Often under-appreciated as a snack and overlooked as an ingredient for health-conscious recipes, cottage cheese is making a comeback with consumers, and for lots of good reasons. First there are the many health benefits. Nutritionally, cottage cheese rival’s yogurt....
When money is tight, brands need ways to offset costs. With inflation making everything more expensive, this is one of those times to streamline costs. One way some brands attempt to lessen the blow of inflation is to fill existing packaging with less product. For...
Relying on one supplier, or one of anything for that matter, is a risky proposition. No single supplier is immune from natural disasters, power outages, political unrest, or any number of factors that can disrupt the flow of goods through the supply chain. To be...
The U.S. Plastics Pact recently released its Problematic and Unnecessary Materials List of 11 items that are not currently reusable, recyclable, or compostable at scale in the U.S. and are not projected to be kept in a closed loop in practice and at scale by 2025. The...
CMG Plastics is excited to exhibit at Engage: The Contract Packaging and Manufacturing Experience, the largest networking and collaboration event of the year in the Contract Packaging Industry. Hosted by CPA (The Association for Contract Packagers and Manufacturers),...
In the previous article, we discussed five advantages of in-mold labeling for CPG brands customers and the environment, including: Shape versatility: Round, oval, square, and rectangular, as well as lids. Advanced aesthetics: Various textures, colors, finishes and...
If you thought about how to describe December in a word, what would that one, solitary word be? Probably, “holidays.” Which got us thinking. If “holidays” is the word to characterize December, then what’s the one word to best describe the holidays? That single-word...
In-mold labeling is not just about making a better package for consumer brands. The benefits start during the manufacturing process, continue through the customer experience, and end with more efficient recycling. In-mold labeling is a process in which a product label...
At CMG, we don’t necessarily consider ourselves designers. That’s not our wheelhouse. However, our clients in the confectionary space often rely on us to make their design concepts commercially viable. For example, one of our engineers might sit down with a client and...
The answer to this question depends on how effectively you manage inventory, maintain visibility into inventory, keep inventory data accurate and up to date, and communicate with partners, vendors, and customers. For any retailer or brand, inventory management is...
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