Jim GeorgeSustainabilityIs bamboo for you?Packaging needs to pull its weight as a product protector, especially with products ordered on the Internet. Bamboo is an emerging option that offers strength and sustainability.November 18, 2009HomeKids sound off: Put the fun back in toys!Their letter-writing campaign signals an opportunity for toymakers to make the package part of the fun. In the process, ideas may emerge to further eliminate waste.November 17, 2009Consumer packaged goodsDo you know your C-store shopper(s)?A new study segments them into four groups. Each may have its own packaging needs and marketing considerations.November 13, 2009ContainersAmid cheese's slump--an opportunity?The recession has hit cheese sales hard, but how about refocusing marketing efforts on single-serve snack packaging? The same idea revitalized soup sales.November 13, 2009RecyclingShelf impactOctober 31, 2009BeverageGlass helps build a restaurant brand and a GPI winnerJackson Family Wines, Santa Rosa, CA, has found an inventive way to combine a glass bottle with high-end printing to signal the premium craftsmanship in its Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon variety.October 29, 2009HomeHelp CPG companies provide shelf-stopping power, P&G engineer tells FTAP&G's Paul France stressed during his keynote presentation that consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are looking to partner with innovators in assessing what’s needed at shelf, and then implementing what’s possible.October 15, 2009Contract PackagingRetailers' role in package development: More work to doDo retailers aid innovation? Many survey respondents say yes, but CPG companies are less inclined to agree. Progress will require more collaborative input involving suppliers.October 5, 2009FlexiblesHoliday sampler pack resurrects the 'cigar box'The cigar box is making a comeback in a different product category with Young Plantations' Mingo River Southern Holiday Sampler.October 4, 2009BeverageTest dispenser eyes undertapped home draft beer nicheMillerCoors tests consumer interest in at-home dispensing system.October 4, 2009Previous PagePage 30 of 51Next Page
