Paper Wine Bottles: How Frugalpac is Changing the Packaging Game

John-Paul Grogan is the Product Director at Frugalpac, a sustainable packaging company with a mission to decarbonize the food and beverage industry. He’s been with the business since its formation and has played a huge part in the company’s growth. He’s responsible for product design, materials specifications, and management of the technical team.

John-Paul is creatively driven and is constantly raising his game in the design space. Before joining Frugalpac, he was the Owner and Senior Designer at Black & Black Design Ltd, the Head of Design at GreenBottle Ltd, and an Industrial Designer for Minima Design.

How can your beverage brand lower its carbon footprint and become more environmentally friendly without sacrificing flavor and design? 

John-Paul Grogan is introducing one of the biggest innovations in the industry: paper bottles. His company, Frugalpac, is revolutionizing packaging through bottles made from die-cut, flat paperboard, and flexible film substrates. Not only are these bottles eco-friendly, but they also allow for 360-degree branding and customized printing possibilities. Plus, consumers can recycle the bottle straight from their homes and play a part in the sustainability movement! 

In this episode of VINTed, Scout Driscoll gets the details from John-Paul Grogan, Product Director at Frugalpac, about their environmentally friendly paper bottles. John-Paul breaks down the benefits of using paper over glass bottles, why you don’t have to sacrifice shelf life or the taste of your wine, and how Frugalpac has expanded to offer locally-based services and materials.