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Can Paper Replace Plastic? KIND Pushes for Industry-wide Shift With Paper Wrapper Pilot
KIND Snacks is working to jumpstart the scale-up efforts of paper-based packaging materials and show a potential for these materials to succeed in the mainstream marketplace by sharing a look inside its ongoing pilot test.
Seven Sundays Acquires Longtime Manufacturer
Better-for-you breakfast brand Seven Sundays revealed it has taken a step toward vertical integration with the acquisition of its longtime manufacturing partner Birch Packaging. The transaction closed in June, and financial details were not disclosed.
Loopini: Italian Entrepreneur Cooks Up Protein Pizza On A Spreadsheet
Loopini is gearing up to roll out to its first chain retailer and close its first round of funding after a year of building the business online and within NYC indie grocers.
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Alter Eco Launches Revolutionary New Compostable Quinoa Pouches
Alter Eco, pioneer of globally crafted foods with full-circle sustainability, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking compostable stand-up quinoa pouches designed to decompose in backyards and compost bins, leaving behind no trace for a waste-free earth.
Sonoco Officially Opens Innovative Packaging Solutions Studio
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announces the offical launch of it’s Innovative Packaging Solutions Studio. The iPS Studio is a leading-edge research, development and innovation center that connects consumer and market insights to the invention of new packaging solutions, all under one roof. Sonoco invested $12 million to build the new Innovative Packaging Solutions research and development studio at its Hartsville, S.C. headquarters.
Enjoy Life Foods to Open New Manufacturing Facility
Enjoy Life Foods announced plans to open a state-of-the-art, allergy-friendly manufacturing facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana, later this year. The new facility will create between 100 and 150 jobs in Jeffersonville.
Distributors, Suppliers Consolidate at Year-End
As the year winds to a close, the wallets remain open, with a spate of high-profile distributor and supplier acquisitions announced in the past two weeks. Many of the companies acquired have a focus on “better-for-you,” fresh, and specialty, underscoring the ongoing importance of consumer interest in natural and unique products.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods Expands to East Coast With New Manufacturing/Distribution Facility
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, an Ontario, California-based provider of fresh and frozen prepared foods, is expanding to the East Coast with a $20 million investment in a food manufacturing and distribution operation near Naples, Fla.
PRE Brands Launches Responsibly-Sourced, Obsessively Curated 100% Grass Fed Beef
PRE® Brands have delivered on consumer demand for a superior beef experience in grocery stores through its launch of PRE® 100% grass fed beef. PRE® is the only brand to offer first-of-its-kind clear packaging with a 360° view of their meat, revealing a complete picture of freshness, color and quality to the consumer.
GO VEGGIE Reveals New Brand Identity, Logo and Packaging
GO VEGGIE® is a brand reinventing itself in an effort to broaden its appeal to health-conscious as well as special dietary consumers. Coming off the heels of several new product launches, GO VEGGIE unveils a fresh, new logo and packaging design across its product range, rolling out across stores now.
Nutty Goodness Launches New Look & Campaign
Formerly Nicole’s Nutty Goodness, the revised Nutty Goodness has launched a redesigned website, new logos, packaging and brand messaging. The all-natural fruit and nut snack, is also launching a new mission to “Take Back the Snack.”
Lundberg Family Farms Rolls Out New Packaging for Popular Line of Rice Chips
Lundberg Family Farms, a national leader in organic rice and whole grain products, is rolling out new packaging for its popular line of Rice Chips across retailers nationwide this fall.
Wholesome! Debuts New Look & Advertising Campaign
Wholesome!, the largest supplier of Fair Trade, Organic and Non-GMO sugars, agaves, stevia, molasses and honey in North America is bringing its new look, new products and a whimsical new brand campaign to Natural Products Expo East