The PLMA tradeshow, put on by the Private Label Manufacturers Association, has never been known for its design or brands, largely because it’s an event focused on manufacturers and suppliers selling all the packaging nuts and bolts brands need to physically put products on the shelf. 

But lo and behold, as we walked the aisles scouring for signs of design life, we found more than we had imagined in the back corners of booths and side shelves of inventory. So amidst all the clammer and clutter and sticky adhesives for bottles of salad dressing, these were our 15 favorite pieces of design from the show: