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Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Author: Packaging World, ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, Mundo EXPO Pack
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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, Healthcare Packaging, and Mundo EXPO Pack.
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Melina Avecilla, coordinadora de Empaques en Beiersdorf, y Grissel Parra, subdirectora de Empaques en Tiendas 3 B, revelan cómo el liderazgo femenino y las nuevas generaciones están redefiniendo la industria del empaque en Latinoamérica. Este es un episodio generado por inteligencia artificial. Lea el artículo completo en Mundo Expo Pack.
What are the best ways food and beverage manufacturers can improve workforce engagement on the frontlines? Prioritizing recruitment and onboarding are paramount when it comes to workforce engagement. Closing the skills gaps is important. Providing the right training programs are necessary. Even implementing emerging technologies like AI can make an impact. This is an AI-generated episode. Read the featured article on ProFood World.
How does Danone balance sustainability goals with operational needs like food safety, shelf life, and manufacturing performance? Paul Jenkins, Managing Director of ThePackHub, and Kory Nook, VP of Packaging Innovation and R&D at Danone, sit down to discuss how Danone is balancing recyclability, product performance, and consumer experience. Read the featured article on Packaging World.
How are pharmaceutical logistics evolving to meet ultra-low and cryogenic temperature demands? Advanced and personalized therapies are pushing the industry beyond traditional cold chain methods toward safer phase change materials and direct-to-consumer capabilities. To ensure sustainability, transparency, and patient safety, companies are adopting recyclable packaging, reusable shipping solutions, and real-time digital monitoring with predictive AI to build a smarter, zero-error supply chain ...
Nivea optimizó sus envases para sus geles de ducha, reduciendo 11% de masa e integrando 100% resina PCR. Gracias a pigmentos detectables (NIR) y refuerzo estructural, ahorran 515 toneladas de CO2 al año. Este es un episodio generado por inteligencia artificial. Lea el artículo completo en Mundo Expo Pack.
What makes data useful? Smart data use isn’t about having the biggest system—it’s about having a mindset that prioritizes relevance, actionability, and consistency. And in today’s climate of tighter budgets and leaner teams, that mindset is more valuable than ever. This is an AI-generated episode. Read the full featured article on ProFood World.
How has CPG's tone on sustainability shifted in 2026? Editors Anne Marie Mohan and Matt Reynolds sit down to discuss how paper continued to dominate, the rapid rise of recyclable monomaterial plastics, and how expanding extended producer responsibility (EPR) frameworks are redefining packaging strategies in 2026. Read the full annual outlook report on Packaging World.
How are cell therapy manufacturers navigating pharmaceutical labeling? As therapies become increasingly personalized and global regulatory requirements evolve, the role of packaging and labeling teams has expanded far beyond simple content placement. For cell therapy manufacturers such as Kite Pharma, where every product is made for a single patient, labeling becomes a critical safety and traceability tool. This is an AI-generated episode. Read the full featured article on Healthcare Packaging.
En este episodio analizamos la Corcholata Danone, una innovación mexicana que transforma tapas de yogur infantil en un sistema de juego modular y coleccionable, como parte de una estrategia de sostenibilidad y optimización de costos aplicada a gran escala. Este es un episodio generado por inteligencia artificial. Lea el artículo completo en Mundo Expo Pack.
What does the process of modernization from bare structure to an advanced and flexible prepared-protein plant look like? Editors Derrick Teal and Casey Flanagan sit down to discuss a recent visit to Stampede's New Mexico plant. Teal talks about how the facility was engineered for both food safety and operational efficiency. The team began by dividing the plant into separate raw and cooked zones with the ovens placed in the middle, serving as the dividing line. Read the full featured art...
How can brands help advance circularity for film and flexible packaging? Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with U.S. Plastics Pact Interim Executive Director Crystal Bayliss at the 2026 Plastics Recycling Conference. They discuss how the Pact’s new framework aims to align design, collection, and end-market demand and why brand action will be critical to scaling flexible film circularity. Read the full featured article on Packaging World.
How does package design correlate to consistency in consumption of supplements? Biologica, a women’s health company, has launched with a suite of stage-specific daily essentials packed in recyclable tins. Each tin is designed to be displayed, featuring a unique Greco/Roman-inspired relief for each hormonal stage. Inside the artistic tins are 30 single-serve powder sachets, which are made from paper with a thin plastic layer and internal foil that protects the potency of the supplement. This is...
Analizamos el caso de Cerveza Charro, pionera en México en adoptar códigos 2D en sus etiquetas, una decisión alineada con el programa global Sunrise de GS1 que convierte cada botella en un canal directo de información verificable. Este es un episodio generado por inteligencia artificial. Lea el artículo completo en Mundo Expo Pack.
What is the best way to work through infrastructure challenges when building new or enhancing and existing plant? Before building, installing, or enhancing a food processing plant, it’s important to identify and understand the challenges that lie within meeting regulations. This is an AI-generated episode. Read the full featured article on ProFood World.
What are CPGs prioritizing in E-commerce and D2C packaging in 2026? Editors Anne Marie Mohan and Matt Reynolds sit down to discuss why protection still dominates D2C packaging decisions in 2026, while SIOC/SIPP gains traction. Brands split between channel-specific and omnichannel packs, sell through multiple platforms, and juggle carrier reality with sustainability pressure. Read the full annual outlook report on Packaging World.
When less than 1% of hospital waste is recycled, what are the odds of integrating a recycling system without disrupting workflow? Zuyderland Medical Center in The Netherlands collaborated with SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, to help transform medical plastic waste into new contact sensitive packaging materials. This is an AI-generated episode. Read the full featured article on Healthcare Packaging.
Una mirada a la trayectoria de dos mujeres referentes de la industria que han integrado la circularidad en el ADN del negocio, no como una tendencia, sino como una decisión estratégica que guía su manera de liderar e impactar la industria. Este es un episodio generado por inteligencia artificial. Lea el artículo completo en Mundo EXPO PACK.
What are the best strategies to avoid food recalls and maintain customer trust? The toll of a food safety failure extends far beyond the initial problem. Whether it brings costs associated with food waste, production delays, regulatory consequences, or loss of consumer trust, suffice to say a recall is best avoided. This is an AI-generated episode. Read the full featured article on ProFood World.
How is AI transforming the ways CPGs can explore ideas, refine concepts, and build confidence before production? Virtual prototypes, e-commerce mockups, and rapid A/B tests now let brands gauge demand in days, not months. It's transforming how teams design, validate, and launch new products and packaging. This is an AI-generated episode. Read the full featured article on Packaging World.
What does sustainable processing and packaging look like in plant-based first aid? Editor-in-Chief, Liz Cuneo, sits down with the founder of Green Goo, Jodi Scott. The company stands at the forefront of sustainable healthcare and personal care, proving that natural, effective, and FDA-compliant formulations can coexist. Read the full featured article on Healthcare Packaging.



