COVID Continues to Shape Conduct of Clinical Trials & Related Packaging
It’s not surprising that the current pandemic environment is impacting the way clinical trials are conducted. From the beginning, many adjustments needed to be made to ensure patient safety and the integrity of the data collected.
Labels for Tapered Containers: A Compatibility Guide
Not every label works on every container. I’m sure you’ve seen labels that are misaligned, bubbling, or wrinkled. This is a compatibility issue. For instance, we often receive requests to print labels for tapered wine or spirits bottles. It’s a request that requires experience, industry knowledge, and…math. Tapered containers need their own type of label […]
Trending in Alcoholic Beverages: The Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Takeover
The alcoholic beverages industry has to continuously reinvent itself. Sure, consumers will always love a good, ol’ classic Burgundy wine or a flavorful Caribbean rum, but the world craves new tastes, new packaging, and new fun drinks. Meet the decade’s (so far) frontrunner: canned cocktails, known as ready-to-drink beverages. The Spectacular Rise of the Ready-to-Drink […]
How Global Supply Chain Issues Affect the Labeling Industry
Supply chain problems are rippling through most industries, largely brought on by the pandemic. The shortages in the semiconductor industry have been front and center because they affect the most prolific industry, technology, namely consumer electronics. However, supply chain shortages affect many other industries. Wine, spirits, and beer manufacturers have been feeling the supply issues […]
How to Do Smaller Label Runs Without Sacrificing Quality
Have you ever ordered labels for your product and been surprised at just how many you have to order to make the per-label price cost effective? It’s hard to decide what to do if you don’t need that many labels: Order in bulk just in case you need them and waste any you don’t or […]
Labeling: How to Stand Out with White Label Products
What if I told you that, within a week, you could sell any product, from cosmetics or cannabis-infused products to food and beverages or laptops? I know, you’re thinking that building a production line and optimizing it takes far more than a week. And you’re right—it does. But with white labeling, you don’t need to […]
Why Premium Brands Need Premium Craft Labels
If you had a favorite brand of cereal as a kid (who didn’t, right?), then you must remember the visceral disappointment you felt when your parents bought a generic off-brand product instead of your favorite. You didn’t even need to taste them, did you? The mere fact they did not have the familiar mascot on […]
QR Codes: The Comeback Kids
How do consumers choose between dozens of brands of beer or wine in a supermarket? Most typically go for the labels that catch their eye. But sometimes you need more information than the manufacturer can fit onto a small label. Sure, you can pull your phone and Google each product that smiles at you from […]
Direct-to-Patient Clinical Trials: How COVID-19 Gave DtP a Boost
Many product and service delivery models have evolved to meet changing market conditions brought on by the world-wide pandemic. Clinical trial logistics are no exception, and the way future trials are conducted may be very different due to lessons learned over the last year.
