The term “so good it melts in your mouth” is over-hyped and so over used it has nearly lost all meaning. However, it really is an accurate description of the candy product made by one of our newest Globe Guard customers. Barbary Brix is a San Francisco-based company that makes candy the way it used [...]

Programs that send new or promotional product samples to the home have been around for a while, but in most cases they are directed and financed by manufacturers eager to get their products into consumers’ hands. The Conscious Box is different in that manufacturers cannot “buy” their way into your home. The products are carefully [...]

Today, there are few companies selling products wholesale or in brick-and-mortar retail outlets that are not also offering their products directly to consumers via the internet. This relatively new market provides tremendous sales opportunities as well as challenges because the packaging required for this type of customer seems to fall somewhere in between usual retail [...]

I have spent several decades in the packaging industry and almost five years specifically in the green packaging market. During that time, I have come to appreciate both innovations that may have limited appeal but solve a specific or unique problem, as well as products that may not be as newsworthy but provide a solution [...]

The idea that green can be good for your top line as well as your bottom line is not a new concept. I think by now most people understand how sustainability can help reduce costs and increase profits by eliminating waste, minimizing energy use, etc.  What is not quite as easily understood is how sustainability [...]

We realize that in some green circles plastic is an objectionable word and an unacceptable packaging solution under any circumstances. However, those of us who have assumed the responsibility and task of satisfying unique customer requirements understand that plastics bring a unique set of properties that in most cases cannot be duplicated by paper or [...]

“What makes one package greener than another?” It’s a rather simplistic question that does not permit a brief or concise answer. It was recently asked of me by an intern working for a governmental agency, and I began by telling him that my response was only my opinion, but one that would hold up in [...]

We can only do it twice a year, always in January and again in July, but EVERY stock product on our web store is reduced 20% when you use promo code JULY2011 at check out. Affordable Green Packaging and Reduced Shipping Costs Globe Guard Products.com was the very first e-commerce site on the internet completely [...]

“Can we get our logo printed on this box?” That is a common question, and we always respond with an enthusiastic, “Yes!” In fact, if your requirement is for hundreds or a few thousand boxes and you’re not quite sure if or when the job is going to run again, custom printing on stock size [...]

I often say that one of the greatest benefits of operating a green business is all of the extraordinary people and companies we get to meet. Our new friends at Mahamosa are a perfect example. Social Responsibility and Environmental Responsibility For most green companies, it is not a choice of one or the other; the [...]