Creative food label design is crucial in grabbing consumers' attention and influencing their buying decisions.

Grocery store shelves and online storefronts are more crowded than ever, with upstart products appearing alongside traditional, well-known name brands, both vying for shoppers' line of sight engagement. How do you make food packaging stand out?

Continue reading to uncover the magic and know-how behind successful food packaging design initiatives.

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The package is the first point of contact a potential consumer makes with food products.

From the moment a customer spots an item on the shelf or clicks on an online product listing, packaging design plays a pivotal role in capturing shoppers' attention and influencing their ultimate buying decision.

Food and packaging requirements present a unique challenge for designers as they strive to develop ways to safely preserve and transport the food we eat daily while simultaneously delivering the food maker's branding and message to consumers.

For brands aiming to stand out in the marketplace, packaging innovation is not just a choice but a requirement.

But how do you make creative food packaging?

What is the most popular food packaging?

What are the recent innovations in packaging?

We will cover these questions and look at food packaging history and innovations that have solidified their presence in today's marketplace.

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Retail consumer buying behavior is a complex topic that has been studied extensively and likely will continue to be the focus of industry and academic surveys for some time to come.

As existing markets mature and new ones come online, competition intensifies as companies naturally seek as many advantages as possible.

One area companies focus on is their product packaging, in both retail outlets and e-commerce outlets. Product packaging serves many roles besides its core purpose of housing and protecting the product.

Once the product is manufactured, it may be shipped to a warehouse where it may sit for days or weeks before final delivery to retail store shelves and your packaging provides protection at this stage of the journey.

Once placed on the shelves, the packaging's other potential strengths come into play. The hours of work dedicated to designing a package that piques consumers' interest are tested here and can have a major impact on the overall success of the product in question.

•  How will customers judge the packaging?

•  Will they impulse buy?

•  Do they immediately recognize the brand from the colors and logos on display?

These questions are the keys to the psychology behind modern product packaging.

Continue reading to learn how the packaging you choose for your products affects consumers' buying habits.

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All brands have a story to tell...the compelling reason that they came to be, the inspiration that planted the seed...the aspiration that drives them forward. Branding Design is distilling that essence—that energy and inertia—into a tangible (and hopefully impressionable) statement about a company and its products.

A logo brandmark and packaging are extensions of Branding Design— both are visual touchpoints put out to a target audience in hopes of engagement. They form opinions in the minds of consumers about a product its source, therefore it's important that Branding Design be true to the company's core values in order to gain consumer loyalty.

Below are 6 compelling Branding Design Case Studies that Catalpha has had the opportunity to develop.
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The past few months have hit economies hard all around the world. With non-essential businesses being forced to close down in many countries due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been difficult for conventional retailers to keep pace with what is going on.

Although eCommerce remains strong, most business owners have the impression that retail stores, including grocery stores, are on the decline.

However, this could not be further from the truth.

In fact, people are spending more at grocery stores now than they were several months ago. For many households, the coronavirus has generated more demand for grocery products.

This has created a surprising, if welcome, opportunity that businesses need to reflect on in the coming weeks and months, namely, standing out in the grocery store environment to secure more business, despite the coronavirus.

Let’s look at how rethinking your in-store strategies and displays for grocery stores that will help your business seize the opportunity presented by the COVID recovery.

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The following is a recent interview I had with the owner of Dave's Sweet Tooth Toffee - Andrew Chmielewski.  Andrew has taken his home toffee recipe to a national level with his product which is now in many stores nationwide including Krogers, Sam’s and many others.  I spent a few minutes with Andrew recently as he gave me the '411' of his success…

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Here are two Snack Food products that needed a unifying brand look to help them cross over to retail ready products.  We were brought on to create that look across packaging, point of purchase, website and even tradeshow display.

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