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Benefits of aluminum vs steel: from environmental impacts to meeting consumer needs

October 26, 2021

One of the biggest forms of transparency that consumers want is a look inside a company’s sustainability efforts. Previously, packaging companies relied on retailers and brands to deliver messaging about waste, recycling and circularity. But now, under pressure from NGOs and other groups to reduce waste, the packaging industry is having to address consumers directly.

Food Safety

How to keep traceability on track

Technology developers and program operators must make a compelling case for traceability if systems are to become omnipresent.

Richard Mitchell

February 14, 2020

Widespread traceability in the meat and poultry sector appears to be a concept whose time has come.

Food Safety

How to handle notifying the public about recalls

Experts from the CDC, USDA and others debate how much information should be shared with the public during recalls and outbreaks

Crystal Lindell

August 20, 2018

During the recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak, the CDC web-site page for E. Coli got 2 million page views. The month before that, it had gotten just 125,000.

Supply chains

Supply chain transparency is a win-win for brands

Greater visibility drives consumer loyalty, helps meet government regulations and leads to a better understanding of a company’s own processes

Jorge Izquierdo

July 13, 2017

As consumers demand more information about the origin and authenticity of the products they consume, farsighted brands seek to reach new levels of transparency.

Labeling Transparency

Transparency push at Mondelēz International

The company has launched the SmartLabel app to address customers’ concerns

Debra Schug

February 28, 2017

Consumers are demanding more and more to know exactly what is in the foods they are eating. To evolve with this trend, Mondelēz International has just launched a new app that gives consumers quick access to this information and was one of the first companies to sign on to the SmartLabel initiative with the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) following its initial launch.

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