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Not Your Grandfather’s Protein
1 Nov 2018
New tastes in protein are being made possible by packaging technology. The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for protein is about 0.36 grams of protein per pound of [...]
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Looking for the Latest Trends in Pet Nutrition?
26 Sep 2018
Just ask Fido (or maybe his owner). Fans of the series Mad Men may recall the episode “The Gypsy and the Hobo” in which advertising agency Sterling Cooper conducts a [...]
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More Than Meets the Eye
30 Jul 2018
Innovative packaging is as creative as the products found inside. For decades, large brands dominated the super market shelves. The brands that Baby Boomers, [...]
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Packaging Up Healthier Snack Foods
15 May 2018
For years “snacks” carried the connotation of less than good-for-you foods. Today, new healthier packaged foods are giving snacks a better name. Food [...]
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Willful Waste Makes Woeful Want
28 Mar 2018
More Americans are passing on seconds and reducing food waste with the help of pre-packaged foods. “For want is nexte to waste, and shame doeth synne ensue.” So [...]
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Food Packaging and Energy Use
13 Mar 2018
It’s a weighty subject Like most of us, you’ve undoubtedly seen or even purchased food products packaged in retortable cartons. While freshness, taste, and [...]
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The Five Most Memorable Food Packages of All Time
16 Feb 2018
And why we’re still buying these products Most of us have our favorite products that we look forward to pulling from the grocery shelf and putting into our shopping [...]
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Fresh is the Word
2 Feb 2018
And how retailers are adapting to the trend It’s no secret that the freshness of food—both real and perceived—has become a major purchase consideration for today’s [...]
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Competing for Attention on an Overcrowded Grocery Shelf
26 Jan 2018
Space-efficient, vibrant packaging is the key The stakes have been raised in the increasingly competitive contest for retail grocery shelf space. Square footage is [...]
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What Did You Throw Into A Landfill Today?
28 Nov 2017
The role of packaging in consumer attitudes towards recycling Environmentalists everywhere can take some satisfaction in the rising recycling rates in the United [...]
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