Most of us can sympathize with the customer who orders a delicious meal to-go and gets handed their goods in a flimsy grocery bag, only to half the contents spill out on the way home. We’ve all been there. Some might even go so far as to say that exact experience is what made them […]
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As packaging industry insiders, we recognize the need to protect the environment. More recently, due to environmental law modifications and stricter fines for non-compliance, there has been an even greater consumer push for things like eco-friendly paper bags and biodegradable bags offered at wholesale pricing. This can be a tall order for both retailers and
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As consumer consciences grow more towards eco friendly paper bags and away from plastic, the timeless brown paper bag has become a shopping superstar. Entire cities along with a growing number of retailers are restricting – even banning – the use of plastic bags. The demand for products such as natural kraft paper bags has
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Just as those of us in the packaging industry were starting to wrap our heads around the laws banning plastic bags in various states, new findings show that self-serving data may be a growing problem when it comes to post consumer waste content in packaging. Many retailers rely on this data to stay in compliance
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According to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), a food additive such as food safe inks, are defined as “…any substance the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component of, or otherwise affecting the characteristic of any food including any
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As packaging experts you already take on a lot: working with hard to please CEO’s, consumers and marketing people, whose ideas are often easier expressed than executed. So, it’s understandable that one more thing added onto your ever expanding plate might seem undoable but this “thing” is vital—it’s repurposing your packaging. For many packaging designers,
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Almost all companies are out to package their product attractively albeit cost effectively. Yet, somewhere along the way the words “custom packaging” have become synonymous with “way more expensive” when compared to stock packaging. This is a shame. In all reality, many businesses would benefit, yes even in their pocketbooks, by using custom packaging rather
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When it comes to custom printed food paper such as sandwich wraps or tray liners, there are two main ways those in the packaging industry use to determine paper’s density or its’ thickness. These measurements are especially useful to those in the restaurant or catering business, as they try to establish which food service tissue
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In this post Morgan Chaney hopes to dispel the myth that custom printed boxes are costly and difficult to achieve. While some companies chose to specialize in either post print boxes or made-to-order custom print boxes, we offer both believing that the client’s choice should not be limited and that their needs should determine the
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Well, it seems that depends largely on the consumer’s own personal values system. Often, people align themselves with brands that mirror their own beliefs. So, while it’s true that more and more ‘conscious consumers’ do in fact value environmentally friendly packaging such as reusable bags, it’s still rare for sustainability to be the deciding factor
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