Retail Ready Packaging (RRP)Retail Ready Packaging (RRP)Challenges and Opportunities for 

Fl ibl P k iFlexible Packaging

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RRP Defined

• Retail Ready Packaging (RRP): Secondary 

RRP Defined

packaging for grocery items that is characterized by the “five easies”– Easy to identify

– Easy to Open

– Easy to replenish

– Easy to Shop

E di f/– Easy to dispose of/return

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RRP, SRP, DRPRRP, SRP, DRP

• Retail Ready Packaging – Secondary packaging• Retail Ready Packaging – Secondary packaging generally meant to facilitate stocking of retail shelves with minimal handlingshelves with minimal handling

• Shelf Ready Packaging – Secondary packaging meant to hold and display full case counts onmeant to hold and display full case counts on retail shelves 

• Display Ready Packaging – End aisle displays• Display Ready Packaging – End aisle displays, POS, POP units

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A Brief History of RRPA Brief History of RRP• Outgrowth of 1980’s interest in Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) – “taking costs out of the supply chain”

• 2005: Institute of Grocery Distribution publishes “Retail Ready Packaging”publishes  Retail Ready Packaging

• 2006: IGD develops “RRP Functional Guidelines”   

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RRP’s European heritage

Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD)www.igd.com

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RRP decision treeRRP decision tree

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RRP in the U.S

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Walmart’s RRP GuidelinesWalmart s RRP Guidelines

• 2008: Publishes “Sustainable Retail‐Ready2008: Publishes  Sustainable Retail Ready Packaging Global Guidelines” based on subsidiary ASDA’s 2006 program.

• ASDA was one of the collaborating organizations (marketers, packaging suppliers were others) developing the IGD guidelines for RRP.

• Walmart introduced its Sustainable Packaging Scorecare in 2006

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Retail Ready PackagingRetail Ready Packaging

The “Five Easies”Easy to IDEasy to openEasy to replenishEasy to shop

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Easy to shopEasy to Dispose

+ Easy to ship/handle?

Easy Open Display Case

U l B ’ R d Ri ®

Easy Open Display Case  

Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice® 

Mechanical locking feature -no tape, adhesive needed to secure needed to secure hood to tray

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The NA cheese challengeThe NA cheese challenge

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An early artifactAn early artifact

The The Harvey Sti kStick

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A cheese solution?A cheese solution?

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Clean, functional, convenientClean, functional, convenient

Fresh & Easy: USAFresh & Easy: USA

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RRP for cheese – the Euro approachRRP for cheese  the Euro approach

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RRP for cheese – the Euro approachRRP for cheese  the Euro approach

Carrefour: Barcelona

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RRP for cheese – the Euro approachRRP for cheese  the Euro approach

Hit: Munich

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A recycling approach in BrazilA recycling approach in Brazil

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For more information…For more information…

Retail Ready Packaging http://www.igd.com/index.asp?id=1&fid=5&sid=23&cid=251

Retail Ready Packaging Functional Guidelineshttp://www igd com/index asp?id=1&fid=1&sid=3&tid=53&cid=294http://www.igd.com/index.asp?id 1&fid 1&sid 3&tid 53&cid 294

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“On‐Demand” RRP webinarOn Demand  RRP webinar

• Series of interviews with North American Retail Ready stakeholders

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Register at www.packworld.com/webinar/trends

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