Diamond Recognized As One of North America Leading Printers

Diamond Packaging was recognized as one of North America's leading printers following a recent survey compiled by Printing Impressions magazine.

Printing Impressions, America's most influential and widely read publication for commercial printers, serves the $163 billion commercial printing industry. Now in its 25th year, the 2008 Printing Impressions 400 (in their special pull-out section) provides the industry’s most comprehensive ranking of the leading printing companies in the United States and Canada. The listings include company name and headquarters location; parent company, if applicable; current and previous year’s rankings; most recent and previous year’s fiscal sales; percentage change; primary specialties; principal officer(s); and number of employees, manufacturing plants and total press units. more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative
Packaging

Diamond Packaging Selected as a Procter & Gamble Supplier of the Year

Diamond Packaging was named a “Supplier of the Year” by the Procter and Gamble Company during P&G's first ever global Supplier Summit on October 15, 2008. P&G hosted the event with its 350 top global suppliers to discuss their continued collaboration for a sustainable future and to honor top performing suppliers.

"We are thrilled to have won this award," said Karla Fichter, Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Packaging. "Our partnership with Procter & Gamble is especially rewarding because of our shared commitment to innovation and sustainability."

"Suppliers of the Year" achieved this award by consistently scoring the highest in broad based quantitative and qualitative evaluations by P&G employees throughout the supply chain. more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative
Packaging

Sell More Products With These 7 Packaging Tips

When consumers go out to shop it's your job to convince them to buy your product. With the wrong packaging or one that doesn't properly convey the message of what is inside you are fighting an uphill battle.

Think of packaging as your silent salesperson. What message are you projecting?

Just like we do with our mental, emotional and physical aspects of our lives, think about improving or updating your product packaging. You want it to mesh with consumer wants, needs and current lifestyles which can be influenced by many external factors that will effect their purchasing decision. Consumers are a moving target and what worked last week may not work in the future.

Here are 7 things you can do to ensure your product packaging is on target with your core customer and delivers the right message to the right audience.

Read the new article by JoAnn Hines, the Packaging Diva, that appears in the Summer 2008 issue of Diamond's E-Newsletter.

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative
Packaging

Global Packaging Alliance Adds New Member in South Africa

The Global Packaging Alliance (GPA) announced that they have added a new partner in South Africa by signing an agreement with Masterpack, based in Hariotdale, Johannesburg. Masterpack is one of South Africa’s premier packaging and print companies, producing high-end folding cartons, package inserts, and point-of-sale items for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and confectionery markets. more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative
Packaging

Diamond Packaging Wins Five Awards in 2007 FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition

Diamond Packaging won five awards in the 15th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition, the industry's premier showcase for foil stamping and embossing designs and techniques. Awards were announced at the 2008 FSEA National Convention, held April 10-12, 2008 in Scottsdale, AZ. more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative
Packaging

Diamond Packaging Certified As A Women-Owned Business

Diamond Packaging, a leading provider of packaging and contract packaging services, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women Presidents' Education Organization (WPEO), a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC is a resource for the more than 700 U.S. companies and government agencies that rely on the WBENC certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs. more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative
Packaging

Diamond Packaging Wins Environmental Leadership Award

Diamond Packaging was recognized as one of Rochester's greenest companies during a luncheon event sponsored by the Rochester Business Journal and Bank of America on April 8, 2008 the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

The Rochester Business Journal’s Environmental Leadership Awards recognizes companies who demonstrate a significant commitment to environmental or conservation issues and who dedicate resources to a project, process or program that ultimately will have a positive impact on the environment. Nominees were evaluated on their efforts in one or more of the following areas: alternative energy use, environmental innovation, long-term commitment to conservation, pollution prevention, recycling/reuse, resource reduction, and green building. more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative
Packaging

Wal-Mart Buyers Put Packaging Scorecard Into Practice

Wal-Mart officially began using its packaging scorecard last week to rate suppliers on their progress toward developing sustainable packaging, as well as their ability to help Wal-Mart reach its company-wide sustainability goals to reduce waste, use renewable energy and sell sustainable products.

Wal-Mart buyers will be able to use the scorecard as a tool when making purchasing decisions. The scorecard is essential to Wal-Mart's goal of achieving a five percent packaging reduction by 2013. more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative
Packaging

Diamond Packaging Launches Green Website

Diamond Packaging today announced the launch of a new green website to coincide with the introduction of their Diamond greenbox initiative, the company’s commitment to research, design, and implement packaging solutions that are innovative and sustainable.

Diamond’s new green website is designed with companies and consumers in mind. It is meant to inform visitors about the company’s green initiative and provide a comprehensive and educational insight into the topic of sustainability and sustainable packaging.

"Sustainability is a very broad and complex subject with implications that affect all aspects of the supply chain," said Dennis Bacchetta, Director of Marketing. "Our goal is to bring some clarity to topics such as package design and manufacturing, recycling, and energy requirements." more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative
Packaging