Affordable Sustainable Packaging
Two-Buck Chuck! 7"x4"x2" Sustainable Box
I am an optimist. But let’s face it, the economy is rough, and we are not expecting any major changes overnight. That means we need to adjust to this new economic reality. At Distant Village, we have rolled out a new wave of sustainable packaging that also saves everyone money.
We have listened to and responded to our clients’ needs. By reducing packaging costs from 40%-70%, Distant Village offers affordable sustainable packaging for upscale, gourmet and fine boutique products while maintaining strong alignment with premium quality, brand-building packaging. We give the credit for this cost-saving innovation to our customers. Earlier this year, we surveyed a cross section of our clients and asked them about their 2012 packaging needs and goals. We also asked them how we might contribute toward their success. I am pleased to share what we learned.
2012 Packaging Trends in Sustainable Packaging
From our cross section client survey, we listened and learned, and this is what we heard from our clients:
- We still need the same volume of packaging.
- We need to retain our quality image with quality packaging, at lower costs.
- We need to have lower minimum order quantities.
- We do not want to compromise our sustainable mission, if possible.
The Leader in Low-Cost Sustainable Presentation Packaging?
Well, we do not exactly want to rename ourselves the Leader in Low-Cost Sustainable Presentation Packaging, but we did develop a new line of packaging that is up to 70% lower cost than our standard rigid box packaging. As you can imagine, it has been a great success.
The best part of this new low-cost packaging line is there is no compromise on eco-friendly, sustainable or fair trade aspects. In fact, some may say it is even more sustainable.
A Penny Saved, A Penny Earned. Foldable Candy Tray
Better and Cheaper Packaging. And Even More Sustainable
The new line of economical packaging carries wonderful sustainability advantages too! It lowers carbon footprints and shipping costs, and often requires less storage. It also utilizes less raw material due to our innovative and proprietary paper-making techniques. This brings a wonderful eco-benefit of reducing waste and consumption. And if that is not enough, another very exciting advantage is that the process is highly scalable and allows for very large production runs into the 100,000′s and millions!
We’re with You for the Long Haul
Our gratitude and thanks go out to our loyal clients who have been working with us to contribute suggestions and find solutions that work for us all. And, of course, Distant Village remains steadfastly, 100% dedicated to our sustainable mission. As long as we keep working together, taking a long view and building quality relationships, we will get through these hard times together and become stronger. Distant Village continues to grow, and we are on pace for another banner year.
To learn more about affordable sustainable packaging solutions, contact us at info@distantvillage.comor call at 1-773-276-4554. We look forward to learning how we may help.
Distant Village designs beautiful custom handmade sustainable packaging and produces PURE Labels™. We create products to build strong brand identity to communicate an authentic sustainable message. Distant Village was founded in 2000 and is a proud member of Green America, Social Venture Network and Chicago Fair Trade
Great in the Kitchen, Too
Artisan Production of Water-Resistant Paper Box
Most leading eco-friendly label printers already have PURE Labels™ stock available for custom label print jobs. For home and business needs the labels are available in Avery-compatible formats for desktop label printing of shipping labels, return address labels, address labels, name badges, circles or other shapes. Save money and improve your sustainable footprint by using PURE Labels™. All PURE Labels™ products have been approved, tested and are compatible with Avery templates.
Large-Scale Supply Of Handmade Packaging
One Million Handmade Boxes
A Million Copies Sold
Little Known Fact: Distant Village has a production capacity of 1,000,000 handmade sustainable boxes within 60 days. Yes, One Million!
Occasionally, we are asked about our capacity to scale up production of our popular sustainable handmade packaging. It delights us to answer this question. To the surprise of many, our handmade production capacity is 1,000,000 units within just 60 days. You may also ask the next question that others ask, “How is that possible?”
Quality and Reliability Follow a Two-Fold Strategy
As an illustrative example, Distant Village’s handmade production model is a bit similar to that of a large high-quality coffee roaster. How can a large coffee roaster like Starbucks produce so many cups of coffee? (Do they have one hugely massive coffee bean plantation?) We work with a large number of carefully selected artisan communities to develop a consistent high quality line of handmade products using natural fiber materials. As production volume ebbs and flows we extend or retract production across our network. Our local quality control team coordinates and manages our quality standards and production consistency across our producer network. Our advantage is a flexible production capacity in which we are able to produce unprecedented numbers of consistent quality products in a reliable manner with impressive turn-around.
Machine-Made Wild Grass Paper
Machine-Made Wild Grass Paper
To further improve speed and capacity, we looked at how to produce machine-made wild grass papers. We have devised a way to shave off weeks of handmade papermaking time by producing large rolls of our exclusive wild grass paper on conventional paper mill machines. We also are producing a variety of many other natural fiber milled papers, such as banana paper, abaca paper, mulberry paper, water hyacinth paper and other paper varietals using invasive plant species and other natural fibers. By machine-producing the paper for our handmade boxes, the time to market for our clients has dramatically improved and opened the doors for Distant Village to work with larger customers with larger volume needs.
Better Packaging at Better Prices
The name of the game is better prices for sustainable packaging solutions. By continuously improving our production processes and strategically automating production, we have been able to help our clients get product faster at lower prices. We’re proudly able to serve our clients with orders up to 1,000,000 units at the most competitive packaging prices in the world.
To learn more about world-class sustainable packaging at affordable sustainable prices, contact us at info@distantvillage or call at 1-773-276-4554. We look forward to learning how we may help.
Distant Village designs beautiful custom handmade sustainable packaging and produces PURE Labels™. We create products to build strong brand identity to communicate an authentic sustainable message. Distant Village was founded in 2000 and is a proud member of Green America, Social Venture Network, and Fair Trade Federation.