How the Wine Industry Slump Is Impacting North Coast Winery and Vineyard Values: The North Coast wine industry is confronting what market analysts and land appraisers describe as one of the most severe and prolonged downturns in decades. The contraction is reshaping everything from vineyard values and grape demand to distribution systems and merger-and-acquisition activity…

Packaging can no longer be treated as a final step in product development, rather these decisions need to be made much earlier and far more holistically, according to Greg Lawson, managing director of packaging consultancy firm Aura Global. For food and beverage brands, the biggest packaging decisions are often made too late when costs are locked in, flexibility is gone and compliance risks are harder to manage, according to one industry expert.

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