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  • REGULATORY

    12 Feb 2026

    PFAS Exit Marks Turning Point for Food Packaging

  • INNOVATION

    11 Feb 2026

    Walmart Turns Every Pallet Into a Data Point

  • PARTNERSHIPS

    10 Feb 2026

    Industry Alliance Targets Gaps in Plastic Film Recycling

  • INVESTMENT

    9 Feb 2026

    Is Smart Packaging Moving Beyond Single-Use?

Smart Packaging Sensors Test Life Beyond Expiration Dates

Worker scanning RFID label on packaged food box using handheld reader

INNOVATION

6 Feb 2026

RFID-enabled packaging pilots are helping retailers test real-time freshness tracking, aiming to cut waste and improve safety beyond static date labels

Container handling equipment loading Walmart shipping containers at a distribution port

TECHNOLOGY

4 Feb 2026

Blockchain Brings Speed and Clarity to Food Packaging

Walmart’s push is accelerating blockchain in food packaging, cutting recall times, boosting trust, and forcing suppliers to digitize data ...

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PARTNERSHIPS

3 Feb 2026

Packaging Alliance Races to Recycle Flexible Films

Emerald Packaging joins a recycling coalition as California regulations push the industry to rapidly scale flexible film recovery infrastr...

Worker scanning smart packaging label with a smartphone in a food warehouse

INSIGHTS

2 Feb 2026

When Packaging Starts Talking Back

Smart packaging is reshaping food supply chains, turning boxes and labels into data tools that cut waste and sharpen oversight

Apeel edible coating displayed on avocado packaging

RESEARCH

30 Jan 2026

Can You Eat the Wrapper? Packaging Experiments Get Real

Edible coatings like Apeel are moving from pilots into supply chains, promising less plastic and less food waste, though scale remains a h...

EPA seal mounted on exterior wall of government building

REGULATORY

29 Jan 2026

Will Your Food Wrapper Pass the EPA’s New Test?

EPA’s Safer Choice update pushes brands to rethink packaging materials, recyclability, and transparency

Robotic meal assembly and food packaging machines in a factory

PARTNERSHIPS

27 Jan 2026

Inside a Partnership Rewiring Food Automation

Chef Robotics and Packline integrate AI meal assembly with packaging systems, sharing data and controls to boost flexibility, safety, and ...

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