Packaging

Food packaging plays a critical role in marketing and communication.

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Our research looks at how packaging influences consumer behavior, including the design, use of health and nutrition claims, and visual cues that shape perceptions and choices. We also evaluate policies regulating packaging content and design, including nutrition, warning, and sustainability labels.

27 Results

Doritos and Mountain Dew could carry a new ‘not recommended for human consumption’ warning under landmark Texas bill

Fortune
News June 4, 2025

Food companies want to confuse consumers. The FDA must push back.

Work
Work January 21, 2025

Effect of Front-of-Package Information, Fruit Imagery, and High-Added Sugar Warning Labels on Parent Beverage Choices for Children

JAMA Network
Work October 13, 2022

Public Comment on Docket No. FDA-2021-N-0336 for ‘‘Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Quantitative Research on a Voluntary Symbol Depicting the Nutrient Content Claim “Healthy” on Packaged Foods”

Work
Work July 6, 2021

Associations between Governmental Policies to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Supermarket Purchases and Individual, Retailer, and Community Health Outcomes: An Integrative Review

International Journal of  Environmental Research and Public Health
Work October 15, 2020

Evaluating the influence of racially targeted food and beverage advertisements on Black and White adolescents’ perceptions and preferences

Appetite
Work May 2, 2019

Taxes and front-of-package labels improve the healthiness of beverage and snack purchases: a randomized experimental marketplace

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Work March 21, 2019

Consumer perceptions of specific design characteristics for front-of-package nutrition labels

Health Education Research
Work April 1, 2018

Comparing five front-of-pack nutrition labels’ influence on consumers’ perceptions and purchase intentions

Preventive Medicine
Work January 1, 2018

Impact of cartoon media characters on children’s attention to and preference for more- and less-healthful foods

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Work October 25, 2017

Simplifying mental math. Changing how added sugars are displayed on the Nutrition Facts Label can improve consumer understanding

Appetite
Work July 1, 2017

Psychologically-informed implementations of a sugary drink portion limit

Psychological Science
Work March 31, 2017