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Jerome Kathman

Design for shoppers

Leverage the design process to build leadership brands in store.

October 31, 2005

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Said panelist Stu Shepherd during the webinar, “The ability to get started in automation is easier now than it’s ever been before. The ease of use and all this is such that you really don’t have to have PhDs and scholars of other types on your staff to operate these systems. The systems will run. You just have to get out there and deploy.”

Automation Aligns Around Standards, AI, and Real-World Use

An A3 webinar brings together industry leaders to explain why automation is becoming easier to deploy and harder to delay.

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing

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Old Bay Seasoning in tin: McCormick’s Old Bay returns to its classic printed tin canister—iconic blue-and-yellow graphics with a red lid—shown here with front panel and back label (nutrition facts/recipes).

McCormick's Old Bay Leads Charge of Spices Back to Tin

CVS store brands are expanding and localizing assortments, adding pressure on private-label teams to manage packaging, suppliers, and outsourced manufacturing at scale.

How CVS Store Brands Handles Refreshing a 5,000-item Private Label Portfolio

Side-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks

Side-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks