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

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2022-11-01
- Length: 24m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-01-163-kay-stanish-talks-about-innovation-in-packaging-solutions-from-jabil
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/163-kay-stanish-talks-about-innovation

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-01-163-kay-stanish-talks-about-innovation-in-packaging-solutions-from-jabil#t=3) Introduction: Kay Stanish and Jabil's role in packaging
- [3:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-01-163-kay-stanish-talks-about-innovation-in-packaging-solutions-from-jabil#t=187) Stanish's career journey and focus on sustainability
- [5:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-01-163-kay-stanish-talks-about-innovation-in-packaging-solutions-from-jabil#t=319) Balancing customer demand with consumer ethnographic discovery
- [7:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-01-163-kay-stanish-talks-about-innovation-in-packaging-solutions-from-jabil#t=470) Sustainability solutions: Fuse Pack, fiber, and tethering
- [12:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-01-163-kay-stanish-talks-about-innovation-in-packaging-solutions-from-jabil#t=765) The importance of recycling infrastructure and plastic's role
- [19:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-01-163-kay-stanish-talks-about-innovation-in-packaging-solutions-from-jabil#t=1155) Advice for new professionals in the packaging industry

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Jabil (company)
- Spark Packaging (company)
- Fuse Pack (product)
- Clemson (other)

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