One thing is certain, TLMI is loaded with industry leaders, people who have a passion for the tag and label industry and who, in many cases, have devoted their lives to it. Ken Kidd, recently retired co-CEO of WS Packaging Inc., certainly fits this description.
Entrepreneurs seem to have a lot of traits in common, but several traits especially stand out to me—hard work, passion, and the willingness to "bet the farm."
There is a wide variety of ETL constructions, some incorporating a high-degree of creativity and complexity. Valley Forge Tape & Label (VFT&L) has an extensive background in ETL production.
Despite all the challenges, companies in the folding carton segment have been able to post some positive results. For the most part, these have occurred due to management actions taken to reduce costs and focus on core businesses—actions that are necessary during recessionary periods.
“Although ranked number one in annual sales volume, overall market share, and export volume for many consecutive years, COFCO Great Wall Wine set out in January 2009 on a strategic label redesign that would help elevate the Great Wall brand to an even higher level of emotional connection with consumers,” said Qin Ping, branding manager for COFCO Great Wall.
In an overall economic environment stuck somewhere between uncertainty and maybe even foreboding, the tag and label industry still has energy and a dynamic thread driven by innovation and opportunity.
Flexible packaging has a lot going for it. Somewhere within its many variants it can provide a variety of consumer conveniences, sustainability advantages, reduced costs, improved product quality, and improved processing. Advantages can be found up and down the supply chain, with a common denominator being innovation.
Flexible packaging provider Exopack Holding Corp., the latest news is in the SKUs. This paper and plastic packaging converter, headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C., boasts 19 production facilities across North America and the United Kingdom, and supplies approximately 25,000 SKUs to 1,300 diverse customers.
As we move into the next decade, many changes are in store for owners of packaging companies. Through direct involvement in mergers and acquisitions for more than 25 years, and using comprehensive proprietary research, Blaige & Company has witnessed the evolutionary trends of industry structures and transaction processes.
A few years ago, ice in Orlando, Florida would have seemed an unusual, rare event. However, the past two winters have made it seem like ice in Orlando in January might be not be so unusual anymore. But we're not talking ice in January; we're talking ICE in April and the current plan is to have this not be a rare event, but one that occurs every two years.
