SunOpta will sample select products from its portfolio of healthy and
organic consumer packaged goods, including new healthy beverage and snack products at Natural Products Expo West
Not exact matches
On top of increased sales of
organic goods,
consumers are buying more
packaged goods online than ever before.
With $ 43 billion in sales and a growth rate of about 8.4 % last year, according to the
Organic Trade Association,
organic food is one of the few places that the
consumer packaged goods industry has experienced growth.
The result is a jumble of
packaging terms and promises, which serve mostly to confuse
consumers who aren't sure if they want
organic or all - natural, cage - free, hormone - free or free - range.
As more
consumers gravitate toward
organic and seek to know more about where their food comes from, Kashi is rolling out a new brand identity and
package design that tells those stories and puts its food front and center.
At WhiteWave Foods, a leading
organic and natural foods company with such well - known brands as Silk, So Delicious Dairy Free, Earthbound Farms, and Horizon
Organic, Hansel's focus areas include ethical sourcing,
packaging innovation, resource conservation, and
consumer engagement.
This year's Awards recognized 10
consumer product goods (CPG) companies and their achievements in expanding the frontiers of glass
packaging design in the following categories — beer, wine, food, carbonated beverage, non-carbonated beverage,
organic food or beverage, distilled spirits, flavored alcoholic beverage (FAB), and cosmetics or fragrances — as well as an overall
package design winner.
Gippsland Dairy's
consumer research told the company the key marketing messages to include on the
packaging were:
organic,
organic certification and Gippsland Dairy, in that order.
A significant advancement, particularly for today's discerning
consumers, it assuages users who are concerned about possible
organic material extraction at the high temperature procedure required for
packaging retort products.
This year's awards recognize 10
consumer product goods (CPG) companies and their achievements in expanding the frontiers of glass
packaging design in the following categories: beer, wine, food, carbonated beverage, non-carbonated beverage,
organic food or beverage, distilled spirits, flavored alcoholic beverage (FAB), cosmetics or fragrances and conversion recognition (products that have been converted to glass
packaging from other forms of
packaging).
Another area where
consumer preferences are re-shaping the
packaged food industry is with their desire for foods that offer better nutrition; have less sugar; are
organic; are «free - from» allergens and additives, including GMOs (and «free - from jargon» in clean labelling); are ethically sourced and produced; and do not harm the environment in any way, from growing or creating the ingredients through to producing the final product.
«Whether it is new
packaging or new ways to prepare our products, or introducing low sodium, low fat and
organic foods, we are constantly working to provide the products that empower all
consumers to make the choices that are right for them and their families.
«Communicating to
consumers, it would have been easier to put an
organic - stamp / seal on all
packages, but growing
organic does not ensure future coffee production.
Thirdly, urban agriculture and urban forestry contribute to disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change by reducing runoff, keeping flood plains free from construction, reducing urban temperatures, capturing dust and CO2, while growing fresh food close to
consumers reduces energy spent in transport, cooling, processing and
packaging, whilst productive reuse of urban
organic wastes and wastewater (and the nutrients these contain) reduces methane emissions from landfills and energy use in fertilizer production.