by Dennis Salazar | May 1, 2013 | Inside Sustainable Packaging, Salazar News
From our “don’t blame me, I’m only the messenger” department, it appears there is another substantial corrugated price increase headed our way. We are not in favor of an increase at a time of apparent economic recovery, but the indicators are strong enough that we...
by Dennis Salazar | Apr 22, 2013 | Inside Sustainable Packaging, Salazar News
In Spanish “poder” means “to be able” and is often times used to communicate “can do.” Poder is also the name of the leading Hispanic focused business and lifestyle magazine with a circulation of over two million. In the context of this recognition, poder can be also...
by Dennis Salazar | Apr 2, 2013 | Inside Sustainable Packaging, Salazar News
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure and privilege of working at the “Experts Booth” at the International Housewares Show where I fielded questions from visitors and exhibitors regarding ecofriendly packaging options. Even though I am sorry to report that overall...
by Dennis Salazar | Oct 23, 2012 | Inside Sustainable Packaging, Salazar News, Sustainable Products
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 enough and...
by Dennis Salazar | Jun 5, 2012 | Inside Sustainable Packaging, Salazar News, Sustainable Products
There are times when custom packaging can save you money. The word “custom” has been known to scare the daylights out of people because the assumption is that custom packaging will always cost more, maybe a LOT more, compared to stock packaging. The fact is that many...