Dutch brewer Heineken is reducing the variety among its bottle sizes to increase the efficiency of its packaging lines and supply chain, the company announced Dec. 1. Heineken will pare
Food is getting an increasing share of consumer dollars at the expense of non-food items, according to a new Nielsen study. In the 52 weeks ending Oct. 2, retail food
Submissions are now being accepted to the 23rd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, billed as the industry’s longest-running independently judged competition. Packaging designers, converters, consumer goods producers, retailers and equipment
French packaging companies are optimistic about the future, an attitude reflected in their plans for packaging purchases, according to a survey taken for the Emballage packaging trade show in Paris.
The U.S. Senate passed a food-safety bill on Tuesday, but the legislation must still pass the House in what is likely to be a straight up-or-down vote. The new measure,
Hershey Foods and Mars Inc. are suing each other over who gets to use orange packaging for peanut-butter-and-chocolate candy. Hershey’s suit, filed in federal court in Pennsylvania, says Hershey
As the economy improves, beverage packaging is going to be oriented less toward economy and more toward convenience and other value-added factors, according to a new report from consulting firm
The U.S. food supply, battered by a series of recalls, moved a step closer toward its first major safety overhaul in more than 70 years following a key vote in
For all the attention consumer packaged goods companies have paid to sustainability, it has gained surprisingly little traction with consumers, according to a new study from The Hartman Group. The
New shopper research by Perception Research Services (PRS) shows that fewer consumers reported purchasing private label products on a regular basis, compared to the last survey conducted in July
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