With International Women’s Day approaching, Container Brewing’s General Manager Katie Lush had a bright idea. What if she created a team of women from Metro Vancouver’s craft beer industry to collaborate on a charity beer celebrating the occasion? That team ultimately included Four Winds’ Ashley Brooks, Faculty Brewing’s Jacquie Loehndorf, Country Malt Group’s Katy Wright, … Continued
When you hear the phrase “attainable luxury”, what do you think of? What are the especially gratifying, edifying, or beautifying things you do that won’t break the bank? If you’ve never heard of “personal training for your skin”, this might be a new go-to for you. That’s what skoah, a facial shop with a membership-based … Continued
The odds are pretty good that Machool founder Kamyar Asadibeiky is one of the brightest people you’ll ever meet. Consider his brainchild, Machool, a time and money-saving shipping platform that Great Little Box Company (GLBC) is fortunate to supply shipping boxes and supplies for. Machool is a brilliant solution for business owners who do … Continued
“When the company was launching, [founders] Kent and Don Petersen did things the unconventional way,” says Lakota Executive Vice President, Reinhardt Haukenfers. “They did things that everybody said wouldn’t work.” When you’re a fledgling natural wellness company based in the small northern British Columbian city of Dawson Creek, you have to get creative to get … Continued
Container Brewing Creative Director Brendan van den Bosch is on the other side of a fairly intense whirlwind of hard work. He—along with co-founders Dan Webster and Terry Brown and Head Brewer Tim Juul—has just opened a brewery, after all. And the newly minted East Vancouver brewery is a beauty: 4,440 square feet and two … Continued
At GLBC we love a good surprise and the Phillips Brewing 12 pack bomber Advent Calendar definitely hits the mark. As the packaging manufacturer of this unique concept, we had a vested interest in how this exclusive case turned out and our friends at Phillips did not disappoint. It’s always fun to crack open your … Continued
Harken Coffee hasn’t yet opened up its flagship 338 Powell Street location in Vancouver, BC Canada and the roastery-coffee-shop is already winning design awards. This fall, the innovative minimalist folding carton Great Little Box Company helped them create, took first place and Judge’s Choice in its category at the AICC Independent Packaging Design Competition. It’s … Continued
How does a single moment factor into an ongoing story? That’s the poetic way Little Straw Vineyards’ winemaker Barb Hall conceives of her work. Wine captures a single season, but at the same time, it never stops evolving. It keeps telling a longer and longer story about the people who made it and those who … Continued
In late August Great Little Box Company’s (GLBC) talented Innovation Solutions Team and passionate production team was honoured to receive 3 awards in the 33rd Annual Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards, the industry’s only competition recognizing the highest level of printing quality and technical achievement across the full range of packaging segments; labels, flexible packaging, folding … Continued
GLBC is excited to announce our talented team has won at the AICC’s 2019 Independent Packaging Design Competition. This biannual event features a variety of packaging categories providing a wider reach into the entire packaging market and idea diversity. Since 1981 AICC has been proud to recognize and reward those independents who have met and … Continued