by Melissa Simmerman | Apr 3, 2026 | Brand Strategy, CPG Trends, Innovation, Inspiration, Material and Finish, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Structural Design, Thought Leadership
Your Packaging Is Saying More Than You Think Consumers create and assign meaning to many things. As a brand, some of that is out of your control. Much of it isn’t. Consider the name “Corona” during the pandemic. Not controllable. But how the brand...
by Anna Kniesly | Mar 9, 2026 | Brand Strategy, Conference Recap, CPG Trends, Inspiration, Packaging Design, Thought Leadership
What Expo West 2026 Told Us About the Future of CPG Packaging Our team spent the week walking the floor at Expo West, and several signals stood out about where food & beverage, and the brands behind it, are heading. Beyond individual products, what stood...