4 Reasons to Include QR Codes in Retail Packaging
QR codes incorporated into retail packaging provide brands with an underutilized opportunity when it comes to the most direct customer touchpoint -..
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Return to Normal: Diners Ready to Get Back to Their Favorite Tables
What are pandemic-weary customers looking forward to the most in a return to "normal" dining?With COVID cases declining across the country and the..
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Buy & Give: More Than a Partnership on Paper with Make-A-Wish®
Uniting companies and communities, see how Make-A-Wish® and Millcraft’s Buy & Give paper program are changing lives.On a sunny day in August, at a..
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6 Retail Packaging Trends for 2022
From materials, to design, to form factor, and technology, here are six retail packaging trends to keep an eye out for this year. Written by Jill..
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3 HUGE Tips for Entering the Wide-Format Market
A projected $11.4 billion market by 2026, get the straight skinny on going wide.
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Handle with Care: 6 Considerations When Choosing the Right Hand Truck for Your Brewery
For any brewery - large or small - safeguarding the health and safety of your employees while they are handling your product must always be a..
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Will Supply Shortages Lead the Restaurant Industry to Greener Packaging?
To-go containers, cups remain in short supply as global disruption challenges growth in takeout and delivery services.As we approach the two-year..
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Very Peri in Print & Packaging
A look at The 2022 Pantone Color Of the Year - Very Peri Rather than choose one of its existing colors for the 2022 Color of the Year, Pantone..
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Seasonal Packaging to Build Brand Engagement
For brands looking to deepen customer engagement, there’s nothing like seasonal packaging to strengthen the connection. As consumers, we love..
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Why the Craft Beverage Industry is Choosing Cans over Bottles
Sustainability, Functionality and Economy are Key Factors in Growing Preference for Cans Craft beverage producers and consumers alike show a growing..
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Buy & Give Paper Program Nears $600,000 in Local Charity Support
Millcraft is ushering in this year’s holiday season with one of its favorite traditions: the presentation of annual donation checks to eight..
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Sustainable Packaging Design – Trend or Table Stakes?
No longer a nice to have, sustainable packaging is table stakes for retail brands across all segments, not just cannabis brands. Research shows us..
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The Power of Local: Working Towards a Circular Economy for Plastics, One Industry and One Community at a Time
When it comes to plastics, not all products are created, or recycled, equally. It’s true that due to the source materials and manufacturing process..
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Buy & Give Office Paper Program Make Wishes Come True in Indianapolis
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Millcraft Meetup: State of the Paper Industry Update
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Top 10 Needs Of Luxury Packaging For 2021 & Beyond
Most of us can identify luxury packaging when we see it, but do we understand why exactly it evokes such a powerful reaction?
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Tips on Designing for Wide Format Print with Marina Poropat Joyce
Recently, we asked our friend Marina Poropat Joyce, author of Designing for Print, to share some tips on designing for large format print media. ..
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Graphics Paper Industry Update for 2021
In a recent graphics paper industry update for 2021, Millcraft COO, Greg Lovensheimer, shared insights into the effects of 2020 and its impact on the..
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Millcraft’s Buy & Give Office Paper Program Nears $500,000 in Donations
Cleveland, Ohio – December 2020 – Even with social distancing protocols in place this holiday season, Millcraft is still finding ways to touch lives..
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The Power of Packaging for Cannabis Brands
Brand perception factors into any strategy for a new business. But for a new business in an emerging market, like cannabis, branding can be the make..
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Making an Impact: Proud to Support the United Way’s Day of Caring
Millcraft is proud to have supported the United Way of Greater Stark County by donating 100,000 face masks to its Day of Caring Drive & Drop curbside..
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Evaluating Supplier Relationships in the New Normal – Part Two
The following post is part two in the series Evaluating Supplier Relationships in the New Normal
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Evaluating Supplier Relationships in the New Normal – Part One
Prior to COVID-19, evaluating suppliers was essential to operating a profitable business. As every business has been up ended during this crisis, the..
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6 Reasons to Consider Single-Source Supply Partnerships
Why a Holistic Approach to Sourcing Wins a Competitive Edge for You and Your Customers Would you welcome a supply partner who uses current market..
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Experience Mohawk Renewal
Mohawk Renewal is the newest portfolio of sustainable papers made with hemp, straw, and recycled cotton fiber – in stock exclusively at Millcraft.
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Welcome back!
Creating a safe, healthy, and productive business environment for employees and customers post-COVID takes mutual trust and responsibility. While our..
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6 Steps to Consider When Planning Your Business’s “Return to Work” during the COVID-19 crisis
Here are six steps Millcraft is taking while operating as an “essential critical infrastructure business” during the COVID-19 crisis. Keep these..
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