Our great grandparents may have preserved food by dousing it in salt or drying it into jerky -- even though jerky is delicious -- but we no longer have to fret about the longevity of our food. With the introduction of flexible plastics came the ability to keep perishables fresh and protected from outside elements for extended periods of time.

Modern plastic food…

While metals and wood were once the desired materials for shipping and packaging due to their sturdiness, modern technologies have created plastics that are just as strong, if not more in some cases, as other materials while also being cheaper to produce and more versatile to accommodate more uses.

It did not take long for the business world to take notice of…

In recent years, the plastics industry has made significant progress towards becoming more efficient and inexpensive than in the past. With the help of digital printing, flexible packaging companies have more options for their products than ever before. Recent brand campaigns, including the tremendously popular 'Share a Coke' campaign, have used digital printing to reach a new…