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Contract packaging Three CM/CP operators, three strategies—one lesson on intent. Aug 13, 2026 If you operate a contract manufacturing or contract packaging (CM/CP) business, you're making the same strategic choice your branded and retail customers make every day: get really good at one or two things, or get flexible enough to do a lot of things well for the right clients.

Contract packaging Clean label demand and cost pressures reshape how brands outsource production. Aug 13, 2026 Large food brands rely on contract manufacturers to cut costs and keep pace with demand for private-label, clean-label foods. Getty Images The global food contract manufacturing market is projected to grow from $440.19 billion in 2026 to $692.35 billion by 2034, a CAGR of 6.22%, according to a new report from Fortune Business Insights. The market was valued at $404.47 billion in 2025.

Flexibles The plant-based protein brand chose a minimalist stand-up pouch to let the customer "experience the brand." Aug 13, 2026 RISE311 is a plant-based protein powder that replaced traditional plastic tubs with premium pouches to improve sustainability and communicate its high-quality formulation, which features 30 grams of complete protein, digestive enzymes, and upcycled sprouted barley protein made in a U.S. facility.

Palletizing/depalletizing PAC Strapping Products' PSS733 pallet strapper integrates automatic corner board applicators that place protective boards along a load's vertical or horizontal edges before the strapping cycle, with load detection sensors triggering placement and alignment sensors confirming board position before strapping begins. PAC Strapping Products, Inc. Aug 12, 2026 PAC Strapping Products This content was written and submitted by the supplier.

Flexibles Bagging & Pouching Visit ALLIEDFLEX and HDG in Booth S-4731 to see this compact horizontal form-fill-seal system, which produces up to 100 stand-up pouches per minute from roll stock. ALLIEDFLEX® Technologies, Inc. Aug 12, 2026 ALLIEDFLEX showcases the HDG RBL-300 Horizontal Form-Fill-Seal (HFFS) Standup Pouch Packaging System. ALLIEDFLEX Technologies This content was written and submitted by the supplier. It has only been modified to comply with this publication’s space and style.

Conveying & accumulation Visit Booth LU-7207 to explore D&F Equipment Sales, Inc.'s turnkey conveyor solutions, featuring advanced sorting, merging, and optimized space-saving designs. D&F Equipment Sales, Inc. Aug 12, 2026 D&F This content was written and submitted by the supplier. It has only been modified to comply with this publication’s space and style.

Sustainable Packaging Reusable/Returnable SIAPI’s PSB (Preform Stretch Booster) system adds a controlled pre-blowing step to its SX1 and SX2 machines to improve strength, material distribution, and thermal stability in large returnable PET containers. SIAPI, part of ATS Group Aug 11, 2026 SIAPI This content was written and submitted by the supplier. It has only been modified to comply with this publication’s space and style.

Podcasts How did Google reach its plastic-free packaging goal a year early, and what did the constraint teach them along the way? Aug 11, 2026 Senior Editor Anne Marie Mohan talks with Joey Giacomini, packaging design engineer lead at Google, about the company's push to eliminate plastic from its hardware packaging.

Sustainable Packaging Recycling KHS addresses key North American market challenges such as flexibility, productivity, sustainability and cost efficiency, with a focus on reducing and eliminating packaging material and improving automation. Learn more at Booth S-2114! KHS USA Aug 11, 2026 KHS This content was written and submitted by the supplier. It has only been modified to comply with this publication’s space and style.

Rigid Containers & Closures The Love Lid is a two-part, patented closure that raises an internal core to widen flow across three settings. Kraft Heinz tells Packaging World the resin, recyclability, and 20-oz bottle all stay unchanged. Aug 10, 2026 Rotating the Love Lid's dial raises an internal core away from a small inner aperture to widen flow. The two-part closure is molded from standard Heinz polypropylene, so recyclability is maintained.