{"id":11699,"date":"2026-02-13T10:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=11699"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:35:07","slug":"the-best-valentines-day-packaging-of-2026-from-waffle-house-to-lego-penguins-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=11699","title":{"rendered":"The Best Valentine\u2019s Day Packaging of 2026: From Waffle House to LEGO Penguins in Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>No matter how we express love for one another, Valentine\u2019s Day is an occasion to show that special someone how much they mean to us.<\/p>\n<p>Given how all-encompassing love is, it\u2019s unsurprising that the types of brands making Valentine\u2019s Day offerings go beyond the conventional chocolate, jewelry, and other traditional holiday tropes. Even in categories where we expect holiday-themed releases, brands are getting creative.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, making that gesture to a \u201cspecial someone\u201d might not necessarily mean a spouse or a person with whom we are in a relationship.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ferrero-finds-self-gifting-takes-over-valentines-day-more-than-1-in-3-north-americans-buy-chocolate-for-themselves-second-only-to-their-partners-302679442.html\">According<\/a>\u00a0to candy manufacturer Ferrero North America, 64% of Americans believe Valentine\u2019s Day should be celebrated with friends as well as romantic partners. Galentine\u2019s exists for a reason.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"expand-paywall-button\" class=\"expand-paywall-button\">Subscribe to Read More<\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thedieline.com\/the-best-valentines-day-packaging-of-2026-from-waffle-house-to-lego-penguins-in-love\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how we express love for one another, Valentine\u2019s Day is an occasion to show that special someone how much they mean to us. Given how all-encompassing love is, it\u2019s unsurprising that the types of brands making Valentine\u2019s Day offerings go beyond the conventional chocolate, jewelry, and other traditional holiday tropes. Even in categories [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[3121,3122,494,2951,281,3123,2523,3124,3125,2340,331,2216,3126,1052,186,3127,2945],"class_list":["post-11699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-2026-trends","tag-brand-collaborations","tag-consumer-trends","tag-dieline","tag-food-packaging","tag-galentines-day","tag-graphic-design","tag-hellofresh","tag-holiday-marketing","tag-lego","tag-limited-edition-packaging","tag-lush","tag-luxury-gifting","tag-packaging-design","tag-sustainable-packaging","tag-sweethearts-candy","tag-valentines-day-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}