Shippers prefer to use a tight fitting mailer box because they protect the product being shipped by immobilizing it and the tight fit can also eliminate cushioning or other packaging materials. However, when the product being shipped is a stiff wall gift box, hard case or...
If you made some of the most delicious and healthy juices available anywhere, what type of packaging would you use? Obviously it would have to be ecofriendly (non-plastic) so glass bottles would be ideal as the primary container. However for all its benefits, glass can...
When SMB Essentials first contacted us, their objective was already clearly defined. They wanted to create new retail and web order gift packs to enable customers to try their natural and organic products. They were also committed to using packaging consistent with their healthy, sustainable...
Even though we are based in suburban Chicago, we are a national company, proudly serving customers coast to coast, even Alaska and Hawaii. So typically I do not share much local news with our worldwide ISP readers, but I do want to let you know...
We are very well known for our ecofriendly Globe Guard® boxes that are 100% recycled content, so not surprisingly well over 90% of our work is in natural Kraft (brown) board. Yet there are some distinct advantages of utilizing white board, primarily if you plan...
Have you ever wondered what happens to worn out or no longer used tents, parachutes, and other materials when our military no longer needs them? Sword and Plough is a unique company that repurposes those military fabrics and turns them into rugged, yet attractive and...
With all due respect to my fellow men, I have to admit I do enjoy working with women on packaging graphics projects because they are not shy about color and design. Women love color and they know how to use it. Here are a couple...
They are called set-up boxes, rigid boxes and by some, rolled edge or turned edge boxes and are used to package products like fine candy, board games, boxes of greeting cards, or jewelry. What they all have in common is that they are usually attractive...
We are very pleased to announce the addition of two new mailers designed specifically for shipping small parts, cosmetics, jewelry and for sample subscription services. They are 5” X 4” X 3” and 8” X 4” X 3” and have already been added to our...
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The term “so good it melts in your mouth” is over-hyped and so over used it has nearly lost all meaning. However, it really is an accurate description of the candy product made by one of our newest Globe Guard customers.
Barbary Brix is a San Francisco-based company that makes candy the way it used to be made before high-production equipment and cost-saving recipes became the norm. Check out the delicious assortment of unique flavors they offer on their online Barbary Brix candy store. My wife was almost immediately addicted to their “Salty Dog” flavor, and as one who enjoys nuts with his caramel, I am now a huge fan of “The Prospector.”