Packaging has a direct impact on every person and every business, every day. But do we really know much about packaging—how it’s sourced, designed, created, shipped or delivered? Turns out, there’s a lot to learn.

Packaging Unwrapped Sessions, a new podcast from packaging, facility, print and publishing solutions company Veritiv Corp., is ready to fully explore the world of packaging. Veritiv’s Shannon Curran and Michael Ireland, podcast hosts and graphic designers, talk with packaging experts who know a lot about sourcing, sustainability, safety, design and the challenges and opportunities associated with packaging.

Packaging podcast topics
Recent Packaging Unwrapped Sessions episodes featured these Veritiv packaging professionals and their special areas of expertise:

• Does your packaging pass the test? – With today’s considerable shift to e-commerce, products need to meet seller criteria while still being protected. Austin Given, Director, Packaging Design & Development – Corporate Accounts (US and Asia), talks about leading packaging certifications and how packaging is tested, including computer simulations or specialized equipment that evaluates shock, vibrations, compression and thermal conditions. Givens explains what happens when a packaged product doesn’t pass the test and how structural designers and material experts redesign packaging to get better results.
• The impact of innovation and sustainability in packaging – Where does sustainability start, and where does it end? And what does it mean to be sustainable? Bin Jiang, Director, Global Sourcing and Product Development, takes listeners on a journey of the challenges and innovations with global impact. She talks about working with customers and vendors to evaluate sustainable options with material selection, process efficiencies, package design and life cycle analysis to meet or exceed environmental goals.
• A fresh take on food packaging – We know the importance of what we put in our bodies, but do we consider the importance of what the food came in? Jim Wynne, Director of Food Solutions, discusses how packaging can help reduce food waste and how new packaging technology can improve sustainability. This episode also looks at solutions for a broad range of food producers—from the freezer aisle to the meat counter—and the value of a holistic approach to the supply chain.

New episodes in the works
Future Packaging Unwrapped Sessions podcasts will explore product packaging that protects lives, rigid packaging and packaging automation.

Ready to explore the fascinating, fast-paced packaging industry? Listen to Packaging Unwrapped Sessions.