{"id":12970,"date":"2026-04-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12970"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:00:00","slug":"the-latest-in-labeling-driving-innovation-across-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12970","title":{"rendered":"The Latest in Labeling: Driving Innovation Across Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/css\/PS-articles.css\"\/>\n<p>Few elements of a package are more important than the label. Labels convey critical information about a package\u2019s contents, in addition to helping market the product in a consumer context. Improvements in this area of the packaging industry have come in the form of materials, technology and machinery. Learn more about the latest in labeling below.<\/p>\n<p>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy of GS1<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Why Packaging Is Becoming Your Most Powerful Digital Channel in\u00a02026<\/h3>\n<p>GS1&#8217;s Sunrise 2027 deadline requires 2D barcodes on consumer-facing products, and what looks like a technical swap is actually forcing a fundamental rethink of what packaging does. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/106172-why-packaging-is-becoming-your-most-powerful-digital-channel-in-2026\" rel=\"noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read\u00a0article<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-fr-image-pasted=\"true\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/2026\/04\/23\/rc-upload-1776788523770-3.png\" alt=\"Clear plastic \" eat=\"\" fresh=\"\" go=\"\" food=\"\" containers=\"\" with=\"\" herma=\"\" labels=\"\" showcasing=\"\" packaging=\"\" solutions.=\"\" style=\"display: block; float: none; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy of HERMA<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Streamlining Salad Packaging with Advanced Labeling Solutions<\/h3>\n<p>HERMA, a leading manufacturer of precision labeling machines for a variety of sectors, has partnered with one of the nation\u2019s top grocery store chains to enhance efficiency and accuracy of its clamshell salad packaging lines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105980-streamlining-salad-packaging-with-advanced-labeling-solutions\" rel=\"noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read\u00a0article<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-fr-image-pasted=\"true\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/2026\/04\/23\/rc-upload-1776788523770-5.png\" alt=\"An apple and an orange with TIPA compostable packaging labels on a wooden surface, with blurred green foliage.\" style=\"display: block; float: none; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy of TIPA<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>TIPA Compostable Packaging Launches Home-Compostable Label for Fresh Produce<\/h3>\n<p>TIPA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Compostable Packaging, a global leader in developing and manufacturing compostable flexible packaging solutions, together with Bio4Pack, its European subsidiary, has launched a new certified home-compostable label for fresh produce suitable for a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105946-tipa-compostable-packaging-launches-home-compostable-label-for-fresh-produce\" rel=\"noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read\u00a0article<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-fr-image-pasted=\"true\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/2026\/04\/23\/rc-upload-1776788523770-7.png\" alt=\"Woman looking at HERMA GreenGuide on computer\" style=\"display: block; float: none; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy of HERMA<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>HERMA Launches Digital GreenGuide on Sustainable Self-Adhesive Labels<\/h3>\n<p>Virtually any type of packaging can become more sustainable \u2014 and labels often play a more significant role in this process than is generally recognized. HERMA\u2019s new digital GreenGuide demonstrates with just a few clicks how labels can contribute to more sustainable packaging and which self-adhesive materials provide a viable solution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/106058-herma-launches-digital-greenguide-on-sustainable-self-adhesive-labels\" rel=\"noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read\u00a0article<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/106401-the-latest-in-labeling-driving-innovation-across-industries\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few elements of a package are more important than the label. Labels convey critical information about a package\u2019s contents, in addition to helping market the product in a consumer context. Improvements in this area of the packaging industry have come in the form of materials, technology and machinery. 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