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Meet the new executive director of the Contract Packaging Association
The Contract Packaging Association (CPA), board of directors tapped packaging industry pro Mary Ahern to become its new executive director, succeeding Ed Landon, effective July 1. Ahern comes to the CPA from custom packaging manufacturer Magenta LLC, where she was business development manager and director of sales for 13 years. She was a sales pro for Silgan Closures as well as Alcoa Closure Systems International. Her roots are in packaging engineering at American Home Foods Corp., and a packaging degree from Michigan State University. Get a fuller scoop of news by clicking to…
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Coregistics: New name reflects synergy of major contract packaging merger
Market Resource Packaging announced a new name to reflect its new vision and expanded capabilities: Coregistics. The announcement follows the company's purchase by IAM Acquisition, led by Eric Wilhelm, previously founder of the co-packing firm Wilpak, as Contract Packaging wrote in a May 2 report.
IAM "reassembled the majority of the Wilpak leadership team to further complement the original Market Resource Packaging Team,” according to Wilhelm. The resulting company offers more than 1 million sq. ft. and a broader range of high-volume, time-sensitive primary packaging, secondary packaging and logistics services. (Some examples are pictured here.)
Joe Jaruszewski, president and cofounder of Market Resource Packaging and current president of the Contract Packaging Association, has hinted that additional “exciting announcements” are coming. What might they be?
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Berkeley Contract Packaging celebrates 20th year
Berkeley Contract Packaging of Kenilworth, NJ, founded in 1992, is celebrating its 20th year in business. The company serves industry sectors including pharma, medical personal care, various CPGs and the food industry from various facilities totaling 410,000 sq. ft….
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New report outlines business drivers behind logistics outsourcing
Why outsource your supply chain functions to a third-party logistics provider (3PL) rather than handle them yourself? A new research report, “Top Business Drivers for Integrated Logistics Outsourcing,” goes far to address the reasons. The report, from Lakeland, FL.-based Saddle Creek Logistics Services, presents the business drivers behind outsourcing. According to survey respondents, they include controlling costs, accommodating business fluctuations, managing compliance issues and returning focus to core competencies.
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Which contract packaging luminary could win the World Triathlon Championships?
Hint: He's a CEO, software whiz and director of the Contract Packaging Association.
In the nine-to-five world and then some, Jason Tham is CEO of Nulogy, the Toronto, Canada-based provider of PackManager software for contract packaging and manufacturing. He's also a director and chair of the associate member committee of the Contract Packaging Association. But today, he's something else altogether: Tham will compete as part of the Canadian National Team at the International Triathlon Union AG (ITU) World Championships, October 18-22, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand….
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Mark your calendar: CPA Fall WorkShop
It’s almost here: The CPA 2012 Fall WorkShop will be held September 24-25, 2012 at the
Chicago Marriott O'Hare, Chicago, IL. The event provides multiple tracks of hands-on presentations. But first, attendees can take a free tour of the nearby Videojet facility on the 24th.
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