What do restaurants need to succeed in 2025? Consumer demand is strong, but diners are becoming more selective about where they spend. Today’s guests expect faster service, top-quality food, and ...

Special Report: Codeifai has enhanced its barcode technology with GSI Digital Link functionality to boost connectivity and customer engagement. The company’s innovative QR code products safeguard ...

Packaging World editors unpack the latest in coding, marking, and sustainability—revealing the breakthroughs brands need to watch before PACK EXPO. Well, there was a lot, but I think the biggest trend ...

As the countdown to Sunrise 2027 accelerates, brand owners and CPGs face mounting pressure to adapt packaging for the dual-barcode era—where 2D codes will appear on-pack alongside traditional 1D UPCs.

Abstract: Two-Dimensional (2D) barcodes attract much attention recently due to their higher capacity for storing information as compared with 1D barcodes. This paper considers the problem of defending ...

Abstract: QR and Datamatrix codes are widely used in warehouse logistics and high-speed production pipelines. Still, distant or small barcodes often yield low-pixel-density images that are hard to ...

Abigail Bassett from Inc. Custom Studio checked in with Andy Meadows from BL.INK; Ned Mears from GS1 US; and Psyche Terry from Urban Hydration to learn about the barcode makeover, which should take ...

Stability AI has released a new AI model, Stable Virtual Camera, that the company claims can transform 2D images into “immersive” videos with realistic depth and perspective. Virtual cameras are tools ...

Barcodes work based on light reflected back to scanner optics: black does not reflect light, while the white (blank) spaces do reflect light. Because characters (alphabetic, numeric, special) are ...