Packaging shapes consumers’ split-second decisions by conveying quality, usability, brand values and sustainability while protecting the product.

Product packaging is more than just a practical choice—it plays a critical role in shaping customers’ perception and memory of the product and the business behind it. Carefully chosen, smart packaging ...

In a step to reduce plastic waste, the Kraft Heinz Company is shaking up its packaging with the removal of the iconic Shake ‘N Bake “shaker” bag. The packaging change, which affects all 11 Shake ‘N ...

Manufacturers spend more than $150 billion a year on product packaging, or roughly 7 to 10 cents of every dollar that goes into a product. Much of that is designed to make goods attractive, protect ...

From Issue Five of Gear Patrol Magazine. Discounted domestic shipping + 15% off in the GP store for new subscribers. Gear Patrol’s Senior Art Director, Andrew Haynes, is an expert in product packaging ...

In the mid-to-late 1800s, shoppers interested in purchasing many everyday products—from flour to crackers to pickles—usually had to ask store attendants to fish what they wanted out of a barrel for ...

Right at the boundary between patent law and trademark law lies the interesting phenomenon of product design. The United States Patent and Trademark Office will issue you with a design patent if you ...

Innovation in grocery is alive, kicking, and making itself known on a supermarket shelf near you, as was proven once again by today’s The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025. Hundreds of food ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Daniela De Lorenzo is a Oslo-based reporter covering sustainability. Designing products to be treated through sustainable, ...