Though our methods were different this year-covering a virtual event instead of an in-person exposition-PMMI Media Group editors once again divided and conquered to collectively take in as much of PACK EXPO Connects as possible. There were and still are (go to page 28 to see how to take advantage) 2600-plus demos in total, so we couldn't get to all of them, but I'm confident that, at least in aggregate, we were able to get our fingers squarely on the pulse of what's new, evolving, and trending in packaging in a topsy-turvy 2020. The event wasn't without hiccups, but if our team's 100-plus-page report (starting on page 152) is any indication, we got what we came for and then some. After sorting through all of these individual reports from a dozen respected PMG journalists, three trends have emerged as particularly notable.
展开▼