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2025 brings new opportunities and challenges for businesses. Brands are feeling the push to go green, customers expect more, and rules are getting tougher. How can you stay ahead of the pack?  Here are the three key flexible packaging trends of 2025—and how to implement them to succeed this year and onwards! The Trends: 1. …

It’s not uncommon to hear the myth that consumers don’t care about sustainable packaging. However, recent research by McKinsey paints a different picture—one that challenges this assumption and offers a compelling case for the flexible packaging industry to embrace sustainability wholeheartedly. Consumer Preferences are Shifting For years, some believed that sustainability was a niche concern, …

All major brand owners are transitioning away from the intentional use of PFAS in their packaging due to existing and upcoming legislation banning these materials. Emmerson Packaging will eliminate the intentional use of PFAS in our products and be fully compliant by January 1, 2024.  What do you need to do? Understanding PFAS and Its …

Large consumer brands know the advantages of switching to sustainable packaging options. Is your organization part of the growing sustainable elite? As environmentally sustainable business practices become more of a selling point for consumers, an increasing number of big name brands are taking notice and adopting lofty sustainability goals. Walmart is Taking The Lead on …

We learned last month that frozen food is again on the rise: according to the latest RBC Capital Markets report, the frozen food market has grown in the first 12 weeks of 2018. This marks the first time in five years the frozen category has experienced overall growth. This is excellent news for producers in …

2017 was a big year in the pet food packaging industry. With so many options available on the pet store shelves, pet food brands worked hard to differentiate themselves. As we move into the new year, it’s worthwhile for brands to take a look back at the trends we saw throughout 2017 so we can …

As another year draws to a close, it’s worthwhile to take a look back and think about what’s been happening in the world of packaging since the beginning of 2017. In many ways, this has been a continuation of what we saw in 2016, and our Flexible Packaging Trends For 2017 blog post proved to …

The Future is Here! Here at Emmerson Packaging, we’re freshly back from PACK EXPO 2017 in Las Vegas, where all the newest innovations in the packaging world were on display. There were several standout and truly innovative products being showcased, but truth be told, what we saw was largely a continuation of the same trends …

Flexible packing is increasingly common, and the marketplace is getting crowded. Catching your consumers’ eye is more difficult than ever before. Here are 5 innovative ideas on how you can make your flexible packaging design and functionality stand out from your competitors. #1 – Eye-catching Graphics We all know that the main way to get …

Ensuring that your product stands out on the shelf can be a daunting task for your design team. They have to make sure it is eye-catching, readable and enticing for your customers. In addition, there are many other things to consider when preparing the final files to be printed. That’s where Emmerson Packaging’s graphics professionals …