Your favourite adult beverage goes through a convoluted process of cultivation, harvesting, fermenting, brewing, distilling, manufacturing, shipping, labeling, shipping, bottling, shipping, unloading, retailing, etc., before ultimately being poured in your glass. These processes all rely on the supply chain. Beer, wine, and liquor consumption up Beer, wine, and liquor consumption peaks during the festive season …
Universal Packaging is committed to giving back to our local community and donating to charitable organizations that support it. Each month, Universal Packaging Teammates submit a charity or organization they feel passionate about. Once all the submissions are in, the entire team votes and the charitable organization with the most votes is presented with a …
Universal Packaging Donates to Salvation Army Food Bank Read More »
Our intrepid Account Manager Shara Green is delighted to announce Universal Packaging’s support of the Washington Wine Industry Foundation…
I count us really lucky here at Universal. Our design team has the benefit of being under the same roof as the production plant and has direct access to the production team & our VP Production, Richard Christianson. We can walk out to the production floor and chat about print design and screen-printing machines with …
Over our 30+ years of putting paint on bottles, our art team has seen and helped execute thousands of different designs for the beer, wine and spirit industries. You read that correctly. Thousands. The art comes in to us from everywhere and in many forms. One day we’re gathering around a perfectly polished agency submission …
I love this time of year. Longer shadows, saturated skies, orange leaves and a crispness in the air. It’s also the time of year when back in the 80’s my Mom would start shouting “put your coat on, it’s cold outside!”. She didn’t realize how uncool I thought coats were, literally. So uncool. I’ve grown …
Put Your Coat On! 3 Innovative Color Coatings to Elevate your Glass Packaging Read More »
I recently had the privilege of interviewing our Screen Supervisor, Liam McConkey. Liam oversees all aspects of the screen making process at Universal Packaging. It’s a technical craft where Liam is an expert and- like all departments at Universal- he’s supported by a super skilled team. Picture this: every day, anywhere from 15 to 100+ …
If someone were to ask you what tolerance means to you, how would you describe it? I believe tolerance is being able to accept people’s differences of opinion to work toward social harmony. What does tolerance have to do with screen printing you ask. Well there exists a tolerance of another type. It’s less warm …
Tolerance 101: 3 Small Design Considerations for Big Screen Print Success Read More »
We creative types have all been there. You’re super excited to start designing the most beautiful wine label the world has ever. seen. And then you feel it’s eyes on you, your blank canvas in the form of a bare glass bottle. You’ve also made the savvy choice to go with screen printing but realize you’re working …
Staring Contest – Open Your Eyes to Screen Printing Color Opportunities Read More »
When you hire a packaging vendor, you are hoping that your vendor is 100% up-to-speed on all health, environmental and labor issues. Nothing could be more disastrous to your brand or reputation than if you were caught in some type of a “sting” operation put forth by an over-zealous lawyer/regulatory agent who wants to make …
Make Sure Your Supplier is Complying with Regulations Read More »
