by Dennis Salazar | Aug 27, 2026 | Packaging Suppliers
These are turbulent times in the packaging industry on almost every type of product, but especially for everything made out of paper. Boxes, shippers, envelopes, tubes and internal packaging have already experienced two price increases within the last six months, and...
by Dennis Salazar | Aug 12, 2026 | Packaging Solutions, Sustainable Perspective, Sustainable People, Inside Sustainable Packaging, Sustainable Products
It has been a long time since I wrote about the three Rs in sustainability. For those who may have forgotten, they are Reduce, Recycle, and “the other guy” (for fellow Seinfeld fans), Reuse. All three facets of sustainability have become such a part of everyday life...
by Dennis Salazar | Aug 4, 2026 | Packaging Solutions, Packaging Design, DTC Boxes
Regular readers of this blog know I love old movies quotes. In this case, I am going back to 1973 and one of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies, Magnum Force. In it Clint plays detective Harry Callahan who cautions people to not exceed their capabilities. “A man’s got...
by Dennis Salazar | Jul 23, 2026 | Packaging Solutions, Information Center
Just a couple of months ago, we all experienced an industry wide price increase on all corrugated boxes and cartons. Recent rumors turned out to be true, and the big three corrugated paper producers (Smurfit West Rock, International Paper, and Packaging Corp of...
by Dennis Salazar | Jul 9, 2026 | Packaging Solutions, Packaging Design
One of my favorite movies is the original Pirates of the Caribbean. Even if you’ve watched it multiple times, as I have, you may have missed some very funny lines. For example, after flouting the importance of the “Pirate’s Code”, Captain Barbossa sheepishly admits...
