Bakery/Snack

Private label update: Whole Foods redesigns prepared foods packaging

Upscale retailer’s strength of supporting regional suppliers made for weak national branding.

July 28, 2010

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Dairy

Nestle gets a "time out" from FTC for functional food claims aimed at kids

Just six weeks after Kellogg’s Rice Krispies took a hit for claiming to help boost kids’ immune systems, Nestle has been called out for deceptive messaging.

July 26, 2010

Bakery/Snack

Sproxil's brand authentication technology earns IBM, MITX honors

Mobile phone technology allows users in third-world countries to determine if a packaged product is genuine or counterfeit.

July 22, 2010

Dairy

In the same vein...

July 15, 2010

Flexibles

Kraft reduces net waste 30%, exceeding goals

Nine Kraft Foods’ facilities in North America send zero waste to landfills, while other plants report significant savings as well.

July 14, 2010

Bakery/Snack

Campbell's has sights set on three growth areas

Soup company looking to innovate in healthy beverages, baked snacks, and simple meals. Look for the level of innovation that Campbell’s used in transforming the soup aisle.

July 14, 2010

Flexibles

OFF THE SHELF: Nabisco packs go flexible

Pat Reynolds takes a look at how Nabisco moved from traditional bag-in-box packaging to flexible film packaging with a Terracycle twist when it introduced Wheat Thins and Ritz brands in a toasted chips format.

July 9, 2010

Flexibles

Ryt-way's acquisition: Consolidation is reawakening in contract packaging

$200 million purchase of Cloud Packaging Solutions and Toll Packaging, along with scheduled tax hikes Jan. 1, may open the floodgates for more deals around the industry.

July 7, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Conveyance solution comes to PepsiCo snack plant

With customer demand for half cases growing steadily, this PepsiCo snack manufacturer in Adelaide, Australia, needed to find a better way to handle corrugated cases.

July 2, 2010

Bakery/Snack

OFF THE SHELF: Cartoons on packs spur sales

Jim George takes a look at how sales are driven by the use of cartoon characters on packages of confectionery, salty snacks, and cookies.

July 2, 2010

Sustainability

COMPASS Version 2.0 provides more resources for sustainable packaging design

Enhancements to SPC’s packaging design application include the ability to model transportation impacts, create multipack scenarios, and more.

June 29, 2010

Bio-based

The case of the compostable chip package

The Sun Chips® bag is one for the books.

June 10, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FTC targets Snap, Crackle and Pop for health claims on Rice Krispies

Package claims cereal “now helps support your child’s immunity.”

June 7, 2010