Can the smell and taste of packaging improve a product’s connection with consumers? How the science of sensory testing is enhancing the red-hot sustainable packaging market to make it more effective and more palatable to the consumer psyche.

A dynamic and free educational program — focused on digital printing, innovations in packaging materials, packaging automation advice, and cannabis packaging trends — runs from June 13-15.

Veteran packaging reporter Erik Kruisselbrink presents news from interpack 2023 of new products and projects centered around plastic packaging and chemical recycling.

Wine's molecular label, PFAS in the news, Walker's "bagless" snack multipacks, KickStand cocktails, Nestlé's flexible recycling venture in Mexico, Danone North America Light + Fit brand redesign (shown).

Florida-based Distillery 98’s choice of Frugal paper bottle packaging for sustainably driven Half Shell Vodka echoes a sea change for alcohol brands.

Sirane tests HP Indigo 200K digital printer, ProAmpac's new PE-based film, Mexico's advanced recycling plant for flexibles, biodegradable film from pineapple stems, algae-film wrapped coffee balls, Mondi's paper pallet wrap.

Tiny 50-mL bottle of concentrate is a 20:1 reduction in bottle volume, yet P&G doesn’t mention anything about sustainability on the product website or in TV commercials.