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Calyx launches operating system for complex enterprise packaging. Calyx has launched packOS, an operating system for enterprise packaging designed to modernize how complex packaging portfolios are sourced, priced and moved toward production. Built based on the Calyx team's 10 years of experience dealing with common pain points, packOS takes a procurement process still commonly managed through email threads, spreadsheets and manual quotes and brings it into a single digital experience. Enterprise buyers can upload existing artwork and receive production-ready files, photorealistic renderings and pricing across multiple domestic and international sourcing paths, with corresponding lead times that make it easier to compare options and make purchasing decisions. The platform launches first with Quick Quote, its first major component and the centerpiece of the initial packOS experience. Quick Quote allows enterprise buyers to upload existing packaging artwork and, within seconds, receive production-ready files, photorealistic renderings, sourcing options, pricing and corresponding lead times across multiple domestic and international production paths. That simple experience sits on top of a platform designed specifically for the complexity of enterprise packaging, where teams may be managing hundreds of SKUs, multiple suppliers and manufacturers, tight launch schedules, different production methods and changing inventory needs at the same time. "Enterprise packaging is complicated, but buying it shouldn't have to be," Calyx co-founder and CEO Simon Knobel said. "The more products, markets and suppliers a company manages, the easier it is for the process to disappear into email chains, spreadsheets and back-and-forth quoting. We built packOS to give those teams the speed and visibility they need to make better packaging decisions." Two additional components of functionality that will be launched after Quick Quote include Artwork Approval and Order Management, allowing capabilities including artwork approvals and expanded order management, and will further connect quoting, proofing, production, delivery and reordering within the platform. packOS was developed by the team behind Calyx Containers, which recently marked 10 years in the packaging industry. That experience is central to the platform's approach: Rather than building software around a theoretical procurement process, Calyx developed packOS from years spent navigating real-world packaging engineering, sourcing, manufacturing and fulfillment challenges. The result is a platform intended to serve packaging-intensive businesses across industries. Calyx first built its reputation tackling complex packaging challenges within cannabis, where regulations, multistate operations and extensive product portfolios make procurement particularly demanding. With packOS, the company is applying those lessons more broadly across supplements, nutraceuticals and other consumer packaged goods categories. "Cannabis gave us an incredible proving ground because there is very little room for packaging to be simple," Calyx co-founder and President Alex Gonzalez said. "But the underlying problems are much bigger than one industry. Enterprise brands everywhere are dealing with too many manual steps, too little visibility and too much time between needing a packaging solution and actually getting one. packOS was built to close that gap." Another key feature of the packOS system is that artificial intelligence and automation are embedded throughout packOS to accelerate time-intensive packaging tasks, including elements of estimating, artwork preparation and prepress. Calyx sees that technology as a way to increase what packaging professionals can accomplish, rather than remove people from the process. "The conversation around AI too often starts and ends with headcount," Knobel said. "We think the more interesting opportunity is what happens when you take repetitive tasks off talented people's plates. If technology can handle more of the administrative work, your team can spend more time solving customer problems, improving manufacturing and building what comes next." That philosophy reflects Calyx's broader ambition for packOS: pairing software speed with the packaging expertise required to make complex enterprise decisions. As adoption grows, Calyx plans to expand packOS with additional procurement, approval and order-management capabilities while using platform data to help customers better understand packaging costs, production options, lead times and sourcing decisions. For Calyx, the launch begins a second decade that looks markedly different from its first. "We spent 10 years becoming packaging experts," Knobel said. "Now we're putting that expertise into software and giving enterprise brands a fundamentally better way to buy packaging."

National Advertising Division finds certain TerpLoc(R) cannabis packaging claims supported; recommended Grove Bags modify or discontinue others. iCrowdNewswire May 14, 2026 11:45 AM ET New York, NY - May 14, 2026 - In a challenge brought by Calyx Containers, LLC, BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division recommended that Kinzie Advanced Polymers, LLC, d/b/a Grove Bags, modify certain express and implied claims for its TerpLoc(R) cannabis storage products. Calyx Containers and Grove Bags compete in the cannabis packaging industry offering specialized, high-performance storage solutions designed to preserve product quality. At issue for the National Advertising Division (NAD) were advertising claims across multiple media channels related to humidity control, weight retention, and terpene preservation for Grove Bags' TerpLoc(R) cannabis curing and storage products. NAD found that Grove Bags' internal testing and independent third-party studies provided a reasonable basis for claims that TerpLoc(R) packaging functions as an effective passive modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) system that maintains moisture stability and preserves cannabinoids and terpenes better than conventional storage methods when following product use instructions. However, NAD determined that the moisture stability and terpene preservation claims are expressly dependent on specific conditions of use and found that the evidence does not directly establish that TerpLoc(R) packaging consistently maintains a precise relative humidity range of 58-62% under all conditions. NAD recommended that Grove Bags modify its advertising to clearly and conspicuously disclose the conditions under which the claimed results can be achieved and to avoid language suggesting guaranteed or universal performance. NAD also determined that the ads, in context, do not reasonably convey the challenged implied message that Grove Bags regulate the relative humidity to the claimed level, no matter the level of moisture of the product when placed in the bag. NAD found that the product's instructions for use are material terms that must be clearly and conspicuously disclosed in close proximity to the performance claims. NAD found that the challenged claims without qualification, that the bags will "create" a specific microclimate to achieve the advertised relative humidity (RH) or that the bags "ensure" weight retention and terpene preservation, were not supported. During the proceeding, Grove Bags voluntarily discontinued claims related to mold prevention. These claims will be treated for compliance purposes, as though NAD recommended they be discontinued. In its advertising statement, Grove Bags stated, "it will comply with NAD's recommendations." All BBB National Programs case decision summaries can be found in the case decision library. For the full text of NAD, NARB, and CARU decisions, subscribe to the online archive. This press release shall not be used for advertising or promotional purposes. About BBB National Programs: BBB National Programs, a non-profit organization, is the home of U.S. independent industry self-regulation, currently operating more than 20 globally recognized programs that have been helping enhance consumer trust in business for more than 50 years. These programs provide third-party accountability and dispute resolution services that address existing and emerging industry issues, promote fair competition for businesses, and a better experience for consumers. BBB National Programs continues to evolve its work and grow its impact by providing business guidance and fostering best practices in arenas such as advertising, child-and-teen-directed marketing, data privacy, dispute resolution, automobile warranty, technology, and emerging areas. To learn more, visit bbbprograms.org. About the National Advertising Division: The National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs provides independent self-regulation and dispute resolution services, guiding the truthfulness of advertising across the U.S. The National Advertising Division reviews national advertising in all media and its decisions set consistent standards for advertising truth and accuracy, delivering meaningful protection to consumers and promoting fair competition for business. Contact information: Name: Jennifer Rosenberg Email: [email protected] Job Title: Media Relations