Paper Products

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., announced that it is now a participating supplier of PromoStandards. PromoStandards is a set of standards created specifically for the promotional products industry by promotional professionals, meant to streamline business between distributors and suppliers within the industry. Orbus' participation in PromoStandards improves its customer experience for promotional product…

Gemini Industries, Roxana, Ill., announced that it has acquired TKCups-Sorg's, a supplier of custom printed napkins, plates, coffee sleeves, coasters, cups and more. Founded in 1996, TKCups-Sorg's has specialized in both paper and plastic food service products, and has introduced environmentally-friendly product lines. Through the acquisition, Gemini will expand its promotional product offering with a…

Stouse LLC, New Century, Kan., announced today that it has acquired Magna-Plus Inc., a provider of custom labels, magnets and other promotional products. The acquisition was effective on Oct. 25. Kansas City, Kansas-based Magna-Plus Inc. was founded in 1993 by Marianne D'Amato and Tom Eaton. It now has a nationwide distributor customer base. "We are…

In January of this year, Staples Inc. finalized its merger with Essendant via Sycamore Partners, its private equity owners. Essendant is a wholesale distributor of workplace and office products. Its customers are resellers such as office supply superstores, mail order companies, drug and grocery store chains and e-commerce businesses. We didn't report on the merger…

While local retailers like Target, Walmart and Staples are packed with teachers and students this time of year, those aren't the only places to stock up on school supplies. That's because Taco Bell is now selling an entire collection of back-to-school branded merchandise...

Navitor, North Mankato, Minn., announced the addition of Crystal White Glitter stock to the company’s offering of color core specialty stocks. This paper will be available as an option for announcements, business cards and postcards. According to Navitor product manager Deanie Jacobson,…

Thanks to heteronyms, homographs, homonyms and homophones, English can prove a head-scratching language that leads to numerous typos. Who among us, for example, has typed “form” when meaning “from”? Well, it appears that Irish can be equally troublesome, especially when it comes to proofreading, as two stamps that commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon…

When you hold the title as the keepers of the Doomsday Clock, the general public could surmise that you might be just a tad, uh, tightly wound. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, however, is proving that presumption wrong, thanks to the organization's annual fund drive, through which it wants supporters to help "save the…

A new study focusing on chocolate packaging has some encouraging results for promo companies looking to provide custom packaging as an upsell for clients. Researchers published a report that found that people had different reactions to the same chocolate depending on its packaging...

Dorney Park, an amusement park in Allentown, Pa., was on the receiving end of customer complaints after visitors found that a park gift shop was selling personalized bullet cartridge keychains. The item, a rifle bullet in an embossed leather holder with a keychain, had on its packaging the words "The Right to Keep and Bear…