One of the goals of package design should be to lower the “frustration tax” that consumers pay when they interact with a package, the design manager for Wm. Wrigley Jr.
Frito-Lay has announced a solution to one of the most bizarre debacles in recent packaging history: its noisy SunChips bag. A new version of the pouch made from polylactic acid
The Coca-Cola Co. is sharing its PlantBottle technology with H.J. Heinz Co. for use in ketchup bottles. Coca-Cola introduced the PlantBottle, which combines 30% ethanol-based polymer with 70% polyethylene terephthalate
The Tropicana unit of PepsiCo has decided to abandon paperboard cartons for its Tropicana Pure Premium juice in favor of plastic bottles. A Tropicana spokesperson called it a “natural move”
Americans have twice as much bisphenol-A (BPA) in their systems as Canadians, for reasons that are unclear, according to a new study. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association
Registration and housing for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (September 26–28, Las Vegas Convention Center) are open at Packexpo.com.“Pack Expo Las Vegas will easily be the largest processing and packaging
A new, extra-thin can of Diet Pepsi, rolled out for Fall 2011 Fashion Week in New York City, is being criticized on grounds of promoting body-image insecurity among women. The
When is corn syrup corn sugar? When food and beverage processors persuade the government to let them call it that. The Food and Drug Administration is considering a petition by
Beverage companies are adding the new calorie labels to the front of every can, bottle and pack they produce–and displaying the total calories per container on all beverages of 20
Shoppers are going to the store more often, but buying a little less each trip, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal and Nielsen. The Nielsen report classified shopping
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