ZipBox brings change to cereal and more

Cookies, powders, detergents—all can be packaged in a whole new format now that the ZipBox is available.

Pat Reynolds
Nov 16, 2009
Stephen Belko, vice president of THEM, sees numerous applications for a unique new concept called the Zip Box.  Consumers like its convenient cube-shaped configuration and its recloseable feature.
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