A trademark dispute between J.M. Smucker Co. and Trader Joe’s over the appearance of frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches is moving forward after a U.S. federal judge rejected Trader Joe’s request to dismiss the case.

The lawsuit, filed by Smucker in 2025, centers on Trader Joe’s Crustless Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam Sandwiches, which Smucker alleges closely resemble its well-known Uncrustables products in both product design and packaging.

Sunscreen branding is getting a new performance-driven twist with Runblock, a new sunscreen brand created specifically for runners. Rather than relying on the clinical and pharmaceutical visual language commonly associated with sun protection, Runblock embraces the realities of running—heat, sweat and intense sunlight—to build a distinctive identity.

Greiner Packaging and OMG Bubble Tea have collaborated to bring a fully ready‑to‑drink, retail‑ready bubble tea format to market, adapting Greiner’s K3 cup technology to meet the brand’s production, shelf‑life and consumer‑experience requirements.

OMG Bubble Tea, which has been expanding rapidly across Europe and the US, needed a packaging format that could support fast scaling while preserving the playful, premium identity of the category.

Highlights include a packaging line combining automatic visual inspection, leak detection and labeling functionalities, an AI-empowered vision system for blister filling quality inspection, and an example of the company’s extensive cold chain monitoring capabilities.

Nemera announces the launch of DuoSpray in September 2026, a bidose nasal spray platform designed to support nasal drug-device combination product development for systemic drug administration.

The nasal route represents a non-invasive, needle-free administration alternative for systemic therapies, offering rapid onset of action and enabling self-administration without healthcare professional intervention.

Leeds-based Fenton Packaging Solutions has been awarded a Gold medal for sustainability by EcoVadis, only one year after achieving a Bronze rating.

“We are thrilled to announce that Fenton Packaging Solutions has achieved the prestigious Gold medal accreditation from EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings,” says Fenton Managing Partner, Chris Warren.

Reportedly, single-dose detergent packaging is expected to grow more than 6% annually through 2035. The market is set to reach $6.3 billion over time.

While consumers increasingly demand both convenience and sustainability, many mono-dose formats such as laundry pods and dish detergent tabs are made from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

SmartSolve warns that PVA formats are sometimes marketed as biodegradable, but points to research indicating that the polymer still contributes to microplastic pollution in water systems.