How Rigid Pet Food Packaging Aligns with Pet Owners’ Priorities
Many of today’s pet owners take pet nutrition as seriously as their children’s nutrition. In fact, six in ten U.S. pet owners will pay more for pet food that suits their pet’s specific dietary needs, according to a Mintel report. Increased demand for healthy pet food requires transparency. This applies not only to the ingredients […]
E-Commerce is Here to Stay. Will Brands Finally Make Online Packaging a Priority?
The time has come for brands to rethink packaging strategies. E-commerce has grown steadily for years. The pandemic has made it explode with sales topping more than $791 billion in 2020, according to the Department of Commerce. This 32% increase is the largest annual online sales growth ever recorded – and is not expected to […]
CMG Plastics – Commitment to Community in Challenging Times.
CMG Plastics is fortunate to work with many outstanding clients. Serving them is an important part of what we do and who we are. However, service to the communities in which we live is just as important to us.
Service Excellence. Defined.
I remember myself as a twenty-four-year-old. Answering phone calls late into the evening. Rushing to drop off a UPS package as the clock struck midnight. Saying yes to everything all the time. They’re just a few things that represent serving clients in ways that go beyond the norm. Important then. Still important.
Proactive Replenishment: Making the future happen ahead of time.
Sounds like a bit of an oxymoron, doesn’t it? But in fact, when it comes to inventory management, it’s true, and it pays big dividends. If you’ve ever scrambled for a solution to avoid running out of inventory, you might just want to keep reading.
Holidays Offer Great Opportunities to Connect with Consumers through “Intelligent” Packaging
Holiday and event-themed packaging offers brands unique ways to connect with consumers all year long. We work with lots of consumer brands that have cultivated strong followings with their customers. Packaging is one of the most valuable ways to accomplish and maintain that goal. Through a consistent and distinctive visual presentation of a brand’s personality, […]
CMG Tackles the Classic Conflict: Cost vs. Design
Finding Solutions That Work for Everyone When customers come to us for help with a packaging solution, we do everything possible to look at all the angles before making any recommendations. We try to consider all of the available enhancements, options, and alternatives that could impact the design and more importantly the manufacturability of the […]
CMG Plastics is Certified Food Safe
We understand how important it is to do our part to keep the food supply chain safe. That is why CMG Plastics adheres to the highest standards of food safety in our plastic packaging manufacturing operations. Both of our facilities (USA & Canada) are FSSC 22000 certified, which is a food safety certification that is […]
New Packaging Ideas on the Horizon? Nature May Have Some Clues
As CMG thinks ahead to the next generation of packaging solutions, nature may offer all the inspiration we need. Certain items we find in nature have inherent qualities that may provide the clues we need to develop new types of packaging materials that are closer to the Earth. As an example, we value certain types […]
With Online Shipping at All-Time High, Brands Must Ensure Consistency in Customer Experience, In-Store and at Their Front Door
With online deliveries in high demand due to COVID-19, it’s not enough just to offer free shipping or confirm the shipment reached its destination. A leader in custom plastic packaging solutions, CMG knows products need to be appropriately packaged and protected in transit, so the customer will have a consistent and satisfactory result every time […]
