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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Packaging_Digest > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Packaging_Digest.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packaging_Digest > Source revision: 1354280596 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American business-to-business media brand}} {{Paid contributions|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox newspaper | image = | caption = | format = Website | founded = 1963 | ceased_publication = | price = | owners = [Informa](/source/Informa) Markets — Engineering | custom_label = Executive editor | custom_data = Lisa McTigue Pierce | founder = | language = [English](/source/English_language) | political_position = | headquarters = [Santa Monica, California](/source/Santa_Monica%2C_California), US | ISSN = 0030-9117 | website = [https://www.packagingdigest.com packagingdigest.com] }} '''Packaging Digest''' is a [business-to-business](/source/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](/source/Informa) Markets — Engineering, headquartered in [Santa Monica, California](/source/Santa_Monica%2C_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](/source/automation), [artificial intelligence](/source/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](/source/BPA_Worldwide)-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](/source/Reed_Business_Information) until being sold to [Canon Communications](/source/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](/source/United_Business_Media),{{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](/source/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. |archive-date=March 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315002624/https://www.world-newspapers.com/packaging |url-status=dead }} ==Executive editor== [Lisa McTigue Pierce](/source/Lisa_McTigue_Pierce) oversees content as the executive editor.{{cite web |title=Lisa McTigue Pierce – Executive Editor |url=https://www.packagingdigest.com/author/lisa-pierce-2 |publisher=Packaging Digest |access-date=14 March 2025}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.packagingdigest.com Official website] {{Informa}} 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 published in the United States Category:Informa brands {{Trade-mag-stub}} {{US-mag-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Packaging Digest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packaging_Digest) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packaging_Digest?action=history)). 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