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Packaging Today Show
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Every week we dive deep into the latest packaging news and explain how it will impact your business. We make the boring task of hunting down the latest in packaging fun, and by "we" we mean:Evelio Mattos, host of Packaging UnboxdAdam Peek, host of People of PackagingCory Connors, host of Sustainable Packaging podcast
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Holiday Packaging Design that actually sells more
In this festive episode of Packaging Today, Evelio Mattos, Cory Connors, and Adam Peek break down the latest holiday packaging trends and reveal which seasonal designs actually boost sales—and which are just expensive distractions. We cover: What design elements are trending this holiday season...
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Is Interactive Packaging Worth the Hype?
From QR codes and NFC chips to pop-ups, reveals, and boxes that move—interactive packaging is having a moment. But is it actually worth the cost, engineering, and complexity? Or is it just a flashy gimmick brands can’t stop chasing?In this episode of Packaging Today, we dive deep into interactive...
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Designing The Most Sustainable Packaging
How do you design packaging that is the most sustainable for your brand?Let's ask the questions that get you to the results that matter.What does Sustainability mean to you?
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Thanksgiving Packaging You Won't Be Thankful For
Think your turkey is the only thing getting roasted this Thanksgiving? Think again.In this holiday episode of Packaging Today, we carve into the worst examples of Thanksgiving packaging—products that miss the mark, confuse the consumer, or straight-up kill the vibe at the dinner table. From...
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Packaging for the Big Screen: When Design Meets Hollywood
Ever wonder who designs the cereal box sitting on a sitcom kitchen counter—or how a 1980s soda can ends up looking perfectly era-correct in a Netflix period drama?In this episode of Packaging Today, we dive into the fascinating world of movie packaging design:How brands use product placement to...
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How Tariffs Are Changing Packaging Design
This week on The Packaging Today Show, we’re tackling a seismic shift in the CPG world: skyrocketing metal‑packaging prices driven by U.S. tariffs — and how brands are scrambling to re‑engineer their grocery‑aisle packaging from steel and aluminum cans to stand‑up pouches, paper cartons, and…
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Did we reduce packaging waste or just change the math?
Today on Packaging Today, we’re peeling back the headlines and digging into what's really happening in the packaging world:🧾 Packaging Tax Pain in the UK: UK food firms say the new packaging tax—part of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme—is pushing up prices. For example, one…
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Is Molded Pulp Actually Better?
Today on Packaging Today, we’re covering the biggest packaging news you need to know—including regulatory shake‑ups, major plant closures, and breakthrough materials.What’s lined up:Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): U.S. states are moving fast with packaging‑specific obligations that could...
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This week in Packaging & Can We Solve It?
In this episode, Evelio Mattos, Adam Peek, and Cory Connors hit the mic fresh from the floors of Pack Expo Las Vegas and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition event. We’re diving into:🔍 What we saw, who we met, and which booths actually blew our minds.🌍 The new sustainability trends that are more...
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Live from the Pack Expo & SPC Summit
In this episode, Evelio Mattos, Adam Peek, and Cory Connors hit the mic fresh from the floors of Pack Expo Las Vegas and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition event. We’re diving into: What we saw, who we met, and which booths actually blew our minds.The new sustainability trends that are more than...
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Aldi Packaging Redesign & Play Can We Solve It!
It’s Wednesday — which means Can We Solve It is back! Tonight, Evelio, Adam, and Cory tackle your toughest packaging riddles. Send us the questions — if we can’t crack them live, you win a T‑shirt (thanks, SmartSolve).But first — we dig into the week’s most provocative headlines:🏷 Aldi’s Private...
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Designing for the Death of Recycling
Recycling is collapsing in real time. In this episode, Evelio Mattos, Cory Connors, and Adam Peek break down the shocking closure of rPlanet Earth, California’s $100M vertically integrated PET recycler. Why are domestic recyclers shutting down while brands claim to be “sustainable”?We dive deep...
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Packaging Mistakes That Can Kill
One wrong word on a bottle. One missing allergen warning. One incorrect dosage. That’s all it takes for a packaging error to turn into a fatal recall.In today’s episode of Packaging Today, Evelio, Cory, and Adam dive deep into the terrifying world of packaging-related recalls, where bad...
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Apple Just Changed Their Packaging!
Apple's iconic packaging is just about to change and it's due to regulations that are challenging all brands to rething their packaging.- What Apple’s “carbon neutral” mark looked like—and why it’s being phased out globally- How new EU regulations are tightening claims and pushing brands to…
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Can Flexible Packaging Be Recycled at Scale?
If flexible packaging isn’t recyclable today why do brands insist on calling it sustainable?Today on Packaging Today, K-Pack Demon Hunters Evelio, Cory, and Adam dive into a critical turning point for flexible packaging recycling in the U.S. with the launch of the U.S. Flexible Film Initiative...
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State of Packaging, What Falling Cardboard Sales Reveal
Is the marketplace shrinking—or are boxmakers simply boxed in? This episode of Packaging Today dives deep with Bloomberg analyst Ryan Fox to decode the alarming year-over-year slide in cardboard packaging—and what it says about consumer behavior, the economy, and sustainability.What you’ll…
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Packaging For Businesses Starting Today
Join hosts Evelio Mattos, Cory Connors, and Adam Peek as they break down the latest packaging news and share a step-by-step guide on how startups can design packaging that stands out in today’s market. Learn how to choose the right materials, create cost-effective designs, and build packaging…
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Flipping Empty Boxes for Hundreds. Yes, Really
Discover the strange but lucrative world of flipping empty luxury packaging. From Loewe bags to Chanel boxes, people are reselling what most of us throw away for hundreds online. Learn why buyers pay top dollar for used packaging, how this resale economy works, and what designers and brands can...
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Engine Gin : Unexpected Product Packaging
Engine Organic Gin's packaging design is gassed up and ready to disrupt your bar cart. Today on Packaging Today, Evelio, Cory, and Adam break down the bold branding move that puts high-end gin in what looks like a motor oil can and why it works.We’ll dive into:Why Engine Gin’s packaging stands…
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Packaging Lies We Believed
You’ve been lied to. That compostable bag? Not compostable. That “recyclable” pouch? Only in your dreams.In this episode of Packaging Today, Adam Peek and Evelio Mattos blow the lid off the biggest packaging myths brands and consumers still believe and expose the truth behind so-called...
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The Label King of Utah & Are Labels Really Packaging?
Today, we reveal the Label King of Utah, the behind-the-scenes powerhouse who's printing labels. But here's the real question:Is a label considered packaging?Evelio and Adam dig deep into the wild world of labels:Why they’re often overlooked in packaging strategyWhen a label is packaging… and…
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Specs Solve EPR: How Spec Management Helps Compliance
Today on Packaging Today, Evelio Mattos and Adam Peek are joined by Matthew Wright, the founder of Specright, to uncover a critical but overlooked tool in EPR compliance: specifications management.As states roll out Extended Producer Responsibility laws, brands need accurate reporting and...
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Pack of the Week | Thunderdome Edition
3 packs enter, 1 pack leaves.This isn’t your usual polite packaging panel — this is an all-out brawl. Each host enters the ring with their contender for best packaging of the week. From genius sustainability plays to outrageous luxury flexes, only one design will be crowned victorious.👊 Evelio....
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EPR & Packaging: What Brands Must Know in 2025
Did you register your company with CAA for EPR?EPR is not a one-and-done conversation so we’re back with round two.This week on Packaging Today, Evelio Mattos, Adam Peek, and Cory Connors continue the deep dive into Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) with guest Paul Kearns, who helps us dig...
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EPR Explained: What It Means for Your Packaging
Today we’re joined by Liz Morris from Anthesis Group, one of the world’s leading sustainability consultancies, to break down Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) what it is, where it’s going, and what your brand needs to do to stay ahead.With deadlines approaching fast in the US, UK, and EU…
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Will Aluminum Replace Plastic (or Glass)?
Aluminum is being called the champion of recyclable packaging but is it the right choice for your brand?In this episode of Packaging Today, Evelio Mattos, Cory Connors, and Adam Peek debate whether aluminum is the future of sustainable packaging or just another overhyped material swap. From...
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Colorado’s EPR Deadline: Why Brands Must Report Now
Today on Packaging Today, Evelio Mattos, Cory Connors, and Adam Peek break down Colorado’s looming Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reporting deadline—and why brands selling packaging, paper products, or foodware into the state need to act now.We’ll unpack:What the Circular Action Alliance...
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Brad Pitt’s Skincare Packaging: What He Got Right (and Wrong)
Brad Pitt’s skincare line Le Domaine just dropped new “sustainable” packaging and we’ve got questions.In this episode of Packaging Today, we break down the design decisions behind the reimagined bottles and jars: real wood caps, reduced glass weight, and a brand story steeped in French vineyards...
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What's Luxury Mooncake Packaging | Pack of the Week
A challenge based on the following items I found together at the side of the road this morning on my walk: 1) A smashed Dunkin' plastic cup marked "Drive Thru" and with a label indicating the order was no ice, original coffee, black, two additional espresso shots 2) An empty pack of sugar-free...
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Prince of Packaging Darkness: Ozzy's Greatest Packaging
This week on Packaging Today, Evelio Mattos, Adam Peek, and Cory Connors crack open the craziest packaging in the industry — starting with none other than Ozzy Osbourne. That’s right, we’re diving into the Prince of Darkness’s most iconic (and absurd?) packaging moments. Is it genius? Is it…
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The Art of Shipping Food Beautifully
On this episode of Packaging Today, we’re digging into the delicious world of meal transport packaging — and how to do it without compromising presentation or sustainability. From elegant pie boxes that cradle your crust like couture, to clever inserts that keep your sauces, soups, and sides in...
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Plastic Rings Are Out, But Is This Any Better?
ALDI UK just announced a switch from plastic rings to Snap Pack tech for their own-label beer a move that claims to reduce packaging waste by over 100 tonnes per year. But is this really a sustainable upgrade… or just a new version of the same problem?In this episode of Packaging Today, Evelio,...
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UV Tags, Hot Melt & Bali’s Plastic Crackdown / Packaging Today Show
This week on Packaging Today, we’re serving up the packaging industry’s hottest developments—from adhesive trends to ocean cleanup efforts:🔥 Hot Melt Adhesives: Boon or Burden?With the global market now around $9–11 billion and growing at 4–5% CAGR, hot melts are booming across packaging for...
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Why recycling these products isn't the answer
In today’s episode of Packaging Today, we’re diving into the shiny, guilt-washed world of recycled beauty packaging and asking the tough question: is this actually sustainable, or just another PR pump & dump?We unpack MOB & Credo Beauty’s collaboration with the Pact Collective to create the...
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Which Vanilla Packaging is the Most Vanilla?
This week on Packaging Today, it’s a vanilla face-off.In our Pack of the Week segment, we’re putting two pure vanilla extract brands head-to-head: Cook’s and Rodelle. One leans vintage apothecary with heritage typography and gold accents, while the other goes modern organic with crisp white space...
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Trash into Tylenol? Scientists Hack Plastic Waste
we dive into a story that sounds like science fiction but is very real: scientists are using genetically modified E. coli bacteria to convert plastic waste into paracetamol (acetaminophen). Yep your headache might one day be cured by yesterday’s packaging.We’ll break down:What it could mean for…
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Can We Solve It? + This Week’s Packaging Headlines
Evelio, Adam, and Cory take on your biggest packaging challenges. You send the questions, and we give you the solutions, unless we can’t, in which case... you win a free shirt.We’ll also break down the week’s most important (and weirdest) packaging news, from surprising innovations to...
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Casalú’s Packaging Is Disrupting the Rum Game
sit down with the founders of Casalú, the bold rum spritz brand making waves across the U.S. beverage scene. We go beyond the can—into the design, branding, and cultural storytelling behind one of the most exciting ready-to-drink (RTD) brands in the market today.Casalú is more than just a...
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The Packaging You Keep, and Why?
In this episode of Packaging Today, Cory Connors, Adam Peek, and Evelio Mattos unpack the popular (and slightly concerning) trend of people who refuse to throw away packaging, yes, even years later. Inspired by a recent VegOut article claiming that hoarders of boxes possess “unique traits,” we…
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Will Trump’s Bill Break Packaging?
In this episode of Packaging Today, we unpack the implications of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” and how it could reshape the U.S. packaging industry—and ripple out globally. From tariffs and deregulation to reshoring and policy shifts, we break down what’s real, what’s hype, and what every...
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IKEA Ditches Its Plastic Bags & Maine Changes EPR
Today on the Packaging Today Show, we’re diving into two massive shifts in the world of packaging—one corporate, one legislative—and what they signal for your next packaging move.🧰 Segment 1: IKEA’s Tiny Bag, Big ImpactYou’ve probably never thought twice about the little plastic baggie of bolts...
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Bones Coffee Company / Pack of the Week!
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for Pack of the Week on the Packaging Today Show. Today we crack open the wildly illustrative, brand-extending, and licensing-heavy coffee packaging from Bones Coffee Company. From Star Wars to SpongeBob to mint-chocolate aliens, these packs are more than just...
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Can We Solve It with SmartSolve
In today’s episode of Packaging Today Show, we hit the aisle and the inbox.First, we’re breaking down real packaging pulled from the shelf—what nailed it, what failed it, and what we’d change to make it stand out. Then it’s time for everyone’s favorite packaging game show: Can We Solve…
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Microplastics - Real Talk
You won’t believe how much plastic you eat every single day—no, really. In this episode of Packaging Today, we break down two groundbreaking studies exposing the micro- and nanoplastics that contaminate your food through normal packaging use.From chopping boards to bottle caps, deli wraps to…
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Storytelling in Package Design
In today’s episode of Packaging Today, we’re mixing a bit of news, innovation, and viewer-submitted design to give you a full spectrum of what’s hot—and what’s maybe not—in packaging.Breaking News — State-Level EPR Laws Are HereWe dig into the Food Safety Magazine article detailing the rollout of...
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Pack of the Week: One Trick Pony Peanut Butter
It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for Pack of the Week—where we break down the smartest, sharpest, and most surprising packaging on shelves right now.Today, we’re diving into the women-owned brand One Trick Pony and their brilliantly inverted peanut butter jars. This isn’t just cute packaging…
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Juneteenth Packaging Today Show
incredible Black-owned packaging companies shaping the future of our industry.From materials innovation to luxury brand packaging, these founders and creatives aren’t just breaking barriers — they’re building new standards. We highlight the businesses you need to know, the design leaders you…
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What’s Happening in Packaging Today?
Today on The Packaging Today Show, we’re covering the stories, trends, and insights shaping the packaging world right now. From material innovations and legislation shake-ups to branding wins and design fails, we’re unpacking it all.We’ll cover:The latest industry headlines you actually need to...
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The Lie About Sustainable Packaging
Do consumers actually care about sustainable packaging? Or are we all just playing along while everyone shops by price?Today on The Packaging Today Show, we’re diving into real 2025 consumer data from McKinsey to unpack the uncomfortable truth about sustainability, design, and buying…
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Molded Fiber Packaging: Hype or the Future?
Get into the gritty (and pulpy) world of molded fiber packaging — the material that’s everywhere from Apple boxes to takeout trays. It looks sustainable, it feels premium, but is it actually better for the planet and your bottom line?We break it all down:The Types of molded fiber:Dry-press /...
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Every week we dive deep into the latest packaging news and explain how it will impact your business. We make the boring task of hunting down the latest in packaging fun, and by "we" we mean:Evelio Mattos, host of Packaging UnboxdAdam Peek, host of People of PackagingCory Connors, host of Sustainable Packaging podcast
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