Packaging Protest over Bagel Boxes
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto 
on 12.14.06
Morwenna White was really upset when a bakery rep at a subway station gave her a Morning Mate- a bagel, jam in a little jam container, a disposable knife, all in a plastic container with a cardboard sleeve. "This is triple packaging" she told the Star. "Its nonsensical to package this bagel up when you can pick them up fresh on every street corner." Friend Amy Nugent agrees. "“As a Canadian company, I would expect more from them. The environment and waste management is a chief concern for Toronto right now. Why would anyone consider buying this?” They were so outraged that they have started an online petition to "request that Dempster's, along with Maple Leaf Foods Inc. and Canada Bread Company Limited, stop littering our shelves, our waste baskets and our landfills with over-packaged products, and that they review their environmental policies in order to reduce their packaging.Furthermore, we join Canada's Mayors and call on the federal government to support the legislation of national packaging regulations to minimize solid waste." Sign the petition here and help stamp out overpackaging and crappy bagels. via :Metromorning
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Are we sure the packaging is not biodegradable?
My name is Connie Morrison and I am the VP Business Development at Canada Bread and involved with Dempster’s Morning Mates bagels. I wanted to let you know that we’re truly interested in your comments and the petition started by Morwenna White and Amy Nugent. Since the product is still in a test market phase, we are in a position to potentially change the packaging.
I met with Amy Nugent and Morwenna White today. We had a good discussion and they shared their concerns about the product and packaging. We’re still in a test phase with the product, but it’s given us some important things to consider that I’ll take back to our product development team.
Ultimately the success or failure of any product depends on consumer demand. If enough people decide they want this product, then maybe they should have it. But if enough people agree with the views of Nugen and White, then it will not survive the test phase. While I admire Nugen and White acting on their principles, it is not really fair for a small group of people to decide what everyone else wants or do not want. Let us speak for ourselves.