Take the Hassle Out of Seed Packets with Our Printing + Filling Services
Managing multiple vendors throughout your seed production process can be inefficient and time-consuming, removing your focus from your growing business. That’s why we are excited to unveil our new, state-of-the-art seed-filling machine—we want to help streamline your seed packet production and help your business grow. With our investment in filling capacity, we can handle larger […]
Why More People Are Using Seed Packets as a Promotional Item
In a world overflowing with promotional “stuff,” a seed packet provides great value to the end-user and in turn helps provide a valuable connection to your brand. Leave the foam squish balls and cheap water bottles out of your cart and bring back the value of promotional giveaways with a usable seed packet. With over […]
Creating Better Lives, One Team Member at a Time
We’ve talked a lot about our belief in redemption and the transformative power of second chances. It’s the core foundation of our Fair Chance Program, which provides career opportunities to justice-involved individuals. Where Fair Chances allow people to create a career at JBM, we have realized that for our team members to be successful, we need […]
Driving Sustainable Change in Packaging: Insights from the American Packaging Summit
Last month, our Director of Sales, Jessica Black, moderated a panel of sustainability and packaging experts from leading retail and consumer goods brands at the American Packaging Summit in Chicago. With the theme “Designing a new future for manufacturing, quality and supply chain leaders,” the Summit brought together industry professionals to generate ideas, build connections, share insights and […]
Introducing Our First-Ever Impact Report
Winston Churchill once famously said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” In our business, we have the pleasure of doing both—earning a living while making a meaningful impact. In the past several years, we’ve evolved our company to be more than a manufacturer of […]
Shining a Light on Our Fair Chance Program during Second Chance Month
Each April marks the celebration of Second Chance month, recognizing the power of redemption and the importance of providing opportunities for people to rebuild their lives after experiencing incarceration. This nationwide event was created in 2017 by the Prison Fellowship to bring awareness to the barriers faced by the estimated 19 million people with a criminal record and high […]
Seeding Success: Behind the Scenes of JBM’s Seed Packet Development
From long lead times, poor folding and lackluster quality, a lot can go sideways when selecting a partner to create and fill your seed packets. We’ve been in the seed business for more than 30 years, and we’ve learned a lot during that time about what works—and what doesn’t—when creating packets specifically designed for seeds. […]
How to Design Paper Packaging that Pops: 10 Things to Keep in Mind
Good packaging should make a lasting impression, from the retail store to the moment a customer finds your product in their mailbox. But it should do more than attract your customer’s eye: it should also tell a story about your brand and product. But that can be easier said than done—developing the right balance of […]
Say Hello to Hydroblox: The Water-Resistant Paper You Can Recycle!
How do you drink water from an uncoated paper cup so that it doesn’t immediately fall apart? Quickly! That’s why most packaging papers exposed to rain, condensation or other elements use a plastic or wax coating to protect the paper’s integrity. The only problem with this approach is that wax-coated papers can’t be recycled in […]
Remembering JBM’s Founder Greg Sheanshang
The JBM family late last year said goodbye to Greg Sheanshang, the trailblazing founder and longtime chief executive officer of JBM Packaging. His legacy in the packaging industry is a testament to his dedication, work ethic and to all the lives he touched. JBM would not be where we are without Greg’s leadership. Greg was […]
