Diamond Packaging

_ The Rochester Top 100, which annually recognizes the fastest-growing privately held companies in the nine-county region, is sponsored by the Rochester Business Alliance and KPMG. Here is an interview with packaging printer Diamond Packaging's co-owners, Karla Fichter and Kirsten Werner.What's driving the growth at Diamond?Our growth over the last three years has been driven primarily by demand for upscale personal care cosmetics and skin care, fragrance, hair care packaging and promotions.What's the process for landing new clients or additional work from existing clients? What's the sales pitch? What's the biggest competition other print providers? Changing

The Global Packaging Alliance (GPA) recently held its annual meeting in Hong Kong, providing an ideal forum for its members to review industry trends and the latest developments in packaging innovation and sustainability. The group also focused on ways to further support international brands in growth markets. GPA members opened the meeting by discussing packaging trends in their respective markets and sharing the latest developments in their packaging operations, including equipment investments, technical advancements, process improvements, new materials, and operating data for benchmarking. The agenda also included a review of market developments in the Middle East and India with