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163 - Kay Stanish talks about innovation in packaging solutions from Jabil

People of Packaging · 1 Nov 2022 · 24m

What this episode covers

Kay Stanish, Senior Director of Strategy, Product Management and New Markets at Jabil, discusses innovation in packaging solutions, focusing on sustainability in the food and beverage sector. She explains Jabil's balanced approach to product development, which combines consumer ethnographic testing with direct customer problem-solving to identify market voids. Key technologies highlighted include Fuse Pack, a hybrid rigid-flexible solution that lightweighting and enables nesting to reduce shipping air, as well as fiber thermal forming and tethering solutions to improve recyclability. Stanish emphasizes the critical need for improved recycling infrastructure and a holistic view of sustainability that balances plastic's food preservation benefits with environmental goals.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Jabil, Spark Packaging
Products
Fuse Pack
Also
Clemson

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