Safety, efficiency and looks play a role in the design.

The classic pantry staple can tell us a lot about competition in the grocery space and U.S. sugar policy.

Aiming to keep consumers safe, the Food and Drug Administration has rules for the information placed on packaging.

Breweries tend to charge more per ounce if you’re getting large amounts of alcohol, contrary to conventional wisdom.

While businesses are not immune to the global logistics nightmare, those that primarily source domestically have an advantage.

You get fewer tissues in a cubed box than a horizontal one, despite similar prices.

“I think you’ve had a lot of pent-up innovation,” says Matt Reynolds, editor of Packaging World.

Eleven and a half ounces of coffee in a package, 19.4 ounces of dish soap in a bottle. Could it be the “difficult comparison effect” at play?

Online retailers are trying to cut down on package waste. But designing a new box for everything a company ships takes a lot of time.

Hint: they want you to buy more snacks.