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Packaging Expert Offers Career Advice During Overview of Industry

Packaging Expert Offers Career Advice During Overview of Industry

Kim Carswell Spoke During a Speaker Series Sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Association’s Emerging Leadership Council

July 25, 2024

Kim Carswell has spent 40 years in a career that has made her a leader in sustainable packaging, including jobs with major retailers such as General Mills, Kraft Foods, and Target. During that time, she developed meaningful advice for people interested in a career in the flexible packaging industry.

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FPA Leader Reflects on Her Tenure

FPA Leader Reflects on Her Tenure

Alison Keane Spent Eight Years With the Advocacy Organization

July 11, 2024

Alison Keane, the outgoing president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association, says one high point of her eight-year tenure was the ability of her “small but mighty” staff to tackle extender producer responsibility laws that have been gaining increasing traction among states nationwide.

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Women In Snacks to Hold First In-Person Event

Women In Snacks to Hold First In-Person Event

SNAC International’s Annual Report Highlights Industry Trends

June 7, 2024

Since the Women in Snacks forum was created nearly six years ago, participation in the group for female executives in the snack industry has continually increased, leading to the first in-person event planned for next week.

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A Conversation With Jonathan C. Quinn

A Conversation With Jonathan C. Quinn

Vice president of marketing and sustainability for Accredo Packaging Inc./API Group Holding Inc.

January 11, 2024

In this expanded interview with FlexPack VOICE®, Jonathan C. Quinn, vice president of marketing and sustainability for Accredo Packaging Inc. /API Group Holding Inc., offers insights hiring, recruitment, and retention.

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Trade Group: New Aluminum Tariffs Undermine U.S. Companies and Consumers

Trade Group: New Aluminum Tariffs Undermine U.S. Companies and Consumers

December 21, 2023

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to extend tariffs on aluminum to South Korea and Thailand will cost jobs in the U.S., while increasing prices for consumers and undermining the integrity of flexible packaging intended to protect food and medical supplies, according to the Flexible Packaging Association.

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Academics Examine Food Waste and Packaging

Academics Examine Food Waste and Packaging

December 7, 2023

Michigan State University’s School of Packaging completed a study on food waste that offers insights for packaging companies as they work to keep foods fresh as long as possible.

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Students Demonstrate Future Workforce of Robots

Students Demonstrate Future Workforce of Robots

November 21, 2023

If the future workplace is filled with machines running on artificial intelligence and robotics, workers will be needed to create the machines, run them, and then make repairs as the robots falter. That thinking was on display at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

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