Miscellaneous

K-Beauty brand, Sulwhasoo, is celebrating Valentine’s Day with its Lip Color and Glowing Lip Balm, which comes in a matching packaging design. 
 
The Glowing Lip Balm is a moisturizing lip balm with ginseng antioxidants, nourishing ginseng seed oil, cocoa butter, and shea butter. 
 
This balm is made to help soften and improve the appearance of lip wrinkles. 
 
It is available in a clear and Petal (a soft pink). 
 

Mars Chocolate Drinks & Treats (MCD&T) has given its Galaxy Milk Drink range a packaging update which aims to bring it in line with Galaxy chocolate.

As well as bringing the drink’s look in line with the confectionery range, the bottles will switch from a traditional sports cap to a flat cap from April.

This follows consumer feedback from a survery conducted by Mortar Research which revealed that 73% of people who have drunk chocolate milk prefer to do so from a flat-cap bottle.

The food business operators were earlier asked to exhaust all existing pre-printed packaging materials before September 1, 2024, however, after consulting with all stakeholders, FSSAI decided to extend the current deadline. The new deadline for FBOs is December 31, 2024.

Earlier, in June, FSSAI had ordered FBOs to do away with claims of 100% fruit juices in their advertisements and labels of reconstituted fruit juices with an immediate effect, as the authority found the claims to be misleading.

The collection consists of 12 unique bottles containing a blend of two casks of single malt whisky, aged since 1974 and bottled at a cask strength of 47.4%. Each of the 12 individual bottles carries a unique label themed after one of the elements needed to make the finest whisky; air, barley, cooper, copper, the distiller, earth, fire, heritage, time, water, wood, and the angel’s share – the term given to the whisky lost to evaporation during the aging process.

Katol MLA Charansingh Thakur, who is also a member of the marketing board’s board of directors, confirmed that the tender process will begin soon. The state government will contribute 50% of the cost, while the respective market committees will fund the remaining amount.

Indian jute mills will earn an 8.19-per cent "return on capital" for supplying jute bags for foodgrain packaging under the newly approved pricing framework by the Ministry of Textiles, a senior official said.

This implies that mills will earn the predetermined percentage of profit on the capital invested, regardless of market fluctuations of input costs, he said.

According to the Indian Jute Mills Association, the new pricing formula will result in only a 4-5 per cent increase in the price of gunny sack supplies.

Packaging is the No. 1 driver of new brand awareness and purchase intent for consumers, according to research from NielsenIQ. Primal Pet Foods expects the new packaging design to help attract new households to its products, improve overall purchasing rates and increase purchasing intent.

New for October 2024, Highland Park has broken out of the traditional look of the past and into modernity with the minimalist bottle design. Gone are the swirling Viking patterns that once adorned the exterior; now the light can shine on the liquid within, giving it the lionshare of the spotlight. Further honouring its Orcadian provenance, a “Product of Orkney” icon has been clearly etched into the bottle.

Nutrish, a pet food brand inspired by celebrity chef Rachael Ray, has launched a new packaging design alongside several new veterinarian-reviewed formulas aimed at supporting pet health.

The updated packaging will be seen on products such as Nutrish Grain Free for Dogs, Nutrish Whole Health Blend Puppy, and Nutrish Healthy Aging for Cats, making it easier for pet owners to identify the right choice for their pets.