2026 E-commerce and D2C Annual Outlook Report: Packaging World

2026 E-commerce and D2C Annual Outlook Report: Packaging World

Author: Packaging World, ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, Mundo EXPO Pack March 17, 2026 Duration: 15:15
What are CPGs prioritizing in E-commerce and D2C packaging in 2026? Editors Anne Marie Mohan and Matt Reynolds sit down to discuss why protection still dominates D2C packaging decisions in 2026, while SIOC/SIPP gains traction. Brands split between channel-specific and omnichannel packs, sell through multiple platforms, and juggle carrier reality with sustainability pressure. 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: 100

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Podcast Episodes
Increasing Potential from Existing Production Lines: ProFood World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:45
Do you truly maximize the lines you already have? In most processing facilities, there’s a gap between what the line is doing and what it could be doing. That gap may be caused by inefficiencies in changeovers, unplanned…
Kopu Water Brings Aluminum Bottles to Luxury Hotels: Packaging World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:25
Why does aluminum reign supreme for recyclable packaging materials? Kopu Water is helping hotels and resorts make a sustainable shift by offering a bottled water program that replaces glass packaging with lightweight, re…
Traceability Learnings from Fresh Fizz Sodas: ProFood World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:21
How can MRP software improve traceability? Fresh Fizz Sodas finds full traceability and accurate cost tracking with MRP software. The MRPeasy system records vital events related to ingredient lots and product batching as…
Dropps Packaging Goes Omnichannel: Packaging World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:26
How can sustainability and convenience intersect? Laundry and dish pod trailblazer Dropps doesn't need to get up on a soap box about sustainable packaging. Its new omnichannel carton range, rolled out in June 2024, sends…