Packaging

The environment is increasingly on consumers' radar screens, according to the 22nd Annual Holiday Survey of retail spending and trends, commissioned by Deloitte.

To further define the sport-fashion market, Nike Inc.'s Jordan Brand division and Levi Strauss & Co. form a collaborative partnership to create a limited number of toe-to-head fashion packages for collectors and fans of both brands.

Johnson & Johnson creates an entirely new product category.

According to the Associated Press, The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. will not advertise its brands in newspapers or consumer magazines next year.

To offer better consumer experience, stronger shelf presence, enhanced economics and a reduced impact on the environment, MeadWestvaco Corporation enters into a licensing agreement for Natralock security packaging products with Packaging Graphics LLC, a division of The MATLET Group.

Converse Inc. and Target Corporation reach an innovative partnership agreement to offer One Star vintage-inspired sport lifestyle apparel and footwear, available exclusively at Target stores nationwide beginning in February 2008.

The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company's Orbit, Extra and Eclipse sugar-free chewing gums have earned the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance. Orbit, Extra and Eclipse are the first gums in the United States to earn this recognition because they are clinically proven to help fight cavities, strengthen teeth and reduce harmful plaque acids.

Mountain Dew AMP Energy, along with the Army National Guard, will sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr. when the popular stock-car driver joins Hendrick Motorsports for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series campaign.