Vance Wenn

I’m the founder of Packur. We help cafes, restaurants and food businesses create custom packaging, mainly paper cups and takeaway packaging. A big part of my work is helping customers figure out the details before production — what size they need, which material makes sense, how their artwork will print, how many pieces to order, and how to keep the cost reasonable. I also work with production partners on sampling, quality checks and shipping. Over the years, I’ve seen many of the problems businesses run into when buying custom packaging, especially when sourcing overseas. Sometimes the MOQ is too high, sometimes a design looks great on screen but doesn’t work well in production, and sometimes a small change in material or size can make a noticeable difference in cost. Most of the bu...