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Join CMG Plastics at Engage, March 1-3 in Clearwater Beach

CMG Plastics is excited to exhibit at Engage: The Contract Packaging and Manufacturing Experience, the largest networking and collaboration event of....

In-Mold Labeling: Product and Mold Factors to Consider Before Manufacturing

Shape versatility: Round, oval, square, and rectangular, as well as lids. Advanced aesthetics: Various textures, colors, finishes and images. Highly Functional:....

What’s in a word?

If you thought about how to describe December in a word, what would that one, solitary word be? Probably, “holidays.” Which....

5 Advantages of In-Mold Labeling for CPG Brands

In-mold labeling is not just about making a better package for consumer brands. The benefits start during the manufacturing process, continue....

Taking Your Confectionary Package Design Concept from Sketch to Shelf

At CMG, we don’t necessarily consider ourselves designers. That’s not our wheelhouse. However, our clients in the confectionary space often rely....

Inventory Management: Strategic Asset or Profit Killer?

The answer to this question depends on how effectively you manage inventory, maintain visibility into inventory, keep inventory data accurate and....

Packaging Design for a Contactless Shopping Experience

The shift to contactless shopping is well underway. Although the pandemic has helped to accelerate this shift, one could argue contactless....

Rigid Plastic for Confectionary: Update While Staying True to the Brand

If you look down the candy aisle, you see brands that have dominated the confectionary industry for decades. It probably doesn’t....

Freeze Customers in Their Tracks with In-Mold Labeling for Ice Cream.

The ice cream section of the frozen aisle at the grocery store has never been more competitive or saturated with options.....

How the Right Packaging Can Improve the Deli Counter Experience.

We’ve all salivated over the deli counter. Beyond meats and cheeses, you have fresh potato salad and macaroni salad. Cole slaw....

How Digitally Printed Packaging Helps You Align Brand and Consumer.

In today’s oversaturated marketplace, brands need marketing to be relevant and relatable. If there’s not a direct connection between brand and....

Want to Get Noticed in the Dairy Aisle? Use In-Mold Labeling for the Win!

Put yourself in the shoes of the consumer. You enter the dairy aisle. After the milk and eggs, you see a....

What’s up next for plastic packaging?

You may recall that in one of my posts earlier this month I asked readers if they were a “half-full glass”....

Things are more like they are than they have ever been before.

So how are things today? Really. Well, it probably depends on whether you’re a “half-full glass” or “half-empty glass” type of....

Why the word ‘YES’ can be your worst enemy.

Hearing that word can create peace of mind or make you cautiously nervous. The difference? It lies in the relationship and....

Is Your Food Packaging Shipworthy?

You have meal prep delivery services like HelloFresh, Blue Apron, and Purple Carrot. You have restaurant delivery services like Grubhub, DoorDash,....

The Goal with Food Packaging Should Be to Reuse, Reuse, and Reuse Again

People like to reuse containers. It’s more convenient to reuse than buy new, and people like to maximize the mileage from....

Food-to-Go and Home Delivery Packaging Needs a Makeover

Most food-to-go brands and home delivery services have been utilizing the same packaging the same way for about 15 years with....