Packaging

Making the margins work on sustainable packaging remains an industry-wide puzzle that’s yet to be pieced together. Mars-owned KIND Snacks now has a months-long experiment behind it to back that up.

Thrive Market unveiled the Climate Action Working Group, designed to support CPG brands, as well as Thrive’s owned-brand suppliers, in measuring and reducing their carbon and plastic footprint.

Plenty of geographies are associated with styles of yogurt, but its birthplace – Bulgaria – is often forgotten. Trimona hopes to change that.

Hippeas unveiled the most dramatic packaging redesign, which communicates the brand’s attributes to consumers more efficiently.

Coconut Cult is heading into the new year with the aim of making its premium, plant-based yogurt “accessible to the masses without compromise,” with the debut of a new 4 oz. format packed in resealable plastic cups.

While sustainability initiatives are often an inherent part of modern mission-driven brands, a recent report suggests that what’s on the outside isn’t resonating with consumers like it used to.

They say it’s what’s on the inside that counts, but that’s only half true – at least when it comes to canned food.

The chocolate category is consolidating. Today, branded and private label chocolate manufacturer Chocolate Works announced its acquisition of 150-year-old Thompson Chocolate, which produces specialty and foil-wrapped chocolate novelties.

A slow and steady growth strategy is Dress It Up Dressing’s secret sauce as it works to capture the “sleepy” salad dressing category, said founder and CEO Sophia Maroon.

Washington, D.C.-based peanut butter brand One Trick Pony (OTP) has secured seed funding from Collaborative Fund. The new funds will be used to support retail growth, new innovations and an upcoming packaging overhaul in early 2025.