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Package design

FritoLay GlutenFree
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Frito-Lay announces initiative to validate and label products as gluten-free

Company partners with the Celiac Disease Foundation and National Foundation of Celiac Awareness to educate consumers about celiac disease.
V-8 Fusion Sparkling Drinks uses a slim can to emphasize the brand message.
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Great package design is a core brand value

Forget good design: Go for great. Great package design substantially increases the value perception of a brand, building consumer loyalty and commanding a higher retail price.
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New package washes away dishwashing brand’s identity crisis

Switch to clear PET container and pressure-sensitive label enhances brand image, promotes packaging efficiency, and increases sales for Chinese dishwash detergent.
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Private Label Smackdown: Stage 1 of Product Intimacy

Melina Wooten of KW Strategems discusses the stages of intimacy as they relate to product recognition. Stage 1, across a crowded room.
Miller veterans can
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Miller High Life packaging helps Americans salute military veterans

Miller High Life, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and Operation Homefront join forces to help veterans “Live the High Life.”
Hoppe’s brand Lubricating Gun Oil Field Wipes won Best of Show
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NACD 2012 Packages of the Year announced

Twenty-two packages are recognized for innovation, sustainability, graphics, decoration, shape, closure, texture, ease-of-use, consumer appeal, and technical merit.
Viru: striking structure, minimal labeling, in and out of the four-pack.
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Beverage Roundtable: EXTRA | How to disrupt, with beer

Why I chose Viru for the 'Craft Beermania' episode, and how it informed our own approach to designing a premium microbrew.
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Pomegranate arils crowned with custom container

POM Wonderful launches another design original, with its custom cup, lid, and spoon for a Fresh Arils pomegranate product, available in stores during the pomegranate harvest season.
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Craft brewers pick bottle can for limited-edition Chaka ale

A resealable aluminum bottle provides differentiation, as well as light weight and shelf-life advantages for limited-release handcrafted ale.
Two separate  pieces are fed into a high-speed folder/gluer to produce  the Retail-Ready shipper used  by Hormel.
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RRP still growing, but hurdles do exist

Retail-Ready Packaging continues to pick up steam in the U.S. But concerns about material costs, overall ROI, and packaging line machinability must be reckoned with.
Ed Church, ISTA executive director, and ASTM Committee D10 past chairman, spoke at HealthPack 2012.
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Nurses provide customer voice at HealthPack

A taste of Europe flavored opening day at HealthPack 2012 in Albuquerque, NM. Meanwhile, the medical device community and nurses worked to open the lines of communication to address longstanding packaging concerns.
This calendarized, unit-dose pack from Novartis is designed to help leukemia patients.
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Novartis, Forest, and Walmart win awards for patient-compliant packaging

Starter kits and packs, Walmart’s adherence package, and an innovative Slider Pack earn honors from the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council.
Shepherd Neame
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Glass bottle, wooden box present Generation Ale premium beer

Sold hand-wrapped, the embossed bottle recognizes Shepherd Neame’s five generations and showcase the premium ale, without the need for labels.
Xango PET
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Xango moves to PET for nutritional supplement beverage

Switch from glass to plastic provides economic and sustainable packaging advantages for its Xango Juice.
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Wine-label design is a family affair

Family vineyard uses subtle symbols in its wine label graphics and logo to express the idea of family and the legacy of its vineyard.
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Pacific Natural Foods expects redesign to bring a 'higher basket ring'

A brand update, with color cues for flavor, fresh product imagery, and the use of QR codes, gives Pacific Natural Foods' packaging for soup broth and non-dairy beverages a stronger, more uniform appearance on shelf.
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Great Value: Missing the mark?

Pamela Long of Little Big Brands evaluates the effectiveness of Walmart’s clean, distilled design for its Great Value line of private-label products, focusing on products that include laundry sheets, cereal, and applesauce.
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Five steps to great design with flexible film

How to execute a flexible package design that allows for attractive aesthetics, protects the product and improves bottom-line results.

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