Items Tagged with "Private Label Packaging"
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Sainsbury's has replaced the glass used in its store brands peanut butter jars with plastic, cutting packaging by 83 percent or 882,000 kilos (1.94 million pounds).The change is the first of its kind by a U.K. retailer and puts Sainsbury's well on its way to meeting its target to cut total packaging
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Huhtamaki has acquired the assets and business of Paris Packaging, a privately held manufacturer of specialty folding cartons.The acquisition expands De Soto, Kan.-based Huhtamaki’s product portfolio for a more complete solution to foodservice operators and retailers of prepared meals.“P
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Marks & Spencer continues to hone its private label business with new green packaging and a series of executive appointments intended to support store brands and the continuation of its Plan A program, transforming the chain into one of the leading retailers in the area of sustainability.M&S
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Nash Finch has engaged Vertis Communications to manage packaging production for its three private label brands -- Nash Brothers Trading, Our Family and Value Choice.Under a four-year agreement, Vertis will provide the nation's second largest publicly traded wholesale food distributor with premedia s
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De Soto, Kan. — Private labelers usually don’t lead their industries with package innovations. Chicago-based Koch Foods is doing precisely that with a new interactive “spin” packaging for Aldi supermarkets. A first among food marketers, the unique package is being used to i
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West Liberty Foods unveiled its new Peel & Reseal packaging system available nationwide for private label customers. The packaging can be opened and closed multiple times while maintaining its seal, and uses 33.7 percent less plastic than the leading grocery retail tray package and tubs, the com
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Safeway has introduced a new 48-oz custom-shaped container for its store brand ice cream that not only creates shelf pop, but yielded production efficiencies and other cost savings.A Greener Package report goes so far as to posit whether retailers such as Safeway are signaling “a fundamental s
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The U.S. Food & Drug Administration's anticipated requirements for front-of-pack nutrition labeling would place a heavier burden on private label manufacturers than on national consumer packaged goods, according to manufacturers who particpated in a conference in Washington D.C. last week.While
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Walmart talked packaging and color while Family Dollar presented its private label expansion plans. These are just a few of the presentations at last week’s Private Brand Movement conference.Walmart’s Michael Ellgass, senior director of grocery marketing, presented the company’s se
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El Segundo, Calif.-based Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has an eye toward expanding it Goodness store brand line targeted to children.Based on positive customer feedback, the 168-store grocer is reviewing which of its current store brands can be adapted to kid-friendly sizes and packaging, acc
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Whole Foods Market has implemented new responsible packaging guidelines for its 2,100 body care and supplement suppliers, and is leading the charge toward change by switching to post-consumer recycled (PCR) content bottles for several of its store brand supplements and body care products.“We&r
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Sainsbury’s will be the first U.K. retailer to launch a full line of store brand milk products in polyethylene bags, reducing traditional packaging by 75 percent, according to an Environmental Leader report.Whole milk is now available in the new milk bags with skim and 1% milk expected to roll
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Packaging and pallet suppliers that want to continue doing business with Walmart –– which recently announced its goal of eliminate 20 percent of greenhouse gases and carbon emissions from its supply chain by 2015 –– will have to put forth more eco-friendly packaging and shipp
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Exclusive to Store Brands Decisions
Editor's Note: This is the second part of a two-part report on retail-ready packaging for store brands. Part 1 last week discussed the roots of the emerging trend as well as manufacturer concerns about the resulting increase in product packaging costs. This
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Author: Maureen AzzatoTags: kroger,
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Exclusive to Store Brands Decisions
Editor's Note: This is a two-part report on retail-ready packaging for store brands, which traditional grocers such as Kroger and Loblaw are embracing to streamline operations. Part 1 discusses the roots of the emerging trend as well as manufacturer concerns abou
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Author: Maureen AzzatoTags: kroger,
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Editor's Note: This is the second of a two-part special report on the Store Brands Decisions Packaging and Design Roundtable held at the PLMA Show. Roundtable participants included Doug Palmer, A&P; Michael Kitz, OfficeMax; Wendy Sallak, Topco; Andy Johnson, united; Rob Wallace, Wallace Church;
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Author: Maureen AzzatoTags: a&p,
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The next frontier for store brands is products and packaging innovation, especially focused on categories that national brand manufacturers spend the least amount of time and effort marketing against, according to Lisa Rider, V.P. Retail Marketing U.S. for The Nielsen Company
Store brands clearly b
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Author: Maureen AzzatoTags: private label manufacturers association,
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In order to improve efficiency of its store brand packaging design and printing processes, Wal-Mart has installed Sun Brand Technologies’ Odin brand management software across its fresh produce, grocery and health and beauty lines, according to a Planet Retail report.
The retailer is using th
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The new Meijer Gold debuts this month and offers a collection of original recipe items that are either made by a local company within the Meijer operating region or by a family-owned business.
The line also features interesting foods endemic to a particular place or country. With diverse delicacies
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John Failla, founder of Store Brands Decisions, moderates the packaging and design roundtable.
Store brand design and packaging is growing in importance as many retailers expand beyond national-brand-equivalent products and look toward developing premium products that are be
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Author: Maureen AzzatoTags: a&p,
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Most retailers want to increase share of wallet, customer loyalty, and sales and profits of their store brands. But how can they get inside consumers' head? How do they know when products please or displease them?
Brand new research tools through Gfk Custom Research North America and its partner Em
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Author: Maureen AzzatoTags: wal-mart,
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Editor's Note: This is the second of an exclusive four-part series on A&P's revamped store brand's program. Last week's article, "A&P's Store Brands Transformation," focused on the grocer's overall strategy and plan. Subsequent weekly articles in the series will feature Green Way, A&P's
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While the fragmented European market is extremely different from the vast expanse of the United States, Mintel's Lynn Dornblaser believes there is a lot to be learned from European pioneers who are taking store brands to new heights.
"What's new in how we talk about private label is referring to pr
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Author: Maureen AzzatoTags: private label food,
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