All personal care and beauty products manufactured in the US or imported are monitored and regulated by the FDA. The FDA’s Fair Packaging and Labeling…
Supply Chain Challenges
Nearly every aspect of our lives has been affected by one or more supply chain issues recently. Whether it is the decrease in the supply…
Understanding the Total Applied Cost of Label Procurement
The traditional approach to purchasing product labels is to obtain price quotations from an approved vendor list, and then select the supplier with the lowest…
Recycling: It’s not automatic.
Even though a package is labeled as “recyclable,” it doesn’t mean you can just toss it and forget it. You’re a consumer goods manufacturer, and…
Touchy Packaging
No, we’re not talking about overly sensitive packaging that you need to be mindful of, and careful about what you say. This ‘touchy’ refers to…
Does your product suffer from Category Camouflage?
You may have the best product in the world, and a marketing strategy that generates a ton of interest, but none of that will matter…
Five Hot Trends in Labels & Packaging
It’s summer. it’s hot. So what better time to catch up on what’s hot in labels and packaging? Normally these catalogs of what’s trending are…
Sustainability Design Guide: The Road to Greener Packaging
We have all been there: When taking on a project or goal, we often have an idea of what we would like to do but…
Recycling – Coming to terms with the terminology
Everyone knows what recycling means, right? It’s not a new concept, and nearly all of us have been participating in recycling efforts for some time…
Designing Packaging to Optimize Recyclability
We are all in agreement about recycling everything we can for a healthier world and conservation of resources. Recycling is a key element of an…