Packaging

When it launches next month, the Plastic Disclosure Project -- which surprisingly has strong backing from investors -- plans to expose corporations that are contributing to plastic waste when it launches next month.

Whisper it - Frito-Lay is about to say goodbye to its environmentally-friendly but very noisy SunChips bag. Eighteen months ago, Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo (PEP), made lots of noise about a biodegradable SunChips bag made from plant material. Sponsored Links Now, after complaints that...

Packaging company Pactiv Corporation (PTV) agreed to be purchased by Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd in a deal worth about $6 billion. Pactiv shareholders will receive $33.25 in cash for each share of Pactiv common stock, a premium of about 39% over the stock's closing price on May 14, 2010, Pactiv...

A New York Times blogger argues that wasting food is worse for the environment than a bit of plastic packaging that extends its shelf life, since the methane food produces when it decays. But composting and buying locally would better solve the problem.

Food manufacturers, like the politicians currently debating health reform, may have a solution to the obesity crisis: Feed Americans a lot of hot air. But this heated air is not just a figure of speech for packaged goods companies including Ralcorp Holdings' (RAH) Post Foods and PepsiCo (PEP)...

At last someone is addressing the problem faced by millions every holiday season -- wrap rage. Amazon has launched a program to get rid of the frustrating and expensive packaging that drives consumers mad. It's new Certified Frustration-Free Packaging Program provides manufacturers a simple,...

Back in June, President Obama signed a law requiring cigarette manufacturers to display health warnings on the top half of cartons, and to cover the top half of the fronts and backs of packages with "color graphics depicting the negative health consequences of smoking." Big Tobacco was not amused....

The recent economic meltdown has brought down commodities prices, but most raw materials have sill made an impressive run over the past few years. Food manufacturers are faced with a tough decision: Should they raise prices or shrink packages?With most consumers feeling pretty poor right now,...

Choosy mothers should probably choose Jif if they want to scrape more peanut butter out of a standard-size jar. According to CNN, competing sandwich spread Skippy is among numerous brand names that have quietly shrunk the size of their packaging as a means of passing on food inflation to...

This post is part of our series ranking the top 25 bygone products and trends we'd like to see return. On Christmas morning, my house, like thousands of others, is a chaotic, frenzied scene, with children frantically opening gifts and squealing with delight. But the joy in my children's faces...