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russian designers create eggtastic packaging

22 Apr 2015
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a russian brand agency and a designer evgeny morgalev have produced a cardboard box that can cook an egg without waterthe gogol mogol is a singleuse cardboard egg box made with special chemical layers that produce heat when activated. each individual package for an egg is made from recycled cardboard with several layers.a tag pulled from the container sets off a chemical reaction which makes the small package warm up and cook the egg in just two minutes.it was created by brand agency kian and designed by evgeny morgalev.

international paper considers 8bn bid for smurfit kappa

22 Apr 2015
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usbased paper and packaging company international paper is considering to acquire smurfit kappa, in a bid that could value the irish packaging producer at approximately &euro8bn.this is in line of a series of acquisitions of european companies by us rivals as the dollar&39s recent gains make these companies cheaper.international paper is considering an offer at approximately &euro36 a share if it did make a proposal, sky news reported citing a source.smurfit kappa provides paperbased packaging solutions worldwide, which includes containerboards, corrugated containers and other p

a uboat in a bottle

22 Apr 2015
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german company uboot getr&aumlnke has launched a new cocktail onto the market, thanks to an innovative packaging concept from&nbspgreiner packaging.the classic &lsquouboat&rsquo is a schnapps glass filled with highproof spirits that is dropped into a glass with soda. previously unavailable in clubs and bars where drinks were dispensed only in bottles, a bold &lsquobottleinabottle&rsquo concept will launch the product to a broader audience.&ldquowe developed a bottleinthebottle concept and mastered the challenge of functionality and product safety.

uboot getrnke launches uboat bottle concept

21 Apr 2015
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german company uboot getr&aumlnke is looking to stir up the spirits sector with a packaging concept from greiner packaging.uboot getr&aumlnke is introducing the classic &ldquouboat&rdquo, a product that was available for decades only in selected restaurants and pubs. together with greiner, uboot getr&aumlnke developed new packaging that pays tribute to the &ldquomixed drink&rdquo concept.this launch was made possible, thanks to greiner packaging using its &ldquobottleinthebottle&rdquo concept.

why the language on food packaging makes me sick

21 Apr 2015
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from &lsquofamily owned&rsquo and &lsquocreated with love&rsquo, to &lsquohand crafted&rsquo and &lsquoauthentic&rsquo, foodpacket rhetoric is now mainly in the business of selling nice feelings&nbsppudding manufacturer g&uuml is one of the most aggressive foodpacket philosophers. photograph alamyrecently, a finnish manufacturer of meatballs was told its meatballs didn&rsquot contain enough actual meat to qualify as meatballs. so now it says on the packet simply &ldquoballs&rdquo.

5 examples of stellar logo design and packaging

21 Apr 2015
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&nbspapril 19, 2015from the april 2015 issue of entrepreneurwhen business owners embark on the design process, they may commission a logo, but what they&rsquore really seeking is a brand. because the brand&mdashnot the logo&mdashis what consumers will interact and fall in love with and the reason they&rsquoll stick around.one irony of design&mdashthe role of which is to make everyday experiences easier and more intuitive&mdashis the lack of clarity in terminology. designspeak can get fuzzy.

packaging expert weblog the influence of packaging on our eating behaviour

21 Apr 2015
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do we eat because we&39re hungry, or is there a different reason behind our eating behaviour according to food expert brian wansink we make around 200 food related decisions every day. most of them are unconscious and have little to do with how hungry we are. wansink believes that our tendency to eat is encouraged by various incentives. one of the main incentives is the packaging, according to the psychologist.buy and eatpackaging influences both the purchasing behaviour of consumers and the eating behaviour after purchasing.