Douglas Peckenpaugh

Nov 1, 2024 | dairyfoods.com | Douglas Peckenpaugh

American life in the 1800s looked vastly different than today. Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, the 1800s saw the newly established United States of America expand from a largely agrarian society to an industrial powerhouse. As the century progressed, droves of American citizens left a life of subsistence farming behind, lured to America’s growing cities    and a completely new way of life. In 1800, the U.S. was a fledgling nation of just more than 5 million people.

Sep 23, 2024 | snackandbakery.com | Douglas Peckenpaugh

Treats cost a bit more at the store these days. The overall U.S. economic outlook has remained positive this year—performing better than expectations—and our consumer-spending outlook also is bright. However, food industry inflation is taking its toll, and overall unit sales for candy and confectionery have declined. The food industry has endured more than its fair share of cost-input increases over the past three years, resulting in higher prices at retail.

Jul 8, 2024 | packagingstrategies.com | Douglas Peckenpaugh

We are living through a dramatic sea change in packaging. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation and associated environmental concerns are catalyzing significant steps to close the gaps to create a truly circular economy for all primary and secondary packaging for consumer packaged goods (CPGs).

Jul 8, 2024 | brnw.ch | Douglas Peckenpaugh

We are living through a dramatic sea change in packaging. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation and associated environmental concerns are catalyzing significant steps to close the gaps to create a truly circular economy for all primary and secondary packaging for consumer packaged goods (CPGs).

Jun 14, 2024 | snackandbakery.com | Douglas Peckenpaugh

Sustainability messaging arises in myriad ways across today’s snack food and bakery industry. With the help of an ever-evolving equipment and technology supply chain, snack producers and bakery companies continue to make strides in lean manufacturing, including energy and resource management. The net result is overall more-efficient operations. Those efforts carry value, and often make their way into marketing messages and corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting.