Recent Consumer Goods Articles
Flexible packaging accelerates messaging, marketing for Kiva Confections
Our take: Kiva Confections co-founder reviews how flexible packaging benefits their product offerings... | -------------…
Profile: Suzanne Haddon — From Starbucks and Nike to branding and packaging firm
A Wollongong businesswoman who has worked on branding for some of the biggest companies in…
Smooth-edged PET food trays reduce leakers
Our take: The Roll Over-Wrap branded tray packaging is billed as the world’s only patented…
Hospitality and Retail Join Forces, But It Shouldn’t Be Forced
There’s a growing convergence between retail and hospitality. Ace Hotel introduced its world view in…
Beauty Customization: Make-up Meeting Diversity
A recent report by market researcher Mintel highlights the rise of multi-culturalism. It states that…
Circularity limitations a challenge for developing packaging sustainability
In the second of a series of interviews with sponsors of the Sustainability Awards 2018,…
Six Women Open Up About How Having Alopecia Changed Their Outlooks on Beauty
Our take: Good read on a sometimes uncomfortable topic... | -------- Alopecia can be…
General Mills to raise food prices to offset costs
General Mills Inc. will raise prices on some cereals and snacks to reflect higher ingredient…
Product Review: All-Purpose Beauty Offerings That Are Worth The Hype
While we deeply admire multi-step skin care routines, self-care rituals like gua sha, and experimenting…
Amber Beverage acquires large stake in Australia’s Think Spirits
Alcohol manufacturer and distributor Amber Beverage Group (ABG) has completed an acquisition of a majority…
Report: Herb & Spice Extracts Market will Exhibit a Steady Growth
A new report by Future Market Insights titled “Herb & Spice Extracts Market: Global Industry…
Design Experts Talk Packaging Trends for Dietary Supplements
Our take: Millennials are driving this (and many other) market segments. Packaging that resonates with…
What Keurig-Dr Pepper Merger Means for Industry
The maker of Keurig coffee machines is acquiring Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. in a deal…
Booths upgrades beauty and skincare ranges
Booths has doubled its skincare and toiletries range to offer customers an improved choice of…
Fruit d’Or Enters Personal Care and Cosmetic Industry
Fruit d’Or Nutraceuticals has entered into the personal care and cosmetic industry. The leading supplier…
Bloggers Share Their Best Advice for Transitioning to Natural Hair
From battling two textures to product fails, transitioning from relaxed to natural hair can sometimes…
Special Ops-tested laundry detergent tub exudes masculinity
Our take: Brand founded to deliver cleaning products “specifically formulated and fragranced for guys’ gear…
Craft sodas carving niche in beverage market
Thanks to their reputation as a healthier and more natural alternative, brands like Maine Root,…
Packaging is a product’s primary brand ambassador
The medium is the message, the adage goes, and therefore the packaging is part of…
Ridgeview’s latest vintage reveals brand new look
English sparkling wine producer, Ridgeview, have celebrated the release of their latest vintage under contemporary…
Why consumers are demanding experiential marketing
Our take: Companies and marketers are now required to look at ways to tell the…
Henkel uses recycled plastic bottles for laundry and cleaning products
Our take: Henkel and a partner company established three plastic collection centers in Haiti. The…
Tech options freeing marketers to focus on brand engagement
A consumer-centric landscape where people shop whenever, wherever and however they want is forcing traditional…
Rebrand captures the spirit of Palmers 44 Dry Gin
Family owned distillery WH Palmer has appointed London-based branding and design consultancy Nude Brand Creation…
BevNet: Butter coffee trend captures Nestle’s attention
Nestle is working with Know Brainer Foods, which produces coffee creamers containing medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs)…
International Review: New Pack Design and Brand Identity for Well&Truly
Baked corn snacks brand Well&Truly has unveiled a new identity, with design by B&B studio.…
Algae.Tech teams with Canadians to access nutraceuticals market
Perth based health sciences company Algae.Tec will partner with Canadian-based extraction firm Radient Technologies as…
Triad energy drink company expanding reach through Kroger
After announcing two weeks ago a partnership with 15 new distributors, Winston-Salem-based energy drink company…
Sprig expands cannabis-infused beverage distribution
Our take: Line-up includes total citrus original, citrus zero sugar, sparkling lemon tea zero sugar,…
Korea Cosmetics: LG Household’s Profit Soars on Premium Sales
LG Household and Health Care posted its highest-ever operating profit in the second quarter of…
Fairlife releases new lactose-free, RTD beverage line
Our take: Three flavors are available: Rich Chocolate, French Vanilla, and Creamy Strawberry... | -------------…
Owner of Cold Spring Brewing acquires Carolina Beverage Group
Cold Spring Brewing is the nation’s largest beverage producer — producing, packaging and distributing soft drinks,…
US trade body wants refined ingredients included on GM labels
Our take: U.S. consumers to see labels on GMO ingredients... | --------- The US Department…
RXBAR sued over ingredient claims on its packaging
As the clean label movement gains momentum, food and beverage manufacturers are taking the "less…
Perdue introduces millennial-friendly chicken packaging
Our take: Redesign highlights illustrations, color as way to connect with coveted demographic... | -------------…
An uncommon bond: Black-owned barbershops help promote cardiovascular health in the region
Health, specifically cardiovascular health, continues to quietly impact lives in the Black community. It is…
Dr. Craft develops sustainable, natural hair dye from Ribena bi-product
Keracol Limited’s Dr. Craft brand is poised to debut a range of natural hair dyes…
ASA rejects misleading product packaging claim in Beiersdorf case
The Advertising Standards Agency has rejected a claim that the packaging on the product information…
Virginia food and beverage expo honors innovative products, companies
Both traditional Virginia favorites and innovative new products were on display in March at the…
Bustle Review: Clean & Clear’s C&C Skin Care Line Just Got A Millennial Makeover
Summary: Bustle's says everyone loves a good '90s throwback, and that's includes skin care. The…
Anthem creates pack for new Jaffa Cakes Lemon & Lime
Anthem Worldwide has re-teamed with McVitie’s owner, pladis group to create packaging designs for a…
Walgreens Piloting Lower SKU Counts, Prices In Select Locations
Our comment: Walgreens proactive in effort to gauge customer reaction to lower SKU count/targeted price…
JM Smucker reorganizes as head of food & beverage announces upcoming retirement
Peanut butter and jelly maker JM Smucker Co. prepares for the departure of the…
Industry Insights: Why is there so much food in skin care?
Our take: I saw an air-whipped moisturizer “packed with leafy superfoods”—kale, spinach, and green tea.…
Beverages and Snacks Dominate Most Successful C-store New Products
CHICAGO — Beverages and snacks dominated the top 10 most successful new products in the…
Harvest Hill Beverage launches reduced-sugar organic juice product
Our take: Lower-sugar Juicy Juice Splashers Organic released by Harvest Hill Beverage Company. Harvest Hill…
2018 IW US 500: Introducing the Top US Food and Beverage Manufacturers
ProLabel summary: The IW U.S. 500 is IndustryWeek's annual list of the top 500 publicly…
Jack Link’s increases protein snack offering with Biltong launch
The world’s largest meat snacking producer, Jack Link’s, has unveiled the launch of their own…
These Organic Skincare Brands Will Make You Feel Better About What You’re Putting on Your Face
Our take: Follain is example of green beauty movement taking hold in the industry... |…
SD Craft Beverage Co. Releases Cerveza XTECA Mexican American Lager
SD Craft Beverage Co. recently launched its new brand Cerveza XTECA, a San Diego brewed Mexican-American Lager that…
RPC Bebo develops thermoformed screw closure system
RPC Bebo, along with German tool producer Marbach, has developed a thermoformed screw closure system,…
Coca-Cola launches clear, zero-calorie beverage in Japan
Coca-Cola has released a clear, zero-calorie beverage in Japan, aptly called Coca-Cola Clear, which went…
“Méduse” Documentary Embraces the Beauty of Black Hair
Méduse, Cheveux Afro et Autres Mythes (Medusa, Afro-hair and other myths) is a very short…
Capri Sun buys majority stake in start-up all i need
Our take: Company acquires 85 percent of start-up, which produces a range of organic tea…
How consumer brand manufacturers change packaging for e-commerce
Our take: During the inaugural E-Pack Summit held in Chicago, brands, packaging suppliers, and delivery…
Smart Cups plans to disrupt energy drink market
Company creating alternative in the global energy drink market with unique production and delivery methods. Single-serving Smart…
Beauty Brands: How AI Is Changing The Future
People have been using beauty products to enhance their eyes, brighten their skin or smooth…
Foodex 2018: Sophisticated adult beverages trending up
Foodex 2018, which took place at the NEC in Birmingham, UK last week, featured some…
Lagunitas Jumps on the THC/Cannabis Beverage Train With New Hoppy Sparkling Waters
As the specter of national pot legalization seems like more and more of a certainty…
GMA to honor CPG, grocery veterans
The Grocery Manufacturers Association will award its prestigious Hall of Achievement Award to Irene Rosenfeld and…
