Packaging & labelling

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How to find ingredient and packaging suppliers

By Donna Eastlake

Ingredients and packaging materials will form the very foundation of your brand, so getting them right is essential. Here’s how to find the right suppliers and build successful relationships.

Danone has removed Nutri-Score from the packaging of key drinkable products. Image Source: Getty Images/aprott

Why is Danone removing Nutri-Score?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

After a change in Nutri-Score’s algorithm, Danone has announced it will remove the front-of-pack labelling from some of its products. Why?

How prevalent is animal rennet in modern cheese? Image Source: Getty Images/alle12

Which cheeses still use animal rennet?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Animal rennet is still prevalent in many of Europe’s cheeses, despite a shift towards vegetarian rennet. Geographical indicators are a key reason why.

How to effectively label your food product. GettyImages

How to effectively label your food product

By Donna Eastlake

Front- and back-of-pack food and nutrition information is essential. Here’s how to ensure the details are legally tight to not only attract customers, but to keep them safe.

Film tie-ins are a popular marketing strategy in food and beverage. Image Source: Getty Images/Andrew Brookes

Do film tie-ins boost sales?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Many film studios use tie-ins with food and beverage brands to market their motion pictures. But does this drive sales for the food and beverage products themselves?

How risky are phthalates? Image Source: Getty Images/KevinDyer

Are phthalates linked to reduced fertility?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Phthalates are highly useful chemical compounds often used to soften plastic to make it more flexible. They have also been linked to a range of negative health effects.

Eco-labelling can create a halo effect around a product. Image Source: Getty Images/imamember

Does Eco-Score create a halo effect?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Eco-Score aims to inform consumers about the environmental impact of a product. But can it positively influence their perceptions in other areas? In other words, does it create a halo effect?

Smart packaging that fights food waste. GettyImages/nadia_bormotova

Smart packaging that fights food waste

By Donna Eastlake

Packaging that lowers food waste? It seems too good to be true but scientists say it’s possible, in fact, it already exists!

Eco-labels make good sense, but working in isolation they won't save the planet from the climate crisis. GettyImages/zoranm

Why eco-labelling won’t save the planet

By Flora Southey

Not even the innovators themselves are backing on-pack carbon footprint labelling to save the planet from rising global temperatures. Here's why.

Consumer trust in the food industry is declining, why? GettyImages/Drazen Zigic

Trust in food industry declining

By Donna Eastlake

As consumers become increasingly engaged in understanding the contents of the foods they’re consuming, it appears that trust in the food industry is plummeting. But can that trust be restored?

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