The multithreaded world of container finishes

Hey dedicated blog followers, do you remember our discussion of finishes a few weeks ago? For fans who need to brush up or don’t identify themselves as dedicated followers just yet, get caught up and read, Bottle Body Parts. It’s a matter of life and death (in terms of your product’s packaging) so make sure you're up for the challenge. Take no shame in studying, wisdom waits for all.

Stow your edible storage stuff in a food-grade trunk

Relax, and slowly prepare yourself for what you are about to read. Fear induced cold chills may arise on your skin, but read on, you will emerge from this experience victorious. Get ready to own food storage like you bulldoze your morning run or devour your Fatboy ice cream sandwich, with gusto and passion.

Use plastic packaging materials to shrink, bag, stretch and tape

Packaging materials is more than a dusty page of our website. Sure, it might not fit alongside the majority of our inventory, but it’s our little something more. These are extra products that we decided to stock because they are commonly used in running businesses and we want to be your one-stop shop. Read about plastic shrink bands, bags, stretch wrap and tape, then browse through all of our packaging materials.

Enhance your food storage with beans

Did you know that beans are one of the most highly consumed items in the world? People survive on the protein supplements from various beans in areas where meat is scarce. So, if Mowgli, a boy in India, is thriving off kidney beans, it might not be a bad idea to follow his lead. All you really need are the bare necessities, right? Stockpile an army of buckets, bucket lids, plastic jars and plastic scoops in preparation to fight hunger with beans.

The Closure ABCs - Part 2

I promised you our closure fun wasn’t over just yet. Here’s round two, a second look into the world of lids, caps and droppers. This countdown expose focuses on the uses of orifice reducers, sifter/spice caps, Yorker spouts, dropper tips and inverted dropper tips. Read on to be enthralled by mystic faculties of dispensing closures.

The Closure ABCs - Part 1

Containers are like headliners. They are built in a variety of different styles and can even appear in various colors. Closures are assumed as being less interesting and don’t garner as much attention, often making them the afterthought of packaging.

Measuring Honey: Fluid ounces vs. Net weight ounces

Measurements are a pain. As if it’s not difficult enough weeding through the wrong bottles and jars until you find that one flawless container, you also have to keep in mind troublesome dimensional details. Height, diameter, weight, mass. And don’t forget cm, in, mm, oz and gram.

Label craze countdown

Labels are an important aspect of your product. They are the essence of your company, reflected through artwork and design details. There are many fashions and styles to choose from when creating a label. Study up on the competition and browse the countdown below spotlighting current label trends.

Bottle Body Parts

Do you remember when you first learned the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes?" Chances are you were an adorable little kid being taught different parts of the body. Or maybe you were in college when you first heard it, but that’s just weird. Anyway, like knowing the components of our bodies can be helpful, so can being aware of the parts of a bottle.

Everything you need to know about jars

Here’s a scenario for you. You’ve run out of your favorite skin cream. You are standing in the store comparing two options, deciding which to buy. They’re both listed as 2 oz, but one jar is obviously bigger. How can this be?