The pandemic and uncertainty surrounding the supply chain in early 2020 has spilled over into 2021, creating a lasting effect on many industries. While we have seen some slight increases in lead times due to material shortages or decreased labor in some cases, we...
Salazar Packaging has established over a decade-long reputation of working with customers across the country, from coast to coast. However, we still get excited to work with the many local companies in the Chicagoland area who contact us with packaging needs....
There are many reasons for packaging right-sizing practices. As a pioneer and industry leader in sustainable and eco-friendly packaging, it is always more than a little disheartening when a package arrives to our office resembling the one in the photograph below....
Digital printing is getting the bulk of the attention these days from many printing companies and box suppliers, but while it may be the “shiny new toy” of the industry, it’s important to understand that many of the bright, colorful eye-catching prints you see as a...
After more than eleven years in the branded D2C and ecommerce packaging business (and one of the pioneers in this industry), we’ve become very familiar with the variety of competition out there, and what differentiates us from these other companies. Many potential...
In the Chicago suburbs, we’ve seen one of the harshest and coldest winters on record. But March has brought much-anticipated relief, as the start of spring fast approaches. Aside from the always-hectic late-fall/December holiday season, spring is one of our busiest...
For branded packaging, balancing simplicity with consistency is often a recipe for success. Design consistency is important for brand recognition, but also in minimizing total packaging costs. Constantly changing sizes and/or designs can get expensive fast. Many...
The end of 2018 brought with it an increase for UPS shipping rates, with changes also taking effect for USPS and FedEx shipping rates in January 2019. According to their own website, UPS has specified an average net increase of 4.9% for ground, air and...
As a leader of custom printed packaging, we know that the (graphic) design a customer chooses is often a result of a few important factors and decisions. For subscription and ecommerce businesses, those factors often involve balancing cost, appearance, and...
Every year we are surprised by the number of customers who get a head-start on their holiday packaging at the end of summer. It’s not uncommon for August and September to be two of our busiest months due to the high volume of companies who are already planning and...