Recently added articles from Food & Beverage Packaging:
Zippers are both loved and hated.(Consumer Insights)(Survey)
Sep 01, 2009; ... There is a gap between how well zippers can work and the way that many zippers actually do work as consumers struggle to open and close them. In the consumer insights story that appeared in the August issue of this magazine, 34% of the consumers surveyed said they were willing to pay a ...
Messages on packaging sway consumers, for good or bad.(Retailer Perspective)
Sep 01, 2009; ... A recent Canadian study highlights the power that packaging on retail shelves can have with the consumer, a power that apparently can be used for good or ill. The study concerned consumer reactions to descriptive terms on cigarette packaging; net-net, customers are essentially misled by ...
Lunchables package gets a makeover.(New Packages: INNOVATIONS / TRENDS
Sep 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lunchables, the iconic ready-made meal kit from Kraft's Oscar Mayer division, has had its first major packaging redesign in its 21-year history. Instead of the familiar, distinctive schoolbus yellow paperboard carton, Lunchables now comes in a ...
Gourmet cheeses come with sprinkler.(New Packages: INNOVATIONS / TRENDS
Sep 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fresh specialty cheese in crumbled form is now being marketed in plastic tubs with a shaker top for easier dispensing. BC-USA, the American division of France's Bongrain Group, is marketing seven varieties of Alouette Crumbles in flavors ...
Quaker bars held with minimal material.(New Packages: INNOVATIONS / TRENDS / MARKETING)
Sep 01, 2009 ... A club-store package developed by the Quaker division of PepsiCo allows granola bars to be held together and dispensed without paperboard. The Rip n'Go package holds together 10 bars, at 24 grams apiece, with a flexible film overlay ....