Posts by Derek Lewallen
Eco-Friendly Shaker Top Packaging for Food Grade, Crawling Insect Killer
SCRAM Crawling Insect Killer was developed by a commercial property owner who wanted a non-toxic insect pest-control method, rather than using the highly toxic products currently on the market that pose health risks to tenants and their pets. SCRAM is an all-natural powder, containing fossilized silica from the remains of tiny marine creatures, that is…
Read MoreRecyclable Shaker Top Containers Allow for Easy Application of All-Natural Dry Pet Shampoo
Holcombe Organics created FurRefresh out of necessity in an animal rescue environment. The condition of which the animals were arriving was a growing concern, and most were too traumatized to bathe without risking personal harm. Also, a good, chemical-free dry shampoo was nearly impossible to find in retail stores. This lead Holcombe Organics to develop…
Read MorePaper Cap Container Lends Craft Appeal to Atlanta, GA Based Soap Company’s Candles
Brown Bag Soap Company is named after a term for carrying bottled alcohol in brown bags or “brown bagging it.” The company was started after mother-daughter pair, Vicki and Hannah, discovered making soap with beer from a local Atlanta, GA brewery proved beneficial to skin. Brown Bag Soap Co.’s mission is to provide natural hand-made…
Read MoreNut Free Hot Cocoa Keeps Fresh in Attractive Ring-and-Plug Container with Food Grade Foil Liner
Vermont Nut Free Chocolates’ mission is to provide delicious, high quality treats for everyone to enjoy, while guaranteeing that everything is 100% peanut and tree nut free, as well as free of cross-contamination with nuts. The company’s founder, Gail Elvidge, started the company out of frustration for finding peanut and tree nut free products for…
Read MoreCustom Paper Tubes is a Certified WBENC Women's Business Enterprise
Cleveland, OH – October 2013 – Custom Paper Tubes, a business specializing in the manufacture of custom paper tube packaging for consumer products and industrial goods, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Ohio River Valley Women’s Business Council, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC’s…
Read MoreBold Canisters for Loose Leaf Black Teas
The vision of Joseph Wesley Tea is to share the knowledge and passion for tea, and to introduce a variety of teas produced by the best growers world-wide. Unlike mass-produced teas that most consumers are used to, with little to no flavor or artificial flavorings to mask poor flavor, Joseph Wesley teas are hand selected…
Read MoreFull Telescope with Metal Ends Provides Rugged, Masculine Container for All-Natural Products
A personal care and home goods company — producing a range of products from leather care to cologne and skin care from all-natural ingredients — came to Custom Paper Tubes looking for a custom container to use as secondary packaging that is as natural and rugged as their products. The result is a 3-piece telescope…
Read MoreA Full Year’s Dry & Store Protection in a Small, Eco-friendly Container
Dry & Store recognized the need for a portable, travel-size “kit” of Dry & Store products that their customers could pack and take along for short trips and outings. The kit, which includes 1 Dry Caddy jar and 6 Dry Caddy discs to provide a year’s worth of moisture damage protection, needed to be attractive,…
Read MoreGranola Start-up Company Launches New Products in Eye Catching Containers
The Toasted Oat, a start-up company out of Columbus, OH, came to Custom Paper Tubes looking for a package for gluten-free granolas. The Toasted Oat was just entering the market and had a limited marketing budget, and they needed a container that was inexpensive, unique and eye-catching to stand out among all the other granola…
Read MoreShaker Top Container for Calorie Booster Powder Dispenses Just the Right Amount
People with cystic fibrosis often need to gain weight. Scandical, by Aptalis, is a taste-free calorie booster powder that is sprinkled on food. It adds 35 calories per tablespoon to meals, eliminating the need for individuals to prepare separate, high-calorie meals. Scandical comes in a portable 3” x 7-3/4” shaker top container, wrapped in a…
Read MoreUnique, Rugged Metal Liquor Plug Provides Added Appeal to Men’s Skincare Product Packaging
As an innovator in men’s small batch skin care products, packaging designers at TAUN envisioned a unique canister that would showcase their men’s facial repair formula to customers. Working with Custom Paper Tubes, TAUN went away from traditional boxes to a custom labeled tubular package with a lid typically used on high end liquors. The…
Read MoreRugged metal ends and heavy wall on full telescope containers provide critical protection
In 1987 Bob Moody, a paramedic with a local EMS unit, came to Custom Paper Tubes with a problem. He had experienced a needle stick from a used syringe while making a routine service run and was told by a hospital physician that it would take a year to determine whether that needle stick would…
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