The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry supports one in 10 American jobs and is the largest manufacturing employer in the United States, according to a report released Aug. 6 by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). The study, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, shows that the CPG industry supports 20.4 million jobs that generate $1.1 trillion in labor income and contribute $2 trillion to […]
Category: Packaging News
Concord Foods Updates Its Caramel Apple Products
Concord Foods, a maker of produce-companion products, has completed packaging and formula updates for the Concord Fresh Success Caramel Apple Wrap as well as the Caramel Apple Kit with M&M’S candies, both of which are currently available at retail stores. The company, based in Brockton, Massachusetts, has reformulated the Fresh Success Caramel Apple Wrap with […]
New Packaging Designed To Give Beetnik Foods Stronger Shelf Presence
Beetnik Foods, an Austin, Texas-based organic food brand specializing in organic, gluten-free, humanely raised, grass fed beef and chicken entrées, has launched a brand new packaging design aiming to showcase the product in a more eye-catching format and more accurately convey its benefits. Certified USDA Organic and gluten free, Beetnik’s meals will retain the same clean […]
Lancaster Local, Noluma Team Up To Offer Light-Protected Milk
Noluma International has partnered with Lancaster Local to roll out light-protected packaging that preserves the nutrients, flavor and quality of Lancaster Local’s new organic milk with A2A2 protein. Lancaster Local is a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based community of farmers that produce Grade A milk. Research shows that in as little as an hour, retail and other indoor lights such […]
Jensen Meat Unveils Individually-Wrapped Hamburger Patty Brand
Southern California-based ground beef processor Jensen Meat has introduced the company’s first single-serving hamburger patty, along with its new Jensen Solos brand. The initiative makes Jensen Meat the first and only U.S. meat processor to provide an individually wrapped hamburger patty to the market. The Jensen Solos brand was created to provide a quality solution […]
Maille Mustard Now In Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Squeeze Bottle
Maille, a French brand of Dijon mustard, has its first post-consumer recycled plastic squeeze bottles. The Maille squeeze format now is available at select grocery and retail outlets nationwide as well as amazon.com. Made with the same signature mustard recipes featured in Maille’s classic glass jars, the Dijon Originale and Old Style are now packed […]
Cape Foods’ 4-in-1 Spice Shakers Set To Launch In U.S.
Cape Foods will launch its 4-in-1 Shakers products into the U.S. market, the company said July 15. The South African-based company with U.S. headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a maker of herb, seasoning and spice products. It sells its private label spice blends in its signature grinders and shakers in more than 30 countries […]
Jabil Packaging Offers Sustainable Packaging Services
Jabil Packaging Solutions (JPS), a division of Jabil Inc., has introduced sustainable packaging services that enable packaged goods brands to design and deliver innovative sustainable packaging formats into the marketplace. Companies producing consumer packaged goods (CPG) are at a turning point and must find smart ways to make products and packaging sustainable or face increasing […]
