Stories Tagged as
Packaging
How some companies manage to profit from supply chain kinks
Dec 14, 2021
While businesses are not immune to the global logistics nightmare, those that primarily source domestically have an advantage.
Why do tissues in cubed boxes cost more than tissues in horizontal boxes?
by
Janet Nguyen
Jul 15, 2021
You get fewer tissues in a cubed box than a horizontal one, despite similar prices.
How COVID-19 might change packaging for good
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
May 10, 2021
“I think you've had a lot of pent-up innovation,” says Matt Reynolds, editor of Packaging World.
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?
For public good, not for profit.
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.