This podcast explores innovations and information across the packaging and processing landscape, from topics impacting consumer packaged goods and healthcare packaging, to the latest technologies in food processing operations. Join us for the latest insights, trends, and strategies shaping packaging and processing today.
Content hosted by Packaging World, ProFood World, and Healthcare Packaging.
How do CPGs feel about adoption of humanoid robots? ProFood World's Derrick Teal and Casey Flanagan discuss how CPGs are viewing humanoid robot technology and what it might take for them to see widespread adoption in packaging and processing. Download the 2025 Status Report on ProFood World .
How do accessible products intersect with accessible packaging? For Microsoft, accessibility isn't just a packaging feature—it's a "fundamental right." A focus on inclusivity and accessibility has reshaped the company's approach to packaging, driving both innovation and empathy in global product design. This is an AI-generated episode. Read the full featured article on Packaging World ....
How can overlooking packaging in med device development derail a launch? When healthcare startups set out to disrupt the market, their eyes are fixed on the star of the show: the device. But in this interview with Jenn Goff, Chief Commercial Officer at Packaging Compliance Labs (PCL), we discover that this can be a costly mistake. Watch the full featured interview on Healthcare Packaging ....
How can companies adopt humanoid robots while maintaining worker safety? ProFood World's Derrick Teal and Casey Flanagan discuss the potential for humanoid robots in packaging and processing operations. They cover some of the latest tech advancements and pilots across various industries for humanoid robots, and barriers to widespread adoption, like standards. Look out for part two of this podcast where they will discuss how CPGs are viewing humanoids in their current state and what it might take...
How is Scotts reviving its heritage brand, O.M. Scott & Sons? Anne Marie Mohan, Senior Editor at Packaging World, sits down with Ray Severa, Manager of Packaging & Applicators at ScottsMiracle-Gro. They discuss how a growing demand for more sustainable products and packaging has resulted in a curbside-recyclable paper packaging for the O.M. Scott & Sons natural lawn and seed line. Read the full featured article on Packaging World ....
What's on the mind of a principal packaging engineer? Learn insights from Matt Jenkins, a Principal Packaging Engineer on the state of the medical device packaging industry. He discusses the significant challenges posed by expanding environmental and sustainability regulations, opportunities presented by technologies like AI and the Internet of Things (IoT), and the loss of "deep work" among engineers due to modern workplace distractions. This is an AI-generated episode. Watch the full featured ...
How can a fungus help food processors improve their operations? Nosh.bio—a Berlin-based food technology company who focuses on producing cost-effective, nutritious, and sustainable products—is specializing in alternative protein is using koji. The Japanese fungus will help achieve a reduced carbon footprint, save energy, and improve product quality. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on ProFood World ....
How is Kenvue aligning with circular economy principles? Kenvue is redesigning packaging across its 40 global brands from paperboard cartons to PCR bottles and refill pods, to align with circular economy goals and meet ambitious sustainability targets. Under its Healthy Lives Mission ESG strategy, deployed in 2023, Kenvue has established bold sustainability targets aimed at transforming its packaging portfolio. This is an AI-generated episode. Read the full featured article on Packaging World ....
How are primary and secondary suppliers integrating smart tools like NFC and RFID to help achieve patient compliance? Integrating tools that will satisfy regulatory requirements while addressing clinical needs is helping to keep patients more connected with products. These tools provide patients with instant access to product information and authentication, while simultaneously enabling the capture of real-time usage data to monitor and track adherence. This is an AI generated episode. Read the ...
How can dry food processors maximize energy efficiency, reduce costs, and comply with new regulations by upgrading their processing equipment? Dry food processors can maximize energy efficiency by addressing core challenges in their operations, particularly in the most energy-intensive steps like drying. This involves evaluating existing processes for simple efficiency gains that may be overlooked, and investing in new equipment that incorporates features for heat recovery and optimized product ...
How should refillable innovations balance with customer needs? London-based sustainable personal care brand Wild debuts a refillable roll-on deodorant product featuring a reusable metal case and a bio-based, compostable refill pack. The decision to introduce a roll-on format came from consumer insight. “Data showed that a large segment of potential customers were not ready for stick application and preferred roll-on or spray,” co-founder Freddy Ward said. This is an AI-generated episode. Read th...
The number 1 most downloaded episode of 2025: As environmental concerns for PVC-based blisters rise, the pharmaceutical industry is seeking to transition to alternative materials. Sustainable blisters take material selection, quality regulations, machinability, and printability into account. This is an AI generated episode. The full featured article can be found on Healthcare Packaging ....
The number 1 most downloaded episode of 2025: Organizational design principles as a mood for boosting the bottom line. Processors that incorporate all staff levels into decision making can create an environment where long-term greatness is achieved. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on ProFood World....
The number 1 most downloaded episode of 2025: How2Recycle released its semi-annual Guidelines for Use, a guidance document instructing the program’s more than 800 members on proper use of North America’s most recognizable on-pack disposal instruction. This is an AI generated episode. The full featured article can be found on Packaging World ....
The number 2 most downloaded episode of 2025: Merck and Johnson & Johnson form a partnership to collaborate on modernizing the pharmaceutical sector using digital display labels. This is an AI generated episode. The full featured article can be found on Healthcare Packaging .
The number 2 episode: Casey Flanagan, Associate Editor with ProFood World, sits down with Rod Hogan, Senior Vice President - Innovations at Sargento to discuss how working with manufacturing from the earliest stages of development meets consumer expectations, retailer needs, and the company’s own business goals. Read the full featured article on ProFood World .
The number 2 most downloaded episode of 2025: Making craft beer stand out among an industry plateau. Packaging World Editor-in-chief, Matt Reynolds sits down with Bart Watson, president and CEO of the Brewer's Association, to discuss how brewers are utilizing packaging design and automation as strategies. Read the full featured article from Packaging World here. ...
The number 3 most downloaded episode: One continuously developing tactic to prevent and detect counterfeits and other types of fraud in the medical device space is the ability to track and trace products through serialization. By linking the drug code, filling batch, timestamps, and other relevant data with a CUID, full container traceability is achieved. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on Healthcare Packaging ....
The number 3 most downloaded episode: Land O'Frost automates without high initial costs. Thanks to the RaaS offering from Formic, the company's able to avoid the typical upfront challenges of five palletizers. The rental of automation equipment has also solved Land O’Frost's struggle with having a qualified maintenance staff. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on ProFood World ....
The number 3 most downloaded episode: Changing packaging design without upsetting the consumer can be challenging to navigate. Tropicana once again redesigned packaging in such a way that cost the company 19% in sales. Packaging World spoke to expert Brent Lindberg of Fuseneo, designer of the legacy pack that's being replaced. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on Packaging World ....
The #4 most downloaded episode: Editor-in-chief Elisabeth Cuneo sits down with Wendy Mach, Packaging and Sterilization Expert at Canyon Labs, to discuss best practices for medical device companies. They talk about action plans and new innovations in the medical device space following the EPA's announcement of new concentration limits for medical device sterilization cycles. Watch the full featured interview on Healthcare Packaging ....
The #4 most downloaded episode: Manufactures repurpose food byproducts to reduce their waste as concerns about food waste grows. With so much of the waste happening before the food reaches the consumer, producers are finding new ways to make use of what previously went to landfills. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on ProFood World ....
The #4 most downloaded episode: As AI continues to grow in its capabilities and prevalence, it may be time for packaging and processing equipment to come with a ChatGPT-style interface. AI chat copilots could assist in alleviating some of the workforce challenges CPGs are experiencing. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on Packaging World....
The #5 most downloaded episode: Healthcare Packaging Editor-in-chief, Elizabeth Cuneo sits down with industry expert Aladin Alkhawam to discuss the intricacies and challenges of implementing the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) in the current regulatory landscape. Read the full featured article on Healthcare Packaging ....
The #5 most downloaded episode: Rebellyous Foods' Mock 2 production line has a multi-faceted impact on the company’s alternative protein processing endeavors. It automates processes and enhances efficiencies that were absent when the company used traditional animal-based meat machinery. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on ProFood World ....
The #5 most downloaded episode: Packaging World editor-in-chief, Matt Reynolds and Jeff Bezzo, executive director of plastic and packaging sustainability at SC Johnson, discussed harmonization across states as a potential catalyst for EPR compliance at the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit. Download the full panel on video by registering for free here .
How can sustainability-driven innovation achieve functional, regulatory, and cost parity with plastic? Learn about the full commercial rollout of fiber-based screw caps by Swedish nutraceutical brand Great Earth, a result of collaboration with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC). This innovation replaces plastic closures across Great Earth’s entire line of over 70 products and represents a major milestone for molded fiber technology in the health and wellness sector. This is an AI generated episode. Read ...
How can digital twin technology increase production line efficiency? Uitgekookt, a Dutch company that prepares and delivers custom-made, RTE meals, is working with Visual Components to make use of a digital twin simulation. The simulation allows the company to see its factory processes, counter potential production issues, and reduce downtime. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on ProFood World ....
How can brands better understand what actually happens to their packaging? Pilots with Colgate-Palmolive and Amazon helped shape Glacier’s new DataStream platform, a subscription tool launched today that lets CPGs verify recyclability performance and close the loop between packaging design and real sortation and recovery outcomes. Read the full featured article on Packaging World ....
How can strict temperature control be maintained over sea routes, while ensuring full compliance and product integrity? Teva Pharmaceuticals, in partnership with Kuehne + Nagel and Cold Chain Technologies (CCT), successfully validated the global transportation of temperature-sensitive medicines by sea. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on Healthcare Packaging ....
