In Depth

What will 2023 do as an encore to the record M&A activity seen among printing and packaging businesses in 2021 and 2022?

Companies are challenged with integrating a multi-generational workforce and creating an environment that appeals to young workers.

Eliminating bottlenecks in the digital finishing department is a challenge every printer will need to address sooner rather than later.

Packaging deals have eclipsed transactions in all other segments of the printing industry, and there is no sign of letting up.

While businesses are ramping back up post-pandemic, there is one challenge still plaguing printers of all types: a lack of workers.

Finding the best way to successfully pass the reins to new ownership can be learned from the others’ previous experiences.

The purchase of box printing companies has outpaced the number of deals involving label printing companies.

On this episode, we speak with Andy Paparozzi about the latest State of the Industry report.

Peter Schaefer, of New Direction Partners, projects the level of M&A activity in 2023, and what print market segments are in demand.

Most printing companies appearing on our 39th annual Printing Impressions 300 list of the largest printers in the U.S. and Canada — as ranked by annual sales — reported healthy, often double-digit, sales gains from the previous year.