2026 Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Annual Outlook Report: Packaging World

2026 Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Annual Outlook Report: Packaging World

Author: Packaging World, ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, Mundo EXPO Pack June 2, 2026 Duration: 15:47
Why are brands commitments to contract manufacturing and packaging deepening in 2026? Editors Joe Derr and Matt Reynolds sit down to discuss the waves of success contract manufacturers and packagers are experiencing in 2026. Brands are showing increased confidence in external manufacturing partnerships and clearer strategic priorities, according to the 2026 Annual Outlook Report. Read the full annual outlook report on Packaging World.

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing is a podcast from Packaging World, ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, Mundo EXPO Pack that explores innovations and information across the packaging and processing landscape. Each episode connects topics impacting consumer packaged goods and healthcare packaging with the latest technologies in food processing operations. Listen episodes for insights on current trends, practical strategies, and the developments shaping packaging and processing today. Whether you work in packaging, processing, or related careers, you can expect timely discussion of what is changing now and what it means for how products are packaged, produced, and brought to market.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Podcast Episodes
The Evolution of Digital Healthcare Packaging: Healthcare Packaging [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:39
Will digital labels transform healthcare packaging? The Sunrise 2027 initiative marks a global shift in the pharmaceutical industry from traditional barcodes to advanced 2D digital labels and QR codes. This transition ai…
Griffith Foods Demonstrates Robots with a Human Touch: ProFood World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:49
How can food processors balance automation adoption with workforce retention and morale? In its modern plant in the Antioquia area of Colombia, the global food producer integrates collaborative robotics to boost producti…
Highlights from 2026 Packaging Recycling Summit: Packaging World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:40
What were some of the biggest takeaways from the summit? Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with representatives from Google, Nestlé, Kenvue, and Just Born Quality Confections to discuss paperization, sustainable…
Maintenance as a Strategic Advantage: ProFood World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:31
How does proactive and predictive maintenance practices help food processors do more with less? Maintenance is often viewed as a necessary cost, an unavoidable overhead to keep production moving. But in times of economic…