Food packaging aims to deliver food to the consumer in a sound state. A good food package aims to preserve food commodities from external spoilage factors. With the evolution of Industry 4.0, active packaging food technologies take a leap towards next-generation technology with artificial intelligence and big data in the food sector. The main functions of a common food packaging element comprise containment, convenience, communication and cost. In recent days, the purpose goes beyond this. Active packaging is a fast-growing food packaging technology in which the additives are incorporated into the packaging layer of primary food so that the desired preservation effect is achieved with high efficiency. Active packaging is a modern technology that aims to benefit food manufacturers by helping them to deliver high-quality natural food without any artificial additives added to the primary food item to their consumers. The incorporated additives may be in the form of moisture absorbers, antimicrobial agents, oxygen scavengers, ethylene absorbers etc. In this review article the basic active packaging technology, its uses, procedure, advantages, limitations are discussed from an industry perspective.