Packaging

Economic uncertainty has contributed to “cautious buyer behavior” resulting in a more than 21% decrease in packaging M&A activity through the second quarter, according to...

Walmart noted “trade-offs among product protection, food safety, cost, regulatory requirements, recycled material availability, evolving supplier portfolios, and changes in packaging formats that are...

Texas and Illinois are two of the states where shutdowns are planned by packaging-related companies. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/july-2026-packaging-closures-layoffs-international-paper-niagara-wisconsin-green/827053/

Quick-service restaurants, fast-casual concepts, ghost kitchens, full-service takeout operations, grocery prepared-food departments, and convenience stores all depend on packaging to move meals beyond the...

Domtar recently completed the sale of its shares in Engineered Absorbent Materials (EAM) to Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in middle-market...

CEO Ron Lewis weighed in on recent tariff changes and executives discussed capacity expansions that could aid a tight market. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/ball-corp-q2-2026-packaging-earnings/826916/

Regular readers of this blog know I love old movies quotes. In this case, I am going back to 1973 and one of my...