Open any manufacturing trade publication in 2026 and you will see the same phrase repeated everywhere: Physical AI. It is on the cover of PMMI’s
On May 25, 2026, Maine will enforce a ban on PFAS in nine categories of plant-fiber food contact packaging. If your paperboard trays, molded pulp
Ask a VP of Operations how many packaging vendors their company manages and the answer is usually vague. “Seven, maybe eight. Plus a couple we
If you sell through Amazon and you have not updated your packaging specs in the last 12 months, you are probably losing money right now.
The barcode as you know it is about to change. By December 31, 2027, every major retailer in North America is expected to scan a
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies are under more pressure than ever to move faster. In 2025, major retailers like Walmart and Target ratcheted up On-Time
If 2025 was a year of consolidation, 2026 is the year of velocity. The US packaging market is shifting fundamentally—moving away from simple volume growth
As of February 2026, the first wave of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is officially live. The checks have cleared for producer dues in Colorado, data
Under the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws active in 2026, not all packaging is created equal. While the base fees cover the cost of
For two decades, the standard playbook for warehouse peak season was simple: “Hire more temps.” If Q4 volume surged 30%, you increased headcount by 30%.
Walk into any growing distribution center, and you will eventually find the bottleneck. It isn’t usually the forklift drivers or the pickers. It is a
For years, “On-Time In-Full” (OTIF) was considered a logistics metric. If a CPG manufacturer missed a retailer’s delivery window, the blame fell on the carrier
Every time Marketing proposes a new SKU—a seasonal variety pack, a club-store pallet display, or a limited-time flavor—Operations faces a binary choice. Do we build
By moving the FSMA Rule 204 compliance deadline to July 20, 2028, the agency acknowledged the massive technical hurdles facing manufacturers. For many operations directors,
At what exact point does a manual packaging line become a compliance risk? For decades, operations leaders calculated this tipping point based on throughput. If
Walk into a modern distribution center, and you see the future. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) glide across the floor. A Warehouse Management System (WMS) orchestrates
In 2026, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) leaders face a mathematical problem that efficiency alone cannot solve. Retailers like Walmart and Target have tightened On-Time In-Full
The FDA just blinked. After intense industry pressure, the agency extended the FSMA Rule 204 compliance deadline from Jan. 20, 2026, to July 20, 2028.
