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Aseptic soups are the fastest-growing category of soups by package type, growing 26% during 2007, according to statistics from Nielsen.

Pressure is increasing on consumer goods packagers to adopt green  strategies, even while the value of recycled packaging is plummeting.

People are going out less and eating in more, according to a poll from Parade Magazine.

In order to better protect consumers at home, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opened its first overseas office in China. The FDA is sending staff members overseas

California Wal-Mart customers who spot any price-scanning errors will get $3 back at the cash register.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new recycling process that eliminates the use of water for cleaning recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) flake.

Corrugated container producers are growing pessimistic toward October’s containerboard price hike and pass-through to box prices despite continued tight containerboard supply, according to a Longbow Research survey.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) introduced its on-product labels to give consumers and businesses more detailed information supporting “green” claims.

Rising food prices would seem, logically, to motivate consumers to seek out less expensive foods. But some recent studies have shown a significant number of consumers heading in the opposite

Nearly six out of 10 Americans are buying less food due to increasing prices, according to The 2008 Hormel Hunger Survey.