Packaging industry trends, market data, supplier sourcing, cost optimization, and building a packaging business.
Every packaging format you own has a carrying cost — tooling, minimums, warehouse slots, changeover time. Here's a working method for deciding which p...
A price-increase letter isn't a bill — it's an opening offer. Here's the decompose-and-counter framework I use to separate real input-cost pass-throug...
The lowest MOQ isn't always the best deal. A working framework for matching minimum order quantities to real demand — plus the negotiation levers that...
Section 232 duties reprice cans, tins, and aerosols at the invoice level every order. Here's a working framework for mapping your tariff exposure and...
Most packaging defects start in a vague email, not on the factory floor. A section-by-section guide to the spec sheet that kills reorder errors, settl...
The unit price on your packaging quote is often only 40-60% of what each package really costs. Here's how to build a total-cost-of-ownership model tha...
Trader Joe's spends a fraction of what national brands spend on packaging design and outsells them per square foot. Here is the packaging system behin...
Declining shelf velocity, rising damage rates, and competitor moves all signal it's time for a packaging overhaul. Here's how to read the warning sign...
Carriers bill the space your box occupies, not just what it weighs — and USPS joined the 139 club in July 2026. Current divisors, surcharge triggers,...
The most-quoted color statistics in packaging are shakier than they look. What the checkable evidence supports, which myths to drop, and how to pick a...