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292 - Can award winning packaging deliver both medicine and dignity to the user? SnapSlide does!

People of Packaging · 10 Oct 2024 · 30m

What this episode covers

Rocky Batzel, CEO and inventor of Snapslide, and Chason Sordoni discuss their award-winning, one-handed accessible child-resistant closure designed for users with arthritis, amputations, or limited dexterity. They explain how the product eliminates torque and threads to save 25% plastic compared to conventional pill bottles, while maintaining safety standards. The team details their B2B sales model targeting pharmacies and distributors, with plans for Q1 production scaling, and highlights their recent Ameristar Award win from the IOPP.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
IOPP, Walgreens, CVS
Products
Snapslide
Also
Ameristar Award, Pac Expo

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