Pactiv Evergreen
Acquisition in 2024
Pactiv Evergreen is a manufacturer and distributor of a diverse range of food and beverage packaging products, catering to food manufacturers, restaurants, and institutions. The company operates primarily through two segments: Foodservice and Food and Beverage Merchandising. Its product offerings include food containers, drinkware, tableware, service ware, ready-to-eat food containers, clear rigid-display containers, trays for meat and poultry, molded fiber egg cartons, and printed cartons. Pactiv Evergreen generates most of its revenue from the Food and Beverage Merchandising segment, and its products reach consumers billions of times each week across the United States and other regions in North America.
Vegware
Acquisition in 2021
Vegware, established in 2006 and headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, specializes in the development, manufacture, and distribution of plant-based, compostable foodservice packaging and catering disposables. Utilizing renewable, lower carbon, recycled, or reclaimed materials, Vegware produces a wide range of products, including cutlery, tableware, cups, containers, and custom-branded meal kits. Their products are designed to be commercially compostable with food waste, providing a practical solution for single-use, food-contaminated disposables. Vegware operates globally, with operational bases in Huntington Beach, Sydney, and Hong Kong, and offers its products both online and through mixed food and packaging waste collection services.
The Waddington Group
Acquisition in 2018
The Waddington Group Inc. is a prominent manufacturer and marketer of packaging products, specializing in upscale disposable solutions for the foodservice industry. Based in Covington, Kentucky, the company serves various sectors, including catering, bakery, deli, and chain restaurants. Its product offerings encompass disposable tableware, drinkware, cutlery, and transit trays, which are produced using advanced techniques such as injection molding and thermoforming. The Waddington Group also emphasizes environmentally friendly packaging solutions, catering to the needs of diverse markets, including food service, dairy, protein, and produce. Operating as a subsidiary of Novolex Holdings, Inc., the company consists of four divisions that collectively enhance its capacity to deliver innovative and sustainable packaging solutions globally.
Shields Bag And Printing
Acquisition in 2017
Shields Bag and Printing is a manufacturer and supplier of flexible packaging solutions, catering to a diverse customer base worldwide. The company specializes in producing security and heavy-duty bags, as well as various packaging solutions for food, industrial, and protective applications. Its product offerings include specialty items and stock products such as can liners, pallet covers, and printed ice bags. In addition to its packaging products, Shields provides lab and technical services, along with prepress and platemaking capabilities, ensuring a comprehensive approach to meet the needs of its clients in the commercial printing and packaging sectors.
Burrows Paper Corporation
Acquisition in 2016
Burrows Paper Corp. operates four paper mills and six packaging converting facilities domestically and abroad. Burrows maintains the highest standards and holds certifications from ISO 9001, HACCP, Forest Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forest Initiative and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification. Burrows incorporates nearly 100 years of papermaking experience into its food packaging line of products and is one of only a few companies capable of producing light weight printable tissue paper. Burrows offers machine glaze and machine finish paper grades for a variety of uses from medical and food packaging to innovative industrial applications.
Packaging Dynamics
Acquisition in 2014
Packaging Dynamics Corporation is a manufacturer of flexible packaging and specialty papers, operating through three main units: Thilmany Papers, BagcraftPapercon, and International Converter. Thilmany Papers produces a variety of specialty bleached and unbleached lightweight paper products, including sandwich wraps, box closure taping systems, and medical drapes, as well as pressure-sensitive release base papers for self-adhesive materials. BagcraftPapercon focuses on converting paper, film, and foil into specialty food packaging products such as bags, wraps, and pan liners. The International Converter unit specializes in adhesive and film extrusion laminations used in packaging applications. Packaging Dynamics' products serve diverse sectors, including food and non-food packaging, consumer goods, and medical applications. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company is committed to providing eco-friendly packaging solutions that address the increasing consumer demand for sustainable products.