Packaging Digest Blogs
My how things have changed!
If you didn’t know better you could easily reach for this packaging for tonight’s meal. Upon closer inspection you would immediately discover that this ‘meal’ wasn’t prepared for you but for your fido! Variety Pet Foods created these incredible down-home recipes and authentic country style that inspired the Variety Homestyle packaging. The design came from Edmund ... More
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One of nature's best packages gets new label
Bananas are the best fruit in the world. I’m sure millions of kids would agree … the under-12 set just seems naturally drawn to the flavor. In my case though, that opinion isn’t just a matter of taste. Yeah, there’s definitely a lot to be said for that mildly sweet but not overpowering flavor of a banana at the perfect state of ripeness. But for me, it’s largely ... More
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Exploring the latest in packaging design. Insights on marketing and branding, along with photos of exceptional packages from around the world.
Short Term Decisions, Long Term Consequences
What is Driving Your Secondary Packaging Choices - Part 2 In Part 1 of this post we discussed buying packaging out of convenience and habit rather than taking the time to venture out of our comfort zone and current supplier base. We also talked about the difference between price and cost and how price is the easy way but usually less effective way to compare packaging products. We all realize how ... More
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Common Sense and Sustainability Blog, a practical and often humorous perspective on sustainability, specifically the packaging industry.
It works for the casinos, but how does it affect you?
Bar codes and RFID are now common elements in packaging operations, as well as in many everyday situations. A recent article in Popular Mechanics magazine describes how they are being used as part of the security and surveillance operations at casinos. According to the article, Las Vegas’s gaming industry invests in the best surveillance and behavioral monitoring technology in the world, so ... More
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A blog with a different twist on packaging and plant operations, equipment and developments - past, present and on the horizon.
2010: Trends in Packaging
Some readers have asked me to write as a follow-up to my article: “The 12 Most Impressive Packaging Innovations in 2009“, an article about the trends in packaging innovation to be expected in 2010.I am not a crystal-glazer and who am I to pretend to be able to envision the future trends in packaging. In general I find articles about trends often only mirroring the wishful-thinking of ... More
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This blog relates worldwide innovations in packaging with "green" influences, sustainability and recyclability. Green Technology, trends, materials and more!
Success begets success
I am certain that you all have had those days (or perhaps even WEEKS) where you can’t get anyone on the phone and those you do get either hang up, put you off, or tell you to call someone else. It is a difficult stretch to go through and especially difficult when it happens day after day, week after week. 28 years in Sales has given me many such stretches. That’s what makes the good ... More
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Selling printing, services, and managing sales
