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Proving that even the most iconic packaging can benefit from an update, Campbell’s updated its famed red-and-white labels to create printed packaging that is both familiar yet new. View the video to learn more about the new packaging and its improvements.

Lightning Labels has announced a new material offering, made from a combination of hemp plants and post-consumer waste.

This week’s episode of POW! Package of the Week! looks at augmented reality labels from beverage packaging innovator Jones Soda Company. View the video to learn how collaboration and the power of printed packaging with augmented reality technology brought this fun and memorable collection to “virtual” life.

Many printing and packaging companies are struggling to procure the paper they need, the grades they require, in a quantity necessary.

This week’s episode of POW! Package of the Week! looks at a digitally printed and laser cut-and-scored carton for One Basix protein bars line by One Brands, located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Virtual Packaging sent us the packaging, which was printed at the PSP’s plant in Grapeview, Texas. 

This week’s POW! Package of the Week — the Nestlé Smarties Stand-up Pouch — demonstrates how an innovative approach to single-use packaging can lead to sustainability gains.

Mondi was recognized as a Gold winner at this year´s Packaging Innovation Awards by DOW for using recyclable FunctionalBarrier Paper.

At a March 30, 2022 press conference, Xeikon introduced TITON Toner to support short-to-medium runs of paper-based flexible packaging. The company was inspired by the flexible packaging market’s move toward more paper-based solutions as consumer and retailer demand grows for plastic-free alternatives.

View this week’s episode of POW! Package of the Week! to learn how Virtual Packaging in Grapevine, Texas printed and converted a stunner of a folding carton that communicates well on shelf and looks fantastic doing it.

A new report from NAPCO Research, sponsored by Memjet, offers essential information about how printers and converters can their customers reduce their environmental footprints, including an exploration of packaging materials and their sustainability pros and cons.