Literature Review On Food Packaging In Tanzania

Packaging involves designing and producing the tin or bottle for a product. Packaging contains two levels. The primary packaging is the container for each individual product. For instance, A&W uses bottle with variety of sizes to fill the root beers. Plastic bottle can prevent leakage problem and can keep it once couldn’t finish it at once. The secondary packaging contains the quality of the product. A&W uses different colours and designs to wrap the bottle to differentiate the function of products. For example, white is for “Diet Root Beer with Cream Soda” and golden is for “Root Beer with Cream Soda”. The difference of packaging designs conveys the characteristics of the brand. Besides, this packaging can provide correct and useful information

In Thomas Hine’s article What’s in a Package he talks about the importance of packaging and how influential it is in consumerism. He allows people to see packaging in an entirely new light and informs people about the importance of packaging. Packaging gives us an expectation of the product. From how many calories it may have to how long it has been made. Packages are everywhere all the time. Most commonly found in stores but also in people's houses and on television shows. Things from cereal boxes to perfumes bottles elicit emotional responses from people that connect them to the packaging of the product. Three specific products like this are Kellogg’s cereals, Alcohol brands, and toilet paper brands. Each of these products has its own unique way of reeling in potential buyers and keeping customers loyal.

In the essay, “What’s in a Package”, written by Thomas Hine, the author describes how we live in a world unaware of what’s right under our noses when it comes to consumers and buying items in packages. He explains the many ways packaging is relevant in our lives and how much of an impact it has on us without us even knowing. He illustrates packaging as something that has evolved and is still evolving over time and something that plays a huge role in why we buy the things we do. First, the author introduces how everyone has the desire of wanting to buy things, regardless of where it may be or what it is. He mentions that the businesses selling these items are not only getting you buy their product but also believe they they will benefit us in some way, shape or form.

In “What’s in a Package?” article. Thomas Hine talks about the roles and effects of package. Hine explains how it is different from culture to another culture. Also, he mentioned the danger of focusing on packaging. There are differences between packaging in the past and packaging now. Employee who sell products to customers don’t impact like what packaging does. packages are around us in our daily lives. Packaging or the way of packaging not just can attract people to buy, it does many other things like protecting product from damage. there are some specialists who do testing for packaging and study what people want or need to make packaging in that way. Packages are different between cultures that they are present

Mensa’s packaging business had three major markets; Food and Beverage, Specialty Packaging, and International. This sector was economically sensitive, as it was difficult to build any competitive

Have you ever thought about how much research by the company has gone to make a package appeal to you? Chances are the packaging has gone through intense scrutiny from psychologists, experimental subjects, and government regulation, just so that you will want to buy their product over their competitors. In Thomas Hine’s essay, What’s in a Package, Hine discusses the great that packaging goes through before reaching the shelf, the importance of manufactures’ marketing campaign, the importance of packages depending on the culture, then finally to why designs will change over time. Walking down the aisle of a supermarket is how Thomas Hine begins his original argument on how packaging can evoke an involuntary emotional feelings or nostalgic responses. Instead of the old fashion market place where you would have people pitching their product to you, now their role is taken over by packaging that sells itself.

For example, packaging materials such as glass, paper and board, plastics and metals help protect the food item from UV rays/ light during the transportation process. By allowing this, helps prevent the growth of micro- organisms within the product. As well as this, packaging helps prevent rancidity in fats. If rancidity is not prevented, unpleasant odours and flavours within the food item are present, resulting in the wastage of the good. Along within this, packaging helps prevent the cross contamination of goods, when being transported from one area to another. Therefore, the Agriculture and Fisheries sector benefit from packaging, as they are able to prevent the wastage of products being transported, as well as being able to uphold a high reputation of the business by marketing high-quality goods.

The following qualitative annotated bibliography is a quick summary of articles that are important for my research about antimicrobial food packaging. Moreover, it includes my opinion about the content of the articles and the evaluation of the materials. I have a background in Food Engineering and I am very interested in helping to reduce food waste by increasing the shelf life of edible products using antimicrobial food packaging. Furthermore, by using these kinds of package it would be possible to reduce chemical food preservatives as well as maintain food quality.

Along with all the innovative packaging that was being promoted the idea of ‘self-service’ was also slowly being introduced into the consumer life style (Young & Young, 2004; pp.39 – 41). Packaging undertook three evolutionary stages i.e. The Retailer, where packaging was nothing more than a protective layer for the product and the transaction; The Manufacturer, where packaging was used to promote

One intriguing display in the African exhibit is “We Serve Guests a Favorite Dish”. In this display, there was a video and pictures that showed how to make the famous African dish, Chieboundienne or fish with red rice. This meal is one of the most well known African dishes, and is served for family and guests. The video included how the woman maked the stew. She used fish, snails, water, rice, sauce and cooked it in a pot over heat. This meal that she made yielded 20 people, and maked eight kilograms of rice. From viewing the display, people learn that cooking in areas of Africa is different than usually cooking in kitchens. Many people have to grow and get the ingredients for themselves instead of going to the store to buy it. Also, Africans

5. In what ways does the product’s packaging need changing when the product is being marketed in another country?

The proliferation of packaging products and poor product education has caused confusion among end users. US consumers have traditionally viewed packaging supplies as a cost-saving resource. Consequently, packaging engineers are accorded high status and influence roughly 40% of material purchase decisions. The US market is experiencing strong growth, driven in part by the growth of the coated and uncoated bubbles segment. However, AirCap's market share remains stagnant (Appendix A).

Good packages can help preserve food and prolong its shelf life during storage, transport retailing and consumption.

After television ads, packaging is the most effective form of marketing foods for children. Packaging attracts kids with color, fun characters that they can relate to, and toy prizes in the box that may cause the children to just want the toy

B) The brand personality of a company can be described as the set of human characteristics that attributed to the brand of a company. It is something by which the consumer can relate to the brand which can effectively increase the value of the brand by effectively communicating a sense of similarity to their customers. There are five main types of brand personalities, but the one that matches Nestle the best is, excitement. Nestle gives of vibes of a carefree attitude and connects best with consumers that are youthful and spirited. Because of the nature of the products Nestle offers, the idea of Point of Purchase (POP) becomes very important. Many of the Nestle consumers purchase their products at the payment isle of grocery stores, so POP sales become very important. This also allows packaging to play an extremely important role during the POP purchase. Because there are many other similar products in the check-out isle, it is important for Nestle to make their products stand out. According to a brand manager from Nestle, “For Nestle, packaging has a key role to play in brand recognition”. Environmental issues, mainly the use of biodegradable and sustainable materials, have a growing impact on package design and materials sourcing. This is something Nestle keeps in mind when communicating with their consumers and also when maintaining brand identity and packaging characteristics. Nestle also recently announced that they