Packaging Perspectives Podcast

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  Packaging M&A: A Look at First-Half 2026 and Beyond 06.08.2026 31min

  Hardly a week goes by without Packaging Strategies reporting on a merger or acquisition in the sector. However, when we want to put packaging M&A into perspective and get a bird’s-eye view and understand some of the subtle nuances, we often turn to John Hart, Managing Director of PMCF Investment Banking. He recently sat down with us to discuss packaging M&A so far in 2026.
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  Nutrition Focus Inspires WK Kellogg Co Cereal Packages 14.07.2026 8min

  Cereal is a popular food in the United States, with 50 million boxes sold each week. Many consumers, however, are unaware of its nutritional benefits like fiber, protein, and essential vitamins. To highlight these advantages, WK Kellogg Co. has redesigned its packaging. We spoke with Doug VanDeVelde, Chief Growth Officer at WK Kellogg Co., about the new SPOONS on-pack nutrition framework.
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  Helping Brands Tackle the EPR Data Challenge 06.07.2026 14min

  Sahar Mehrabzadeh and Sara Lowe of Bay Cities share how the company is helping retailers and brands achieve compliance with California’s SB 54 and other state-level Extended Producer Responsibility programs.
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  Combating Rising Plastic Costs with Pallet Solutions 28.05.2026 22min

  North American resin costs have soared to historic highs, with no clear end in sight. Ric Lee of Atlantic Packaging suggests that the fix to the plastic price crisis starts on the pallet.
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  Packaging EPR’s 2026 Reality Check 18.05.2026 24min

  Arithmetic is simple. Compliance is not. We recently sat down with Anna Kendall of Ernst & Young LLP to discuss the challenges of meeting both imminent and long-term EPR mandates, including a coordinated May 31 reporting deadline across six states.
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  Expanding Brands from Direct-to-Consumer into Retail 25.02.2026 11min

  In this interview, Dan Gladden of Interact Brands shares a textbook case of successfully shepherding a direct-to-consumer brand onto retail shelves.
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  World Packaging Organisation’s Outlook for 2026 19.02.2026 25min

  In this interview, WPO President Luciana Pellegrino shares some of the initiatives that the organization will be undertaking in 2026.
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  How Food Delivery Put Xampla’s Morro Through Its Paces 04.02.2026 6min

  In this interview, Sam Walker, Head of Sales & Business Development for Xampla, explains how food delivery tested the mettle of its PFAS- and plastic-free Morro Coatings.
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  How Coatings Are Contributing to Sustainable Packaging 23.12.2025 15min

  We recently spoke to Jim Garvey, Vice President of Coatings at INX International (left), and David Zamarin, CEO of DetraPel (right), to discuss how the latest coating technologies improve packaging functionality while simultaneously addressing sustainability. Sponsored by INX International
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  Tapping AI for Reusable Container Management 26.11.2025 12min

  Justin Newell of INFORM North America explains how major international firms are using AI to get reusable containers to where they are most needed in a cost-efficient manner. 
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  Flexible Packaging for Produce: Challenges and Opportunities 27.10.2025 28min

  Fresh off a successful collaboration with Walmart to get potato packaging with PCR content onto store shelves, Kevin Kelly of Emerald Packaging talks about the challenges of getting sustainable flexible packaging into the market.
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  Trends in the Two-Piece and Three-Piece Can Market 23.10.2025 16min

  Sun Chemical’s David Randall discusses the latest trends in two—and three-piece can decorating and solutions that are shaping the future of the market while balancing technical performance, regulatory demands, and design. Since 2001, David Randall has worked on special-effect technologies blended into different ink systems, including metal deco inks. One of his most well-known and recognized projects includes printing mountain designs on beer cans that change to blue when cold. He has worked on other metal packaging projects worldwide, focusing on craft beer manufacturers' business development. A graduate from Utah State University, David now manages Sun Chemical’s metal deco ink program in the United States and Canada. Sponsored by Sun Chemical
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  Nitrocellulose: Balancing Performance and Sustainability in Packaging Inks and Coatings 09.07.2025 7min

  There’s been a lot of buzz in the industry about nitrocellulose. An essential component in most solvent-based ink and coating formulations, this binder resin is recognized for offering ink manufacturers excellent formulation, printing, and application. But it also comes with a sustainability challenge. Packaging Strategies sat down with Dr. Nikola Juhasz, who holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from M.I.T. and has spent 20+ years in various positions of R&D leadership. She is currently the Global Technical Director for Sustainability at Sun Chemical, overseeing the corresponding innovation and product development programs across all of Sun Chemical’s product lines and technology platforms. Sponsored by Sun Chemical
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  Achieving Sustainability in Pet Food Packaging 02.05.2025 12min

  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)
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  New Developments in Molded Fiber Packaging 03.04.2025 12min

  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)
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  The Evolution of Molded Fiber Packaging 03.03.2025 15min

  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)
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  Showcasing the Food Solutions & Exchange Conference 2025 28.02.2025 5min

  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
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  Trends in Secondary and End-of-Line Packaging 24.02.2025 22min

  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
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  Award-Winning Brand Redesign: Smirnoff Ice 17.01.2025 12min

  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
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  The Role of Data in Packaging Sustainability 09.01.2025 20min

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