With the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about how upcoming holidays in China will affect shipping, transportation and overall operations for your business ..read more

The packaging showdown of rigid vs. flexible often pits hard plastic jugs and bottles against flexible stand up pouches. There’s no question that a heavy, empty plastic jug is less eco-friendly than a plastic pouch that uses less material to make and disposes flat. But what about cardboard boxes ..read more

In the retail industry, we tend to think of “eco-friendly” as a more expensive way to go. Doesn’t that term mean organic this-and-that, higher-priced goods that are sustainably produced, and generally paying more but getting less ..read more

Why to Try: You want to boost your standing in consumer perceptions with eco-friendly credentials! A biodegradable stand up pouch is eco-friendly in more ways than one. As flexible packaging, it ships flat, stores flat, and disposes flat — reducing materials needed to produce it and emissions required to ship it to its destination. When made with compostable packaging materials, you’re investing in the ultimate planet-saving package that returns to Mother Earth when its job is complete ..read more

  Look at the world of packaging sales right now. Supply chain snafus, packaging material shortages, high resin prices, no printed cans, and now 12 month lead time for rigid bottles and buckets… What is a packaging reseller supposed to do?  Well, first of all, don’t panic (like many of the calls we are fielding these days). You do have options, if only you know where to look ..read more

Rigid boxes, bottles, boxes, and cans have been around for a long time. But they’re more costly and less effective than modern flexible packaging options like stand up pouches. Here are at least nine product packaging types that can stand to benefit from an innovative switch to stand up pouches ..read more

Eco-friendly branding is all the rage. And it’s all good for everyone. The consumer has peace of mind, you’re satisfying a need, and the planet benefits in the meantime. However, simply using eco-friendly packaging materials isn’t enough. You’ve got to make it a part of your core message to your audience. If they don’t know you’re doing it, you’re missing a major opportunity ..read more

You might think you’re limited to rip-open, zip-up, or fold shut closures for flexible packaging. Think again. Innovative hook-to-hook closures (think Velcro, but two spiky sides and no fuzzy side) secure the package in a fast, convenient, and intuitive way — and with responsive sensory feedback for the consumer ..read more

Over the last five years, 85% of global consumers say they’ve focused their purchasing behaviors on being more sustainable. And out of everyone, a whopping 84% of the 44-and-under crowd insists they’re willing to pay more for environmentally friendly packaging.  ..read more

Spout pouch packaging is at the cutting edge of the beverage market — this much we know. According to Nielsen, sales for spout pouch beverages crested at almost $200 million per year, as of the summer of 2020. This bested the impressive gains of pouch packaging back in 2010 by almost 10X ..read more