Cartons and boxes

Jell-O brings family creativity and play to the food aisle

A new package design for a line of Jell-O desserts that combine the gelatin product with molds and cutters for creative play balances cues from the food aisle with those from the toy aisle.

February 24, 2019

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Protective/transport packaging

Meal kit company tackles sustainable packaging

San Francisco-based Sun Basket only uses packaging that is 100% recyclable or compostable for the 1.5 to 2 million certified-organic meals it produces each month.

February 12, 2019

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

The power of packaging and the right price point revealed

Egg roll producer Van’s Kitchen updates its packaging to more accurately reflect the quality of the product inside and raises its price point, resulting in an 11% increase in sales.

February 1, 2019

Prepared Foods

Yves Veggie Cuisine’s brand refresh set to debut

Plant-based meals and snacks in new packaging and logo coming to Walmart, Whole Foods, and grocery store shelves.

January 29, 2019

Prepared Foods

Adapting to new retail realities

Robby Martin, Senior Engineering Project Manager for Bush Brothers & Company, discusses how the 110-year-old company is learning to become comfortable with a lower level of certainty as it innovates to meet changing consumer purchasing trends.

January 29, 2019

Prepared Foods

Green Giant Fresh debuts new line of Vegetable Meal Bowls

Six easy-to-prepare varieties are sold refrigerated in a microwave-safe container and feature crumbled and spiralized vegetables and sauces.

November 29, 2018

Flexibles

Film protects frozen food

Coextrusion combines performance with sustainability benefits.

October 15, 2018

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

The Whistling Chef chilled, ready-meal line is aptly named

Leading South African food and beverage group is the first in the country to introduce a line of chilled, ready meals that are cooked and pasteurized using microwave technology, and whistle when they’re ready.

October 13, 2018

Cartons and boxes

New pack graphics make pierogies easier to shop

America’s largest producer of frozen pierogies updates its packaging with a more contemporary look and feel, while making product varieties easier to shop with new color banners.

October 8, 2018

Secondary Packaging

Labor shortages drive adoption of robotic carton loading

The addition of a vision-guided robotic carton loader for two-packs of ‘sliders’ at White Castle’s Covington, KY, plant helps alleviate challenges resulting from a tight labor market.

July 28, 2018

Flexibles

Quick-dry system hastens retorted pouch line

​An all new line of retorted, microwavable Indian rice pouches needed to go from sopping wet to bone dry before landing in their corrugated RRP cases. Here’s how LTFA and its Royal brand did it.

June 28, 2018

Containers

Sabra brings a fresh look to the table

Hummus category leader redesigns the packaging graphics for its dip containers to emphasize the brand’s plant-based ingredients, while making its 50 SKUs easier to shop on shelf.

May 13, 2018

Prepared Foods

Green Giant launches three limited-edition cans

Cans feature the artwork of patients of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

May 10, 2018