by Dennis Salazar | May 12, 2026 | Packaging Suppliers, Information Center, Salazar News
An 8% price increase on all corrugated board and other paper products was announced last week. Whether your business is a small start-up or a well-established large company, packaging increases are difficult to absorb. If you are a manufacturer, the cost of raw...
by Dennis Salazar | Apr 22, 2026 | Packaging Design, Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes
Potential customers are at times perplexed when they learn they can print their new e-commerce box using three very different print processes. Selecting the best option can be challenging especially if it is their first time designing and producing a DTC box they plan...
by Dennis Salazar | Jan 21, 2026 | Culture
I recently saw a sale paper promoting a “natural wood” clothing rack. As a leader is sustainable packaging, this ad caught my attention because isn’t all wood “natural”? Is there a forest full of fake trees out there somewhere that is used to make fake or artificial...
by Dennis Salazar | Aug 26, 2024 | Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes
We have been notified that in the next few months, white board could be in short supply. Unfortunately, just in time for the year end, holiday packaging season. More on that below. This news should not be a problem for “brown box” makers, since in most cases, those...
by Dennis Salazar | Dec 15, 2023 | Ecommerce Packaging
Many packaging people will tell you these two different types/grades of corrugated board are identical and interchangeable but that is not always true. Our “no surprises, no disappointments” approach to packaging design always results in well-informed customers whose...
