RICHMOND, B.C., 2022 — Great Little Box Company/ Ideon Packaging (GLBC) is proud to announce they have won 1st place at the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) 45th Annual Label Awards Competition. They were recognized at TLMI’s 2022 annual meeting and award ceremony this week. The TLMI Annual Awards Competition aims to stimulate innovative printing … Continued
Olé Cocktail Co.’s founders are classic entrepreneurs, and classic entrepreneurs love to ask questions. In their pursuit of answers, a new product just might come into being. In Olé’s case, that product was Canada’s first premium tequila-based cocktail in a can. “We were just so curious why there weren’t any tequila canned drinks using real … Continued
Kia Mirmotahari (Kia) is a Customer Solutions Coordinator for our Folding Carton, Retail Packaging Division at our office in Richmond, BC. At Great Little Box Company/Ideon Packaging (GLBC), we are fortunate to be Kia’s employer in customer service—he’s a natural! It certainly helps that prior to working with us, Kia was a Purchasing Manager for … Continued
This year—2022—marked the 12th year in a row that the US spirits industry saw major expansion. Globally, over the next five years, we can expect the industry to grow by 7.58%. If you work in spirits, you already know: the future is bright and very busy. As a labels and packaging partner to many spirits … Continued
Ian Dillion is a Customer Solutions Coordinator in the Corrugated & Industrial Packaging Division of our Everett, Washington branch. This seasoned customer service specialist started with Great little Box Company/ Ideon Packaging (GLBC) nearly two years ago, and that means he was onboarded in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was definitely not a … Continued
Over the course of five posts (links to the entire blog series is posted below), we told the fictional but familiar-to-us story of Alana Marshall and Jacob Franchi, co-founders of a small cocktail mix company. In this story, they start out with an idea and end up with a super-successful company doing business with major … Continued
In the thirty-plus years that Blue Mountain Winery has existed, the Mavety family has seen tremendous changes. The Mavetys, who purchased the property in 1971, began their transition from viticulturalists to full-on winemakers in the early nineties. At that time, the South Okanagan was far from being the famous wine region it is today. “Most … Continued
A cup of coffee is always a wonderful thing. But a cup of coffee that represents environmental sustainability and a fair income for farmers is something very special indeed. That’s the critical difference behind Level Ground Coffee. And that’s the difference that this Victoria, BC-based company has been creatively communicating since 1997. It’s likely that … Continued
Ask Ashley Paterson—founder of the plant-based, low-sugar gummy candy company Healthy Hippo Naturals—to tell you about Monk Fruit and you’ll experience pure enthusiasm. Monk Fruit Juice Concentrate is the only sweetener used in Healthy Hippo Naturals and after a run down from Ashley, you’ll understand why. “Monk Fruit? I could go off! I discovered it … Continued
Are you tasked with designing a wine label or hiring a designer to do it for you? If so, do you know what you need to do to compel customers to pick up your bottle from the shelf? After all, that’s what designing a wine label is all about: nailing the details that make your … Continued