The Flexible Packaging Blog

Reviews, trends, and tips covering all things flexible packaging to protect your products and your bottom line.

David Roberge

I help CPG brands find the right contract packaging partner through content that answers real questions. I get to do that alongside a team whose values actually match mine: respect, teamwork, and always getting better. I also appreciate the psychology behind decision-making. Outside of work you'll find me hiking with my partner and dog, learning German and Spanish, pulling tarot cards.

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Equipment | The Business of Packaging | Technical Service and Support

By: David Roberge
July 30th, 2015

"Im sorry, all orders for delivery yesterday must be placed by noon today."

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Equipment | Packaging Materials | The Business of Packaging | Technical Service and Support | Supply Chain Services/ Contract Packaging | Investment

By: David Roberge
July 23rd, 2015

Understanding Business Pressures on Purchasers In our business, we get to spend a lot of time working with Purchasing Agents, Buyers, etc. Based on what we see, its a tough job. Here are some of the pressures that our customers are under.

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Equipment | Packaging Materials | The Business of Packaging | Technical Service and Support | Supply Chain Services/ Contract Packaging | Plant Performance | Investment

By: David Roberge
July 16th, 2015

Understanding that different businesses have different cost constraints and working to stay within those bounds to provide the best quality product, service, or equipment is what we do best. All of our customers have cost constraints, and they generally fall into a few areas. The first, and most prevalent, is the pricing pressure from their customers. We have a specific approach to helping you with these pressures.

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The Business of Packaging

By: David Roberge
June 25th, 2015

At Industrial Packaging, our success and our future is dependent upon our customers' satisfaction. Our Success Triangle, which is wrapped in an all-encompassing circle of safety, guides our employees' actions at every decision point.

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Equipment | Packaging Materials | Technical Service and Support

By: David Roberge
June 11th, 2015

...It Shouldn't Be This Hard Spare Parts.. Replacement parts.. When you are in need of either, you can save time and money by leveraging our knowledge and experience (over 60 years of it)! Our team thrives on, and excels at providing the parts that you need for your packaging equipment.. What parts? All of em! For machines that we sell. For machines that we don't sell.

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Equipment | The Business of Packaging | Technical Service and Support

By: David Roberge
May 29th, 2015

First, What is Process Standardization? Simply put, process standardization is to define all of the steps in a process so that they are executed the same way, every time. Whether its booting up your laptop, (literally open the computer, press the power button, and so on), or brushing your teeth (grab toothbrush, grab toothpaste, remove cap, moisten bristles, squeeze small amount of toothpaste onto bristles, brush all teeth, sides,front, behind etc.), your brain will map out and follow the same process every time to achieve the desired result. So, What About Packaging?