Stories Tagged as
Packaging
The marketing tactics behind those odd weights and sizes you see at the supermarket
Oct 30, 2019
Eleven and a half ounces of coffee in a package, 19.4 ounces of dish soap in a bottle. Could it be the "difficult comparison effect" at play?
For online retailers, packaging is all about economics
Mar 6, 2018
Online retailers are trying to cut down on package waste. But designing a new box for everything a company ships takes a lot of time.
Why do snack companies always change their packaging?
Jun 5, 2017
Hint: they want you to buy more snacks.
Cream cheese has a history wrapped in tin foil
Apr 26, 2017
Why is the packaging so difficult to reuse?
Why your package of bacon hides its glorious fat
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 14, 2016
The front of your package of super market bacon is a lie.
Bubble wrap abandoning its signature pop
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 2, 2015
Say goodbye to your childhood obsession.
Where can I recycle all this wrapping paper?
Dec 26, 2013
That dramatic increase in deliveries this time of year means an increase in the trash from all the packaging.
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Budweiser ties one on to boost sales
by
Queena Kim
May 6, 2013
Bud releases a new can today shaped like a bow-tie and tests the theory that packaging alone can pay off.
How packaging impacts what beverages we buy
Sep 24, 2012
A familiar scenario: You're thirsty. You walk into the store to buy something to drink. But you're not exactly sure what you want, and you're inundated with choices.