The U.S. glass bottle market is running into a supply shortage caused by high demand for alcohol, raw materials being reallocated to produce vaccine vials and supply-chain disruptions arising from the shipping-container crisis.

Frozen Greek yogurt brand Yasso has redesigned its packaging to feature an upgraded design with a more prominent and distinct logo.

Consumers who purchase and eat alternative protein products typically want them to be packaged in a responsible way, too.

The enormous amount of attention paid to ingredients in food and beverage by processors may have some overlooking an equally important element of the F&B experience: the container in which that food or beverage is sold. Packaging today plays many roles: carrier of F&B, protector of temperature-sensitive items, barrier for potential adulteration, manifestation of a brand’s sustainability initiatives and more.

Energy and raw material prices were already at a high level but surged even further after the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Those increases combined with availability issues have serious financial impacts on the flexible packaging supply chain in Europe, according to a report by FPE (Flexible Packaging Europe, the industry representing interests of 80 companies and manufacturers).

Recent packaging trends have us flashing back but also looking forward in new ways.

The largest industry continues to be the food industry for packaging equipment.

Mondi, maker of packaging and paper, and French Les Crudettes, LSDH Group’s Vegetable Division, were recognized as Gold winner at this year’s Packaging Innovation Awards by Dow for using recyclable FunctionalBarrier paper manufactured by Mondi to protect ready-to-eat salads.

Path Water has come out with refillable bottles made from 100% recyclable lightweight aluminum. 

According to “Pricing the Cereal Aisle—Understanding how consumers react to inflation,” a study by consumer insights platform Veylinx, the impact of price increases on demand for the two most popular U.S. cereal brands, Cheerios and Frosted Flakes,