By Jake StreichBlisters/clamshells/thermoforming materialsBe Effective with Global Packaging: Plan Early, Develop DomesticallyToo many packaging professionals know first-hand about the lack of package development strategy. When product launches are rushed, product managers may bring us a hurry-up assignment: “Find something to package it in.”Often, last minute packaging development and product launches come off smoothly.March 31, 2006Page 1 of 1Top StoriesWrappingLaffy Taffy Unwraps Easier-to-Open Mini Bar packagingLong a source of sticky frustration, Laffy Taffy’s wrappers have been reengineered for a clean, one-pull opening, just as sales surge and the brand refreshes its signature jokes.SustainabilityNew Research Hub C3PS Tackles Packaging ChallengesRecyclingTarget, Brazilian Pet Foods, and Ahlstrom Design Paper-based PackagingBio-basedGrove Toilet Cleaner Pods Reduce PVA, Use Compostable PouchSponsor ContentTraceability in Packaging: From Obligation to Opportunity