The ice cream section of the frozen aisle at the grocery store has never been more competitive or saturated with options. In addition to dozens of flavors, you have low-fat and nonfat options. You have dairy-free and vegan options. You have locally and ethically...
We’ve all salivated over the deli counter. Beyond meats and cheeses, you have fresh potato salad and macaroni salad. Cole slaw and guacamole. It’s enough to make you want to have a pop-up barbecue right there in the grocery store. Perhaps the greatest advantage of the...
In today’s oversaturated marketplace, brands need marketing to be relevant and relatable. If there’s not a direct connection between brand and consumer, marketing is just noise that gets ignored, deleted, or forgotten. Product packaging is a huge part of branding and...
Put yourself in the shoes of the consumer. You enter the dairy aisle. After the milk and eggs, you see a seemingly endless selection of yogurt, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, butter, and other dairy products in rigid plastic containers. Your brand may be...
The CMG Plastics team would like to express our gratitude this Holiday Season to each of our valued customers, suppliers, partners and team members. We couldn’t have done it without you. We hope that 2021 will be a healthy, joyous and prosperous new year. Happy...
Plastic packaging often comes under a harsh spotlight when the word “sustainability” is mentioned. However, when compared to alternative materials, it fares better than you might be led to believe. Consider energy. It takes considerably more energy to recycle glass...
When it comes to packaging, often the newest, coolest, trendiest looking packaging steals the show. Over 40 years we have seen our share of some really inspiring packages. But what really ignites our passion is where the rubber meets the road: the process. The...
In today’s packaging landscape, the “one-size-fits-all” approach to package design and development is fast becoming a thing of the past. Traditionally, a package might have been designed to look great on the shelf in a point-of-sale environment. Then e-commerce sales...
Over the past weeks, we have had several serious conversations with current, past, and prospective customers about supply chain issues in the COVID-19 era, and a common theme is starting to emerge. Nearly all the customers we spoke with say they are looking at making...
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...
