by Dennis Salazar | Mar 19, 2025 | Information Center
There is no shortage of tariff talk on any news program or the internet. Unlike the scores of “experts” who are eager to tell you what is going to happen or not happen, we have no such crystal ball or self-proclaimed expertise. What we do know is that our packaging...
by Dennis Salazar | Feb 21, 2025 | Sustainable Perspective, Sustainable People, Inside Sustainable Packaging
My “checkered past”. I reluctantly admit it, but I am quickly approaching my 50th year in the packaging industry. What truly makes me cringe is the fact that for the first thirty years, I was almost totally devoted to plastic, flexible packaging. Shrink film, bundling...
by Dennis Salazar | Jan 13, 2025 | Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes
Even though we are now almost an 18-year-old company, my wife/partner and I vividly recall when every penny we spent was a major expense and decision. It seemed each day; we proved the well-known new business adage: “it will take twice as long and cost twice as much...
by Dennis Salazar | Dec 9, 2024 | Ecommerce Packaging
We appreciate a great-looking box, even if it is not one of ours. The one in the photo at the top of this post is a box we received from one of our customers. It was manufactured somewhere overseas and what really makes it outstanding is not visible in any photograph....
by Dennis Salazar | Nov 20, 2024 | Information Center
A regular reader of this blog might incorrectly believe that we are anti-3-PL. To the contrary, we believe copackers, 3PL (third party logistics) companies, fulfillment houses, etc., play an invaluable role in bringing a product, any product, to market via e-commerce....
