Packaging Perspectives Podcast

In this interview, we talk to Matias Blanco of Tetra Pak about some of the advantages of the company's Tetra Recart® when it comes to pet food packaging. (Image courtesy of Tetra Pak)

Packaging Strategies recently sat down Eldon Schaffer, CEO of TekniPlex Consumer Products, to discuss the company's role in the evolution of molded fiber packaging solutions. (Image courtesy of TekniPlex)

With bans on PFAS and polystyrene popping up across the packaging landscape, Bill Kuecker and Emily Parsons of Solenis explain how a new generation of molded fiber is responding to the call for sustainable packaging options that also offer high performance. (Images courtesy of Solenis)

BNP Media Group Publisher Doug Peckenpaugh sits down with Erik Brainard, President & CEO of Anritsu Infivus Inc and Vice President of the Food Production Solutions Association Board of Directors, as they discuss the upcoming Food Solutions Exchange & Conference 2025. The event will take place March 19-21 at Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix, AZ. ⮞ Watch a video of this interview

As someone who heads the U.S. operations of Germany's SOMIC, Peter Fox is intimately familiar with the different approaches that North America and Europe take to secondary and end-of-line packaging. In this interview, Fox shares those insights as well as what he sees as overarching trends in packaging. Image courtesy of SOMIC

Brett Parker recently sat down with Shang Wu, Client Director, and Nei Valente, Creative Director, for Design Bridge & Partners to discuss their redesign campaign for Smirnoff Ice, which earned them a 2024 Designalytics Effectiveness Award. Wu and Valente explain recent changes in the beverage and alcohol space that influenced the redesign, the positive consumer feedback they received on the campaign, and lessons from the project that can be applied to all packaging redesign efforts. Images courtesy of Design Bridge & Partners

Packaging Strategies recently sat down Gillian Garside-Wight, Director of Consulting at Aura, to discuss the role of data in packaging sustainability.

In this podcast, we highlight Nefab's second Sustainability Packaging Design Competition, held in collaboration with San José State University (SJSU). This year, SJSU's Packaging Degree students were tasked with creating sustainable packaging solutions for Cloud Network Routers, vital to cloud networking. Derek Lam, Senior Designer at Nefab, and the winning team—Bea Nguyen, Yvonne Nguyen, and Yaoyao Li—discuss the competition. Image courtesy of Nefab

While paper packaging in many ways is more naturally eco-friendly than plastic packaging, Sun Chemical is busy developing inks and coatings solutions to ensure that true recyclability is achieved as the ‘paperization' trend gains steam. Sponsored by

In this interview, Palouse Fiber Packaging CEO Kyler Lovgren explains how molded fiber could help businesses remain compliant as a patchwork of state-level packaging regulations crop up.

In this interview, Niels van den Boogert and Bobby Bauman of AMMEGA discuss CPG firms' evolving conveyor needs as warehouses and distribution centers become increasingly automated.

Sean Bisceglia, CEO of Product Ventures, says the traditional focus group of 25 or 50 people is not sufficient when it comes to deciding whether to pour millions of dollars into launching a new product.

In this interview, Marian Leitner-Waldman of Archer Roose explains the many advantages of canned packaging for wine.

In this interview, Stout Collective's Matt Tanaka explains the inspiration behind the BOPP Beer and Design Conference, now in its third year.

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology has been around for decades – so why is it making a resurgence now? To explore this, we recently sat down with Jay Parks, Senior Vice President, Operations, Packaging and Labels, at R.R. Donnelley.

Sun Chemical's Nikola Juhasz and Dennis Sweet explain how the company considers sustainability and circularity in all of its product development activities, including in its solutions for the narrow web, tag and label market. Sponsored by Sun Chemical

Joseph Zeppilli, Co-Founder of Bad Monkey Popcorn, talks about the company's journey toward creating viable compostable packaging for one of the world's most popular snack foods.

Packaging Strategies recently sat down with Natalie Kaczorowski, Fresh-Lock® Business Development Manager, and Todd Meussling, Fresh-Lock® Senior Manager of Market Development, to discuss the company's development of the award-winning Costco Kirkland Signature® Ultra Clean Premium Laundry Detergent Pacs. 

In this interview, two experts at Sun Chemical discuss the evolution and commercial breakthroughs of inks, coatings and adhesives and how they are helping the flexible packaging sector achieve sustainability. Sponsored by Sun Chemical

During Converters Expo, Doug Peckenpaugh, publisher of The Packaging Group, sat down with Michael Kundinger, engineered solutions manager at Kundinger, to learn more about modern approaches toward process efficiency—not just for packaging and other converting operations, but applied more broadly across all areas of processing and manufacturing today. Sponsored by

During Converters Expo, Doug Peckenpaugh, publisher of The Packaging Group, spoke with Chris Marshall, area sales manager for BOBST North America, to gain insight into how converters are improving operational and materials sustainability through a variety of strategies. Sponsored by

Rob Clare, Applications Development Specialist at NOVA Chemicals, explains how the company is working with converters and brands to employ new recyclable resins in food packaging.

Keith Smith, CEO of Vonco Products, recently had a conversation with Packaging Strategies to discuss plastic commodity pricing and foil replacement. 

Sherry Washburn, Business Unit Manager at Videojet, recently sat down with Packaging Strategies to discuss how the company has made improvements not only to soft-pigmented Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) inks but also to the printers that use them. The interview came on the heels of Videojet launching its 1580 C soft-pigmented contrast printer.

In this interview, Ranpak's Bryan Boatner explains the role that end-of-line automation plays in delivering sustainable packaging solutions while also lowering costs and improving supply chain performance.

In this interview, Keith Smith, CEO of Vonco Products, talks about how makers of medical packaging are borrowing a page or two from the consumer sector when it comes to developing innovative and sustainable packaging solutions.

In this interview, Balaji Jayaseelan of Berlin Packaging talks about the various approaches to sustainable spirits packaging, how marketing intelligence influences design thinking, which materials have been eradicated from the packaging process, and how spirits packaging might evolve in the coming years.

David Randall of Sun Chemical explains how innovations are transforming inks for two-piece cans and resulting in an industry that is more efficient and eco-friendly.

Ray Wodar of Dassault Systèmes explains how virtual simulation can be used to predict the performance of packaging components even before a single physical prototype has been built.

Packaging Strategies recently sat down with HP's Mariona Company to discuss the role of 3D printing in sustainable packaging. Company, who is Global Head of Sustainable Packaging and Global Head of Marketing, HP 3D Printing and Personalization, talked about 3D printing in the context of the molded fiber industry.

Packaging Strategies recently sat down with representatives of four companies in the Coesia Group to discuss secondary packaging solutions. In this podcast, we talk about secondary packaging solutions for the food industry, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and the personal care and beauty industry.

In this episode with Lee Coffey of Rockwell Automation, we delve into the results of a recent survey conducted by Rockwell regarding smart manufacturing in CPG.This eighth annual study encompassed the responses of 216 CPG leaders across 13 of the leading manufacturing countries.

Sustainability is driving innovation across the package printing markets, especially in the NWTL space where there's a strong effort to reduce plastic waste, increase recycling, reduce carbon footprints, and enhance pressroom efficiency. Sponsored by Sun Chemical

In this episode with Chirag Sheth, Global Business Unit Manager at Videojet, we discuss coding and marking options for cannabis packaging. We delve into some of the unique coding and marking needs of the cannabis industry, and Chirag touches on best practices for cannabis manufacturers when selecting coding equipment.

In this episode with Sarah Webber, Sustainable Packaging Engineer at Plastic Ingenuity, we discuss ways to support sustainability in snack food packaging. Sarah points out that recyclability is just one component of a package's sustainability profile. We also discuss how packaging design and packaging materials can contribute to sustainability in several ways, such as by reducing food waste.

In this episode with Carl Kanner, vice president at Smith Corona, we discuss challenges facing the paper industry and what those challenges mean for packaging companies when it comes to choosing materials. We also discuss opportunities for the sector in the labeling and packaging space.

In this episode with Sherry Washburn, Business Unit Manager at Videojet, we discuss how a company's choice of inks and printing technologies can play a big role in achieving sustainability goals. We also discuss ways for companies to ensure compliance with existing and new environmental regulations.

Mono-web coatings offer many benefits to enhance packaging and enable sustainability. Sun Chemical's Rick Stokes joins us to discuss the latest developments of mono-web coatings for packaging. Sponsored by Sun Chemical

Many printers are exploring ways to improve efficiency and reduce energy costs by switching from mercury lamps to LED curing lamps, but making the switch can come with many questions and misconceptions about LED. Sponsored by Sun Chemical

In this episode with David Murgio, Chief Sustainability Officer at Ranpak, we discuss the relationship between packaging efficiency and sustainability, as well as how to improve ESG metrics, especially during the paper-sourcing process.

In this episode with Moe Rahmeh, Technical Customer Service Functional Excellence Director at Sun Chemical, we discuss frequent errors that occur on the printing press for different types of applications and ways to troubleshoot. Sponsored by Sun Chemical

For this podcast, we've asked Randy Ossege, Parts & Audit Manager at R.A Jones and Marketing Communications Director Jason Stover to explain exact what a specialized audit involves, how to know if you need one and the latest technology used.

For this podcast, we've asked Randy Ossege, Parts & Audit Manager at R.A Jones and Marketing Communications Director Jason Stover to explain exact what a specialized audit involves, how to know if you need one and the latest technology used.

This episode of Packaging Perspectives is on location at Global Pouch Forum 2022. Here we continue the Design for Recyclability panel discussion on how collection methods are evolving and end market solutions for hard-to-recycle plastics with Lisa Burns, Sr. Vice President of Sustainability, Reynolds Consumer Products and Jennifer Ronk, Sr. Sustainability and Advocacy Manager, Dow. 

Coatings and adhesives play a critical role in packaging. It can enhance packaging, enable sustainability, engage the senses, increase functionality and create impact on the shelf. During today's podcast, we're going to speak with Rick Stokes, the vice president of the coatings group in North America at Sun Chemical, about the latest developments of coatings and adhesives for packaging.Sponsored by Sun Chemical

At Global Pouch Forum 2022, Juan Gluth, CEO of GoodBelly by NextFoods, Inc., shares how the probiotic brand's integration of flexible packaging to its product line increases consumer convenience and ultimately helps drive growth and product innovation for the brand.

Packaging on the east coast primarily serves food & beverage, life sciences, HAB and industrial/household chemical markets. Since 2000, consumer buying habits have drastically changed resulting in sector-specific challenges. Jorge Izquierdo, Vice President of marketing for PMMI, shares insights on those issues that will be addressed at PMMI's upcoming Pack Expo East. PACK EXPO East takes place March 21 – 23 in Philadelphia. https://www.packexpoeast.com/