UK grocer Waitrose has introduced new reduced plastic packaging for its British strawberries, which will help eliminate 16.89 tons of plastic and adhesive this summer. The new “Air-Light” container, which will come via Waitrose’s long-time supplier Berry Gardens, is made of 80% recycled material, is more lightweight, and incorporates a cushioned design that helps protect
Vertex award-winning online retailer Boxed, and Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp., a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced a definitive agreement for a business combination that would result in Boxed becoming a public company. The combined company will be called Boxed, Inc. upon the closing of the transaction and is expected to be listed in
MPB Careers: Lowes Home Improvement - Sr Director, Brand Marketing - Private Brands Job Summary: The Brand Marketing Senior Director of Private Brands will work closely with the Private Brand Product Merchandising Team/Global Sourcing to build the owned brand strategy and portfolio of private brands for Lowe’s serving as the brand champion through the lens
As a part of its landmark Healthy Bees, Happy Snackers initiative, Flagstone Foods, a premier private brand manufacturer of snack nuts, trail mixes, and other nut-based snacks, announced its commitment to promoting a more sustainable almond industry by sourcing 100% of its almonds from bee-friendly farms by 2025, the first such manufacturer commitment from the private label nut
Once again, Congress is looking into online retail giant Amazon and taking a direct shot at its growing private brands. The Wall Street Journal has reported that a new bipartisan bill may require Amazon to split its business in two. The move would create one business for the third-party marketplace and another for its first-party products,
MPB Careers: Dollar Tree - Packaging & Product Designer 500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia Job Description Dollar Tree is seeking a full-time, in-house designer to join a highly creative and adaptable team, working on a wide variety of project types across various categories. If you are passionate about contributing to an engaging customer experience through
For the second year in a row, Canadian grocer Metro has injected a Gen Z sensibility to its Private Brand through a unique university student design competition. The competition drew new design ideas for Metro and helped raise the Private Brand industry’s profile with this emerging generation of potential employees, according to a presentation at
Dutch retailer Jumbo has introduced a new range of private brand dairy products that features three farmers from the Netherlands on the packaging of six artisanal products. They are the first suppliers of the retailer's newest private brand dairy line, 'Direct van de Boerderij' (direct from the farm). Farmer Kees, farmer Ernst and farmer Jacoline share
Sr. Manager, Product Development, Private Label at CAMP (View all jobs) CAMP Labs About the Company CAMP is a Family Experience Company that helps answer the question “What should we do today?” through a unique combination of Retail & Media. Launched in December of 2018, CAMP operates five retail locations in New York, Texas and
Welcome to My Private Brand Talks a weekly interview series in which I will discuss the state of private brand, retail, and careers with retail executives and private brand thought leaders from around the world. This week’s episode features my conversation with Marisa Thompson, Vice President, Proprietary Brands at PetSmart. . MY PRIVATE BRAND TALKS
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