Packaging News

READY When Rum Takes a Trip Through the Tropics and a Maple Barrel
READY When Rum Takes a Trip Through the Tropics and a Maple Barrel
Barbara RuckerJun 22, 2026

Maximalist illustration can do no wrong in my eyes, and Collective Arts’ Maple Syrup…

Yangi Commissions Cellera® Platform at European Converter Site
Yangi Commissions Cellera® Platform at European Converter Site
Barbara RuckerJun 22, 2026

Yangi has commissioned its serial Cellera® machine platform at the production site of a…

Carrefour Launches Renewed Commitment to Plastic Reduction in its Packaging
Carrefour Launches Renewed Commitment to Plastic Reduction in its Packaging
Barbara RuckerJun 22, 2026

Against a backdrop of severe tensions regarding plastic prices and availability, Carrefour is launching…

Le Méridien Saigon’s Mooncake Box Opens Up Like a City at Night
Le Méridien Saigon’s Mooncake Box Opens Up Like a City at Night
Barbara RuckerJun 22, 2026

Mooncake gifting has become one of the most design-forward realms in packaging, and Le…

ILÉM Is an Olive Oil That Puts Its Culture Front and Center
ILÉM Is an Olive Oil That Puts Its Culture Front and Center
Barbara RuckerJun 22, 2026

ILÉM, designed by Marco Arroyo-Vázquez, certainly isn’t the first luxury oil in the market,…

When Non-Designers Stop Designing (and Start Using AI)
When Non-Designers Stop Designing (and Start Using AI)
Barbara RuckerJun 22, 2026

In 2019, I wrote a piece in praise of the “un-designed world,” an earnest…

Wholesaler-Distributor Group and 17 Attorneys General Challenge California EPR
Wholesaler-Distributor Group and 17 Attorneys General Challenge California EPR
Barbara RuckerJun 22, 2026

A 17-state coalition led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and joined by the…