Packaura
/ July 6, 2026
Picking a can material feels like a small decision until you’re locked into a supplier, a tooling cost, and a shelf look you can’t easily change. Tinplate and aluminum are the two dominant choices for aerosol packaging, and each pulls a brand in a different
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Packaura
/ July 6, 2026
Walk down any shelf and you can usually spot the premium product before you read a single word on it: it’s the one with room to breathe. While budget competitors pack every inch with claims, badges, and bold color, the pricier option often has a
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Packaura
/ July 6, 2026
If you print packaging that touches food — or sits anywhere near it on a shelf — you’ve probably searched for a list of ‘FDA-approved food-safe inks.’ That list doesn’t exist. FDA doesn’t approve inks as finished products; it regulates the individual substances in them
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Packaura
/ July 6, 2026
Getting a new food product onto shelves is exciting, but a mislabeled package or an unapproved packaging material can trigger a recall, a warning letter, or a costly relabeling run before you ever build momentum. For small brands without an in-house regulatory team, FDA rules
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Packaura
/ July 5, 2026
This week’s packaging industry news spans coast-to-coast regulatory deadlines, the steepest paperboard price cycle in years, and a new wave of biobased material breakthroughs. New rules in Virginia, California, Connecticut, and Washington all snapped into effect on July 1, while the EU’s sweeping PPWR looms
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Packaura
/ July 5, 2026
If you manufacture bottles, blisters, vials, closures, tubes, or other components that touch a medicinal product directly, sooner or later a pharma customer or regulator is going to ask about ISO 15378. It’s the standard that tells the industry your quality system is built for
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Packaura
/ July 5, 2026
If you’ve ever sent a supplier a vague email like “we need boxes for our skincare line, something premium” and gotten back a quote that missed the mark (or three rounds of confused follow-up questions) the problem usually isn’t the supplier. It’s the brief. A
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Packaura
/ July 5, 2026
If you run a restaurant, cafe, or catering business, “PFAS-free” has probably shown up on a supplier invoice, a state compliance notice, or a customer’s Instagram comment in the last year or two. It’s not a marketing buzzword you can safely ignore — a growing
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Packaura
/ July 3, 2026
A shopper’s eyes move fast down a retail aisle, and most brands never get a second look. If your packaging blends into the shelf instead of jumping off it, you’re losing sales before a customer ever reads your label. This guide covers the full picture:
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Packaura
/ July 3, 2026
If you run a restaurant, ghost kitchen, or catering operation, “just switch to compostable containers” sounds simple until you’re staring at a supplier catalog with a dozen materials, two certification logos, and prices that swing wildly from box to box. Picking wrong means containers that
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Packaura
/ July 3, 2026
If you’re sourcing compostable packaging, you’ve probably run into two resin names over and over: PLA and PBAT. They’re often blended together in the same pouch or film, but they behave very differently on their own — and picking the wrong one (or the wrong
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Packaura
/ July 1, 2026
A shopper’s eyes land on your package for a moment before moving to the next one on the shelf. In that window, packaging with no clear order of importance reads as noise — everything competes, nothing wins, and the product blends into the row of
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Packaura
/ July 1, 2026
If you sell handmade or small-batch goods on Etsy or Shopify, your packaging is part of the product experience — and increasingly, part of your brand’s environmental promise. But ‘eco-friendly’ shipping supplies aren’t one-size-fits-all: a compostable mailer that’s great for a bar of soap can
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Packaura
/ July 1, 2026
Every shipper eventually asks the same question: keep using the foam that’s protected boxes for 70+ years, or switch to something that grows itself? Expanded polystyrene (EPS) — the material most people just call Styrofoam — has been the default protective packaging material since the
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Packaura
/ June 29, 2026
A shopper decides whether to pick up your product or walk past it in seconds. Before they read a single word, the shape and feel of your typography is already telling a story — premium or affordable, artisanal or clinical, playful or serene. Choosing the
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Packaura
/ June 29, 2026
If you’ve reached for a glass jar over a plastic bottle because it felt more sustainable, you’re not alone — but the science doesn’t always back that instinct. Life cycle assessments (LCAs), which track environmental impact from raw material extraction through end-of-life disposal, repeatedly challenge
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Packaura
/ June 28, 2026
Packaging industry news moved fast this week, with a wave of U.S. facility expansions, breakthrough post-consumer recycled film content, landmark federal legislation, and a pair of imminent regulatory deadlines forcing brands to act before summer ends. Here is your complete packaging industry news roundup for
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Packaura
/ June 27, 2026
Packaging engineer career trajectories span CPG brand owners, contract manufacturers, packaging suppliers, and consulting firms — with emerging specializations in sustainability, regulatory compliance, and digital print technology commanding premium compensation. From entry-level production engineer to VP of Packaging Innovation, the field offers diverse pathways for
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Packaura
/ June 26, 2026
Placing your first order with a new packaging supplier without auditing them first is one of the most common — and costly — mistakes in procurement. A single production run with the wrong materials, off-brand colors, or missing certifications can delay product launches, trigger customer
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Packaura
/ June 26, 2026
Subscription boxes generate a lot of packaging waste — outer shipper boxes, void fill, poly mailers, tape, and tissue paper add up to a plastic footprint that’s easy to overlook until a subscriber asks about it directly. The good news: plastic-free alternatives now exist for
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