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Macaroni & Cheese cracker package plays off the look of the established product.

"Downsizing" of food products is continuing apace with mainstream food processors like Frito-Lay, Kellogg and Nestlé joining or continuing the practice.

A federal judge has rejected a request to bar beverages containing high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from claiming "natural" status on their labels.

Michigan is debating whether to expand its 32-year-pld bottle deposit law to water and other non-carbonated drinks, in a legislative battle that is pitting environmentalists against both beverage bottles and retailers.

Food shoppers prize local foods and, in some cases, may value them above organic, according to a pair of recent studies.

As prices increase for key commodities, food packaging will have to adjust its priorities.

For the last couple of years, Swiss-based food giant Nestlé has been busily adding to its already diverse product portfolio.

No. 2 food company Kraft Foods continues to be squeezed like the filling in an Oreo cookie.

Even by the standards of mega-food companies, Unilever is extraordinarily diverse, with a product portfolio that ranges from ice cream to powdered soup. (And food represents only a little more than half the company’s total revenue; it also has a substantial business in personal care products.)

Kraft Foods unveiled a major packaging variation for its iconic Cool Whip dessert topping: putting it into an aerosol can for the first time.