PepsiCo, Inc. announces that Mauro Porcini will join the company in the newly created role of chief design officer. Porcini, who formerly held the same role at 3M, will be
PMMI, (www.PMMI.org) the owner and producer of PACK EXPO International 2012 (McCormick Place, Chicago; Oct. 28–31), announces the 2012 Packaging Hall of Fame Commission. This panel of packaging industry professionals,
Demand for food safety products in the US is forecast to increase 7.3% annually to $4.5 billion in 2016, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group, (www.freedoniagroup.com )
The just completed wave of shopper research on Private Label usage conducted by Perception Research Services (PRS), (www.prsresearch.com) shows the vast majority of shoppers still purchase some Private Label products
Five leading U.S. global companies, including Coca-Cola and Ford, unveiled a joint effort to develop 100% plant-based plastics in their products, cutting the use of fossil fuels. Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz,
The future is not bright for UK confectionery packaging as consumers turn to healthier options, but packaging firms can profit from a growing preference for sharing products and smaller offerings,
To announce the newly established Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) U.K., a champagne reception took place May 28 at the Museum of Brands in Notting Hill, London, England. The reception
The first-ever shareholder vote on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for consumer packaging received a very strong initial vote of 25%* today at the Kraft Foods annual meeting in Skokie, IL.
With the Great Recession nearly four years in the rear view mirror, packaged goods companies would love to declare a truce when it comes to discounting. But that could be
With the growing penetration of smartphones, mobile phone applications are quickly becoming the go-to source for countless daily tasks, including finding grocery deals, according to The NPD Group (http://www.npd.com/), a
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