Packaging Digest
{{Short description|American business-to-business media brand}}
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| format = Website
| foundation = 1963
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| owners = Informa Markets — Engineering
| custom_label = Executive editor
| custom = Lisa McTigue Pierce
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| language = English
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| headquarters = Santa Monica, California, US
| ISSN = 0030-9117
| website = [https://www.packagingdigest.com packagingdigest.com]
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Packaging Digest is a business-to-business media brand that covers packaging operations for companies in industries such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.{{cite web |title=Packaging Digest Executive Editor Shares Key Predictions for 2025 |url=https://www.cbs42.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/960548/packaging-digest-executive-editor-shares-key-predictions-for-2025/ |website=www.cbs42.com |access-date=14 March 2025}} It is owned by Informa Markets — Engineering, headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and has been in publication since 1963.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.packagingdigest.com/about-us |publisher=Packaging Digest |access-date=24 February 2025}}
Coverage and audience
Packaging Digest serves packaging executives, engineers, designers, and developers, providing insights on topics like sustainability, automation, artificial intelligence, and career development in the packaging field. Alongside its main website, the publication puts out email newsletters, e-books, and webinars. It also posts content on [https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/packaging-digest LinkedIn], [https://twitter.com/PackagingDig X], and [https://www.facebook.com/PackagingDigest Facebook].
History
Packaging Digest started as a print magazine in 1963 and reached a BPA-audited circulation of 90,045 by June 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.bpaww.com/ |title=BPA Worldwide – Auditing Services |publisher=BPA Worldwide |access-date=24 February 2025}} It was originally owned by Reed Business Information until being sold to Canon Communications in 2010.{{cite web |last=Callahan |first=Sean |title=Canon confirms acquisition of magazines from RBI-US |url=https://adage.com/article/btob/canon-confirms-acquisition-magazines-rbi/281424 |website=AdAge |date=16 February 2010 |access-date=14 March 2025}} Later that year, Canon Communications was acquired by UBM,{{cite news |title=Canon Communications to be Sold to United Business Media; Transaction Expands Global Reach of Canon's Advanced Manufacturing and Design Focus |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canon-communications-to-be-sold-to-united-business-media-transaction-expands-global-reach-of-canons-advanced-manufacturing-and-design-focus-103029489.html |work=PR Newswire |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=14 March 2025}} which was itself purchased by Informa in 2018 for $5.3 billion. That acquisition brought Packaging Digest under Informa Markets — Engineering.{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Adam |title=UBM Accepts Informa Offer |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ubm-accepts-informa-offer-1517299239 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=30 January 2018 |access-date=14 March 2025}}
Industry recognition
Various third-party resources, including ThomasNet and World-Newspapers.com, list Packaging Digest among the top magazines for packaging professionals.{{cite web |title=Packaging Industry Magazines |url=https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/machinery-tools-supplies/packaging-industry-magazines/ |website=ThomasNet |access-date=24 February 2025}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Packaging Magazines & Publications |url=https://www.world-newspapers.com/packaging |website=World-Newspapers.com |access-date=24 February 2025 |quote=Packaging Digest is listed among key publications devoted to the packaging industry.}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025}}
Executive editor
References
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External links
- [https://www.packagingdigest.com Official website]
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Category:Business magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 1963
Category:Magazines published in California
Category:Packaging magazines and journals
Category:Professional and trade magazines
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