CONSULTING SERVICES
Packaging Engineering & Design
“Technical excellence and consumer-driven innovation in every solution”
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At Placenta Pack, we offer comprehensive Packaging Engineering & Design consulting services aimed at helping companies optimize performance, reduce costs, and enhance the consumer experience across diverse packaging formats.
With over three decades of hands-on expertise in packaging development for leading global companies such as Colgate, Kellogg, Kimberly-Clark, and Mondelez, we understand the complete packaging lifecycle, from concept to shelf, We specialize in creating functional, innovative, and sustainable packaging solutions that meet technical requirements while aligning with consumer expectations and environmental goals.
Our services include:
Structural Design & Development
We design packaging tailored to your product's functional and logistical needs, balancing aesthetics, protection, and manufacturability, our solutions are grounded in real-world production constraints, retail considerations, and consumer usability insights.
Cost Optimization & Value Engineering
Through detailed technical assessments and material analysis, we help you reduce packaging costs without compromising product quality or shelf appeal, we focus on "doing more with less," ensuring maximum efficiency across your supply chain.
Material Selection & Specification
We provide technical guidance in the selection and validation of packaging materials, plastics, flexible films, rigid containers, paper-based substrates, and hybrid solutions, aligned with performance goals, sustainability targets, and regulatory compliance.
Line Integration & Industrial Validation
We support line trials, packaging tests, and process compatibility assessments, ensuring that new or modified packaging runs smoothly on your existing equipment and complies with ISTA and local transit testing standards.
Design for Sustainability
We integrate eco-design principles into every development, helping your business reduce its environmental footprint, this includes material reduction, recyclability improvements, mono-material solutions, and integration of post-consumer recycled content (PCR).
Why work with us?
We don’t just design packaging, we engineer business impact, our unique strength lies in combining deep technical knowledge with strategic insight, ensuring that every packaging innovation aligns with your commercial goals, brand promise, and operational realities.
Let’s work together to transform your packaging into a competitive advantage.
Cost Reduction & Value Engineering
“Maximize efficiency - Preserve performance - Unlock hidden value”
At Placenta Pack, we help companies identify and capitalize on cost-saving opportunities through strategic packaging optimization and value engineering, our approach combines deep technical expertise with a practical understanding of manufacturing, supply chain dynamics, and consumer expectations.
With more than 30 years of experience delivering multimillion-dollar savings for global CPG leaders like Colgate-Palmolive, Kellogg, Kimberly-Clark, and Mondelez, we bring a proven methodology to packaging cost management. We don't simply reduce costs, we enhance value across the entire packaging ecosystem, ensuring that materials, design, and execution are aligned with your business goals.
Our services include:
Technical Cost Analysis
We perform end-to-end evaluations of packaging materials, formats, and specifications to identify inefficiencies, overengineering, or non-optimal uses of space, weight, or resources, both at the primary and secondary packaging levels.
Material Optimization
We guide you in selecting and qualifying alternative materials that offer the same or improved performance at a lower cost, including downgauging, switching to mono-materials, or integrating post-consumer recycled (PCR) content without sacrificing functionality or shelf appeal.
Redesign for Efficiency
We redesign existing packaging structures to reduce waste, improve cube utilization, and enhance compatibility with automated lines, always with the consumer experience and brand integrity in mind.
Transport & Logistics Savings
We evaluate packaging from a logistics perspective to reduce transportation costs through better stacking, nesting, pallet configuration, or material use driving efficiency from factory floor to final destination.
Collaborative Innovation
We engage directly with your cross-functional teams, R&D, Operations, Procurement, and Marketing to ensure that every packaging change delivers measurable impact while maintaining internal alignment and speed to market.
Our philosophy is simple:
“Only use the materials necessary to protect, transport, and connect with the consumer”
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At Placenta Pack, we combine technical depth, design intelligence, and business acumen to create solutions that deliver more than just savings, they drive growth, improve sustainability metrics, and enhance competitiveness.
“Let us help you turn packaging into a strategic asset, lean, smart, and value-driven”
Sustainability Strategy
“Packaging solutions that meet today’s needs without compromising tomorrow”
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At Placenta Pack, we help organizations navigate the complex and fast-evolving world of sustainable packaging with clarity, credibility, and technical rigor, our consulting services are built upon decades of hands-on experience implementing sustainability roadmaps and developing eco-efficient packaging solutions for some of the world’s most recognized consumer brands.
We understand that sustainability is not just about choosing a recyclable material, it’s about integrating environmental thinking into every step of the packaging lifecycle, while balancing functionality, regulatory compliance, cost-effectiveness, and brand promise.
Our services include:
Sustainable Packaging Assessment
We conduct detailed diagnostics of your current packaging portfolio to assess environmental impact, recyclability, carbon footprint, material traceability, and alignment with corporate sustainability targets.
Material Transition Strategy
We design and lead the transition toward recyclable, compostable, biodegradable, or PCR-based materials, including mono-material films, bio-resins, and paper-based innovations, tailored to your infrastructure, product needs, and consumer markets.
Regulatory & Compliance Advisory
We help your company stay ahead of regulatory trends by aligning packaging strategies with local, regional, and international legislation (such as Mexico’s plastics bans, EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, or US extended producer responsibility programs).
Circular Design Principles
We embed circular economy thinking into your packaging development process: design for recyclability, reuse systems, refill models, and minimization of environmental impact across the value chain.
Sustainability Communication
We assist in defining how to transparently communicate your sustainability efforts to internal stakeholders, customers, and regulators avoiding greenwashing and building trust through science-based, verifiable claims.
“Sustainability is no longer a trend, it’s a license to operate”
At Placenta Pack, we don’t believe in shortcuts or superficial solutions, we deliver technically sound, scalable, and locally relevant sustainability strategies that make a measurable difference to your business and to the planet.
“Let’s build a packaging future that’s not only lighter but smarter, fairer, and regenerative”
Innovation Acceleration
“From concept to execution unlocking packaging innovation with speed, focus, and impact”
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At Placenta Pack, we help companies turn bold ideas into market-ready packaging solutions through our “Innovation Acceleration services” backed by over three decades of leading innovation projects across global corporations such as Colgate, Kellogg, and Mondelez, we bring a unique blend of creative design thinking, technical depth, and implementation discipline to every innovation journey.
We understand that innovation doesn't live in a vacuum, it must align with operational realities, sustainability goals, consumer needs, and time-to-market pressures, that’s why our approach goes beyond ideation, we serve as a catalyst for strategic packaging innovation, accelerating your path from insight to execution.
Our services include:
Innovation Pipeline Design
We co-create robust innovation pipelines that align with your business priorities, brand ambitions, and market trends, including short-term wins and long-term transformative projects.
Opportunity Mapping & Concept Development
Using structured frameworks such as Design Thinking and Agile Innovation, we help identify unmet consumer needs, technical gaps, and business opportunities, transforming them into actionable packaging concepts.
Rapid Prototyping & Technical Feasibility
We design and develop early-stage packaging prototypes using agile methodologies and local manufacturing networks, validating ideas quickly and cost-effectively while reducing development cycles.
Open Innovation & Supplier Collaboration
We connect your team with a network of forward-thinking suppliers, startups, and technology partners across Latin America and globally, accelerating the discovery of new materials, formats, and processes.
Innovation Governance & Metrics
We support the implementation of innovation governance models, stage-gate systems, prioritization tools, and performance indicators to ensure clarity, focus, and accountability throughout your innovation funnel.
“True innovation lies in bridging imagination with execution”
At Placenta Pack, we help you transform packaging into a strategic enabler of differentiation, growth, and sustainability, not just an operational function.
Whether you're seeking to reinvent an existing format, explore disruptive technologies, or future-proof your portfolio, we deliver the structure, speed, and insight to move ideas forward with confidence.
“Let’s make innovation tangible and scalable”
Regulatory Readiness & Market Adaptation
“Compliance without compromise, local insight, global standards”
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At Placenta Pack, we support international companies in navigating the complex and dynamic regulatory environments of Mexico and Latin America, ensuring that your packaging materials and solutions are not only compliant, but also optimized for success in each target market.
With decades of experience working inside global corporations and collaborating directly with regulatory bodies, purchasing departments, and quality assurance teams, we understand both the letter and the spirit of packaging legislation across the region. We offer strategic and technical guidance that enables our clients to enter the market with confidence, clarity, and agility.
Our services include:
Regulatory Landscape Assessment
We provide detailed analysis of packaging laws and standards, including plastic restrictions, labeling requirements, extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, and recyclability criteria for your target countries.
Documentation & Compliance Strategy
We assist in the preparation and adaptation of technical data sheets, safety declarations, food-contact certifications, recyclability test results, and other documentation required by clients or local authorities.
Labeling & Claims Validation
We review packaging labels, artwork, and sustainability claims (e.g., “100% recyclable,” “biodegradable,” “compostable”) to ensure alignment with national regulations and industry codes, minimizing the risk of penalties or reputational damage.
Technical Adaptation to Market Needs
We help you adjust packaging formats, barrier properties, visual design, and palletization specs to better fit the preferences, logistics systems, and retail requirements of the Latin American market enhancing adoption and usability.
Cross-Border Strategy & Harmonization
For companies serving multiple LATAM countries, we develop harmonized packaging strategies that balance local compliance with operational efficiency, reducing complexity across your regional supply chain.
“Regulatory compliance is not a hurdle, it’s a strategic advantage”
At Placenta Pack, we help you see around corners, avoid costly delays, and enter new markets with packaging that meets both the legal standards and the cultural expectations of your customers.
“Let us guide your expansion with technical clarity and regional expertise”