTRY:
The Growth of the Printed Label and Packaging Market
With digital’s share of the printed label and packaging market set to almost double by 2026 and inkjet leading this growth, the potential for water-based digital inkjet technology is substantial.
ROUNDTABLE:
Roundtable on Flexible Packaging Sustainability
A recent Bobst roundtable asks how close are we to the sustainable packaging solutions of the future? And if you could put your money on which would be the most dominant new solution for the future, what would you say?
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Flexible By Design
Stop Throwing Away Plastic Dish Soap Bottles and Instead Reuse Them: The new Palmolive Shake & Clean Dish Soap has 100% biodegradable cleaning ingredients and can result in 75% less plastic waste by allowing people to reuse an existing bottle instead of throwing it away. The concentrated gel pouch makes it easy to refill the reusable bottle, uses less plastic and requires less water in transport.
ON THE COVER: To celebrate the 25th showing of Global Pouch Forum, we have put together a (brief) timeline of the pouch packaging that resonated with consumers and changed lives.
Background video by Uğur Karamuk via Creatas Video / Getty Images
Photos courtesy of General Foods, Dupont, Kraft, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Hardees, Capri Sun, Yoplait, StarKist, Plum Organics, Frito-Lay, Daisy, J.M. Smucker Company, Hormel
May 2022 // flexpackmag.com