Remember when a squeeze bottle of liquid flavor seemed revolutionary? It wasn’t very long ago that Kraft Heinz introduced a novel concept that required significant consumer education, yet they stuck with it and ultimately pioneered an entire new category of customizable liquid flavor with functional benefits. Today, Mio's current packaging is a masterclass in…
Category: Shelf Standout
The Rise of Private Label
Remember when "store brand" meant a generic, no-frills product you bought to save a few dollars? It was a temporary trade-down, a choice made out of necessity. That era is over. Today, private labels are no longer placeholders; they are legitimate brands. It feels like every retailer, from Aldi to Costco to Target and Walmart, is…
Shelf Standout: Gin & Juice
As someone who was in middle school in the mid-1990s, Dre and Snoop were as cool as you could get. Granted, I knew the radio-edited versions of their hits more than the actual albums... It’s with this context that we present this month’s shelf standout: Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop. Seen The strong…
