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A tectonic shift in consumer attitudes toward plastic waste have brands harking back to bygone days when environmental sustainability — like the neighborhood milk man — was standard business practice.

Path to Purchase IQ’s editors provide a sampling of recent activations that are helping move shoppers along their decision journeys.

Publix teamed with Nestle and Sparkling Ice to run respective summer rebate programs administered via Snipp Interactive.

The U.S. giant will buy Pioneer Foods for roughly $1.7 billion as a way to expand its global footprint.

SnapDragon, a global brand design firm, was created with Elle Morris’ acquisition of HMSDesign in Fairfield, Connecticut.

The Coca-Cola-owned beverage company has rolled out interactive vending machines that enable shoppers to donate to charity in four U.S. cities.

CGT looks at emerging technologies that offer unique solutions to consumer goods companies seeking to transform their organizations. This week: AR-enabled self-translating wine labels from Third Aurora.

Driven by three major market forces, the industry is on the cusp of a new era of creativity that could usher in unprecedented growth opportunities.