K-1 Packaging Is a One-Stop Shop for Customers

In the U.S., K-1 has carved out a niche largely centered in folding cartons (60 percent of its revenues) and serves customers in the CPG, processed food, personal care, and discretionary items (higher-end cosmetics, skin-care, fragrance, and electronic products) segments. K-1's growing breadth of expertise is strongly indicated by its regular coordination of multiple production processes for customers. "We frequently encounter projects that use both flexo printed labels and offset printed cartons," Tsai explains, adding, "Because both packaging components utilize the same artwork, the colors need to match." It is also common for K-1 to produce entire packaging sets for customers, such as a recent dietary supplement package that included a rigid box, three folding cartons, and flexible film stick packs—a project that not only demanded graphic design consistency but an appropriate fit between each component.