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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Supply Chain Services/ Contract Packaging

By: David Roberge
May 15th, 2015

There are four bilion stars larger than the sun, imagine that... God only knows there's enough outer space, but why do we keep running out of production space? There is never enough space!

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Packaging Materials | Environment | The Business of Packaging | Plant Performance

By: David Roberge
April 24th, 2015

Printed shrink film is all the rage. It's taking over the corrugated industry by storm, and creating a more earth-friendly alternative to the classic corrugated or paperboard box and tray. Although this is not a brand new technology, it hasn't had the publicity it deserves. The versatility and durability of printed shrink film outperforms the stiff paperboard of years past. Not to mention, the film looks fabulous on the shelf. Here are some of the ways that taking a look into printed film may benefit your brand:

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Packaging Materials | Environment | The Business of Packaging

By: David Roberge
April 2nd, 2015

With respect to sustainability, plastics are often automatically given a snub compared to other packaging alternatives. But many presumptions about the environmental impacts of plastic are wrong. As it turns out, many plastics are in fact the best option we have when it comes to environmentally friendly packaging materials. Popular alternatives such as glass, metal, and cardboard are in fact significantly worse for our planet. How can that be? In the article below we explore some of the uncomfortable truths about plastics and the modern green-washing of alternative materials.

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Technical Service and Support

By: David Roberge
March 26th, 2015

Unplanned downtime.. Trust me, you're going to have one or the other. At Industrial Packaging, we have a robust preventative maintenance program, with many of our customers participating. As the mechanic in the Fram oil filter ad used to say, "You can pay me now, or pay me later." Now is better..

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Supply Chain Services/ Contract Packaging

By: David Roberge
March 18th, 2015

It's More Expensive Than I Can Do It For In-House Every once in a while we hear this. The question is, is it really? How did you arrive at your internal cost?