Common Packaging Failures and How to Avoid Them
Every year, millions of dollars in food products are lost. Not because of poor recipes or bad ingredients, but because of the box, film, or wrapper they came in...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
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Sustainability vs Functionality in Folding Carton Design
A single material switch, from a standard coating to a certified FDA-compliant alternative - doubled one product's shelf life from 90 to 180 days. That outcome ...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
Designing Packaging That Holds Up in Shipping
Most people give packaging about three seconds of attention yet those three seconds represent the end result of decisions made across regulatory compliance, str...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
10 Tips for Packaging That Sells
Did you know that nearly 70% of consumers say packaging design directly influences their purchasing decisions? In the food industry, your packaging isn't just a...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
Global Flavours Driving Nutrition Trends in 2026
What if the most significant shift in nutrition isn't happening in a laboratory but in a street food stall in Seoul or a pandan dessert shop in Singapore? In 20...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
How Social Media Shapes Food Trends in 2026
A single hashtag drove a 9,500% spike in fiber-related article views, not a nutrition campaign, not a government initiative, but a viral TikTok trend called #fi...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
Protein Innovation Is Changing What We Eat
Nearly one in eight adults is now using a GLP-1 medication and the ripple effects on the food industry are only beginning to surface. When appetite shrinks, nut...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
Feed Your Gut, Fuel Your Health
There are roughly 38 trillion bacterial cells living inside you right now and they're paying close attention to every meal you eat. Your gut microbiome isn't a ...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
What’s Next in Protein Innovation
What if the most significant shift in modern nutrition isn't what we're eating, but how we're thinking about what we eat? More than half of consumers now active...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
Fiber Maxxing: How Fiber Is Shaping Consumer Choices
Ninety-five percent of Canadians and Americans aren't getting enough fibre and the food industry is finally paying attention. What was once considered nutrition...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
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