Nabisco, General Mills, Unilever and Pepsi products lead in first edition of Instant.ly Shelf Score

This year’s top 50 food packagers list includes the biggest and brightest names in food. From Nestle to Tyson, General Mills and Campbell Soup Company, our list features all of the big household names, as well as some of the smaller ones.

Although 84% of Americans believe that eating breakfast is an essential part of their morning routine, 56% skip it several times a week or more.

More shoppers are purchasing private label (store brand) products this year compared to last year, according to a recent study of more than 6,200 consumers by Market Force Information

Welcome to our annual top 50 food packaging companies cover story. Food and Beverage Packaging has ranked the top food companies based on 2012 total revenues.

Everyone knows that the protein trend has gone beyond the tipping point, but there are many other growth opportunities powering the food and health market, according to 12 Key Trends 2014, the annual industry forecast authored by Julian Mellentin and published by New Nutrition Business

Consumer packaged goods companies are underestimating the e-commerce channel’s growth potential and consequently may be missing out on a substantial market opportunity, according to the first of a two part Deloitte study, “Digital Commerce in the Supermarket Aisle.”

Consumers are continually changing the way they view, interact with and discard packaging. Whether you're a manufacturer or a product marketer, you know how important it is to reflect the changing needs of the consumer in your products.

Whether it’s a grade-schooler tugging on mom’s skirt or a toddler stretching and pointing from their perch in the grocery cart, kids tend to get what they want when it comes to beverages they’ll be expected to drink, says the research.

Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the global fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) packaging market will reach a value of $436.5 billion in 2013, as emerging market demand for FMCG products and demographic changes in the developed world heighten the demand dynamics in the FMCG packaging markets. The FMCG packaging market is therefore forecast by Visiongain to record solid growth over the next decade.