Retailers with a private brand offering now have to say goodbye to the plain, cheap and, dare we say, boring packaging used in the past. They now look toward the design of their packaging as being a key difference between them and national brands.

J Bar B Foods has been able to translate a rare combination of positive attributes into outstanding growth and success.

Like Philadelphia has the Philly steak sandwich and Buffalo has buffalo wings, northeast Ohio has its sauerkraut balls.

Many successful companies come from humble beginnings, but Williams Sausage may take the top prize in that department.

Cher-Make Sausage Co. announced its expanding approach to growing private label opportunities by naming James Birt as director of private label & co-pack sales.

West Liberty Foods is pleased to announce the introduction of its Peel & Reseal packaging system for their private-label customers.

The current commodity markets are bad for everyone. Our economic climate is tenuous. Consumers are struggling to make ends meet and current fuel prices are forcing them to manage what they spend on food. American consumers play an integral part in any recovery because their spending accounts for about 70% of the nation’s economic activity.