“PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG” -James Brown
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Taking a trip to Kenya? Leave you plastic bags at home or face a $40,000 fine with up to 4 years in prison! Seems a little over the top? Two years ago, the Kenyans suddenly enacted the world’s toughest ban against single-use plastic bags. According to the Kenyans, “A... PLASTIC OR ALUMINUM
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Environment
A New York Times article released over the weekend, by David Yaffe-Bellany, raises some serious practical questions about water packaging we feel need more consideration. Would you drink water out of a can? Or would you balk because you couldn’t see its clarity? Would... “EAT OUR PLASTIC!”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Just imagine what it might be like to eat a credit card. Now imagine eating a credit card EVERY WEEK! According to the World Wildlife Fund, humans now ingest the equivalent amount of a credit card in microplastics each week! This happens because microplastics are now... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Because we successfully built a popular consumer packaged goods brand, now known the world over, we are often asked about packaging. Our audiences want to know, “What’s the latest in packaging?” and, “What are the new trends?” After all, the “P” in CPG is “package.”... IT’S ONLY A SCRATCH!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
In the packaged consumer goods industry, the condition of your label telegraphs the condition of your goods. Even though it has nothing to do with what’s inside your package, your consumer will avoid purchasing any product with a damaged label or package. And it makes...