Salazar Packaging

When we first launched our own company in 2007, we did not realize it, but we were helping to drive two of the biggest changes in consumer packaging. Those were the beginning of direct-to-consumer marketing, and long overdue interest in eco-friendly packaging. Combine this with sharp increase of start-up companies, promoting new products via the internet, and our services and...

When most people hear the term screen printing, they think about a common process used for printing on fabric and clothing. Most custom-printed tee shirts, especially low volume quantities, are printed using this simple, compact, relatively inexpensive print process. Screen printing also works well on plastics and is often used to custom print plastic water bottles and other ...

While packaging industry increases can be dreaded and unwanted, they can also be a good excuse to become a savvy, well-informed buyer. We’ve written numerous posts about ways to reduce packaging costs (box right-sizing, reducing board, etc.), but equally important is to be made aware of the way some suppliers might be taking advantage of you. Sadly, some suppliers may use ind...

These are turbulent times in the packaging industry on almost every type of product, but especially for everything made out of paper. Boxes, shippers, envelopes, tubes and internal packaging have already experienced two price increases within the last six months, and there is strong indication there will be a third increase this fall. This type of market creates great chaos…<...

2026 has been a tumultuous time in the corrugated board industry, with multiple price increases from sheet plants impacting the cost of all boxes and corrugated mailers. These price increases often lead operations managers to reassess their packaging options and ask the all important question: “Do we really need a box?” Often times the answer is no, or not at this time. The p...