Creative Services

13 Aug 2026

Compliant Product Labels for Canadian Markets

Creative Services, Design, Product PackagingCanadian product labels, custom label design, packaging design Canada, product label compliance

A successful product label begins long before artwork is created. While colours, typography, and branding are important, compliant product packaging starts with a strong regulatory and creative foundation. Regulated product labels often need to accommodate a significant amount of mandatory information, including bilingual content, warnings, directions for use, storage information,…

20 Jan 2026

Creative Design for Regulated Products: Why It Is Different and Why It Matters

Creative Servicescompliance-driven design, creative design for regulated products, packaging compliance Canada, regulated packaging design, regulated product labelling

If you have ever worked on a regulated product launch and assumed that packaging would be a relatively straightforward final step, the complexity likely became apparent very quickly. In regulated prepackaged consumer product categories, packaging is not a decorative layer added at the end of development. It is a regulated…

13 Nov 2025

Hierarchy in Label Design: Elements, Levels, and Best Practices (2025)

Creative Servicesbilingual labelling, CFIA label review, compliant label design, Health Canada packaging, modular label system, Nutrition Facts, Packaging Compliance, packaging regulations Canada, visual hierarchy

A product label is often the first interaction a consumer has with a brand. It captures attention, communicates purpose, and conveys trust within seconds. However, a label’s success depends on more than just good design; it must also comply with strict regulatory standards. In Canada, where bilingual labelling, standardized Nutrition…

10 Jun 2025

A Cost-Effective Compliance Strategy: Over-labelling for Packaging in the Canadian Market

Product Packagingbilingual labelling, Canadian packaging compliance, canadian regulations, cost-effective compliance, food labelling Canada, label correction, natural health product labelling, overlabelling, packaging solutions Canada

Expanding into the Canadian food and natural health product market presents a unique set of regulatory challenges. From bilingual packaging requirements to specific nutrition facts and allergen declarations, manufacturers often face barriers that can delay product launches and increase operational costs. One practical and cost-effective solution to this issue is…

22 Jul 2024

A Costly Oversight: Errors on Food Labels

Canadian Food Regulations, Creative Services, Food and Beverage, Product PackagingCanadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), CFIA, complaint packaging, Customer Safety, food compliance, food labelling, Food Recall, food safety, Recall, risk evaluation

11 Jul 2024

SNI Creative Services: Top Food & Design Trends

Creative Services, Design, Food and BeverageAlexis Goosen, biography, Christel Koop, creative services, Design, food trends, graphic design, graphic specialists, graphics, Interview, Jada Zazulinski, sni creative services

Last month, we introduced you to our Creative Services team--the all-female team of industry experts that make up the design expertise here at SNI. Today we are digging deeper into what makes Christel, Jada and Alexis tick, and show what their diverse presence brings to the idea boards with SNI…

22 Apr 2024

Over-Label Solution Program: The SNI Eco-Friendly Solution

Creative Services, Podcasts, Product PackagingApple Podcasts, creative services, Earth Day, Earth Day 2024, Over-Label Solution, podcast, Reduce Waste, SNI, Spotify, sustainability

April 22nd, 2024, marks the 54th annual celebration of Earth Day. Earth Day aims to raise awareness about environmental issues among citizens and organizations and encourages action in preserving and protecting the environment. At SNI, we recognize the importance of environmentally friendly business practices and solutions. Product packaging errors can…

09 Feb 2023

Client Spotlight: Food Photography for Longo’s Market Grocers

Creative Services, Design, Food and Beverage, Food Photography, Product Packagingbilingual packaging, creative services, Food formulation, Food Packaging, food photography, food styling, global brand development, Longos, Marketing, package renderings, Packaging Compliance, private brand management, retail programs

SNI is delighted to showcase some recent food photography work for our client, Longo’s, a grocery retail chain with locations across Southern Ontario. Led by our creative services team, the project involved food styling and food photography for Longo’s line of breaded and battered fish products. SKUs included frozen haddock,…

30 Nov 2022

What Goes into Building a Successful Food Brand?

Creative Services, Design, Product Packagingbilingual packaging, creative services, Food formulation, Food Packaging, global brand development, Longos, Marketing, package renderings, Packaging Compliance, private brand management, retail programs

The average grocery shopper might not stop to think about all the work that goes into getting their favourite granola bar or frozen pizza on the shelf. But as a food manufacturer, you know that it’s neither a quick nor easy process. Many complex factors need to be considered, from…

09 Nov 2022

Will Your Nutrition Facts Tables Be Ready by December 2022?

Canadian Food Regulations, Creative Services, Food and Beverage, Product Packagingbilingual labels, bilingual packaging, bilingual packaging and labelling, canada compliance, Canada Food Regulations, canada foods, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Food Labeling, food labelling, Food Packaging, nutrition facts table, Packaging Compliance

If you’re a food brand or manufacturer, you have likely heard about the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s announcement back in 2016 that new food labelling regulations were coming into force. Below is an important update on the new food labelling regulations in Canada, and what all members of the…