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 Michael Boik | Dec 18, 2025 | Paperboard Packaging
In recent years there have been some challenges and drawbacks to paperboard packaging that may have steered companies into seeking out alternative packaging options. In some cases the reasoning was justified, but in others it might have skewed more towards...
by Michael Boik | Oct 23, 2025 | Packaging Solutions, Ecommerce Packaging
As the year winds down, we tend to reflect on what we saw in the industry—from old, reliable trends and consistencies, to what’s new and emerging among the many ecommerce companies we work with daily. It’s beneficial to know what’s hot/trendy and try to gauge where...
by Dennis Salazar | Oct 16, 2025 | Subscription Boxes, Packaging Suppliers, Packaging Solutions, Ecommerce Packaging
Auto-refill type products and programs have been around as long as I can remember. However, around 2009 the internet made it much easier, and the packaging industry started calling them subscription boxes, or “sub boxes”. It became an ideal way for consumers to...
by Dennis Salazar | Sep 26, 2025 | Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes
Over fifteen years ago when sustainability was a relatively new trend, we started receiving calls from people requesting custom printed e-commerce boxes with a more “natural” look. Not a lot of ink coverage, only one ink color, often what they described as a softer,...
