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Packaging
Equipment & Material
3M Center
Building 220-8W-01
St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
Tel: (800) 722-5463
Fax: (612) 736-5516
http://www.3m.com/us/mfg_industrial/packaging/HTML/ls_index.jhtml
3M's
Packaging Systems Division will show manufactures packaging equipment including
stretch tape for palletizing and gap flap carton sealing.
335
Westridge Drive
Tel:
(800) 733-4883
Fax:
(408) 724-8992
Clear PETE clamshell and tray-type packaging for produce. Hanging packs for herbs, dried mushrooms, and other specialties.
55 W. TechneCenter Drive
Milford, OH 45150
Tel: (800) 543-4454
(513) 831-4402
Fax: (513) 831-5474
Manufacture plastic reusable containers used in the wholesale/retail food, distribution and manufacturing business, used for shipping and handling.
5711
W. Washington Street
Phoenix,
AZ 85043
Tel:
(800) 269-7372
Fax: (800) 322-7372
Plastic pallet-plastic corrugated sleeve system for bulk bins. Corrugated plastic containers.
5230 South East Ave.
Countryside, IL 60525
Tel: (708) 579-7792
Fax: (708) 579-7833
Total Systems
Solution: provide customers with complete services on modified atmosphere
packaging of fresh-cut produce.
8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Mail Section 06F
Chicago, IL 60631
Tel: (773) 399-8082
Fax: (773) 399-8099
Packaging
materials for extended shelf life for fresh-cut produce, salads, and
vegetables.
American Packaging Corporation
777 Driving Park Avenue
Rochester, NY 14613
Tel: 800-551-8801
Fax: 585-254-5801
http://www.ampkcorp.com/
e-mail: bkemp@ampkcorp.com
APC features
packaging materials for the flesh cut market with superior printing, specifications
with controller OTR, and a proprietary registered ClearVisionÔ anti-fog
coating gravure registered.
4250 NE Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30340
Tel: (770) 458-8189
Fax: (770) 454-7350
TopZip reclosable zipper systems for Form/Fill/Seal machines. Designed for adaptation to new and existing machines. New systems will allow the packer to add the reclosable zipper across the top, short side of the package without changing the structure of the existing packaging film.
201 Glenwood Circle, 28A
Monterey, CA 93940
Tel: (800) 432-7352
(831) 655-1377
Fax: (831) 655-1378
ANC/Respire LLC offers high quality breathable films for fresh-cut produce including laminations, monolayers and coextrusions produced either by cast or blown techniques. Up to eight color flexo or roto print with graphics support. Anti-fog and microperforation also available. To access to food science support via affiliation with EPL Technologies.
1500 Hillcrest Road
Norcross, GA 30093-2617
Tel: (770) 921-6300
Fax: (770) 925-7801
Affeldt computer-operated weighing and bagging of apples, carrots, citrus, onions, potatoes and salads. Distributes bags, labels, netting, pallet wrap, boxes and bulk bins.
P.O.
Box 99057
9314
47th Avenue, SW
Tacoma,
WA 98499
Tel:
(800) 423-3221
Fax:
(253) 588-5539
Manufacturer and distributor of reusable plastic containers for growers, packers, shippers and retail display. Containers include collapsible pallet containers, pallet containers, picker pails, lugs, fixed wall, the AgBin and Xytec lines and collapsible or stack and nest totes.
134 Kennedy Road South
Tel:
(905) 452-6705
Fax: (905) 451-0039
PEAKfresh, a mineral impregnated poly film which prolongs the life, freshness and color of fresh fruits, vegetables and cut flowers. A permeable film which allows produce to breath, removes ethylene gas, and has anti-fog properties. Special pallet covers for fresh strawberries.
10175 Philipp Parkway
Streetsboro, OH 44241
Tel: (330) 342-2000
Fax: (330) 342-2710
Manufactures equipment and materials for fresh-cut produce and IQF fruits and vegetables; uses semi-automatic and automatic scales with FAS1000-S automatic bagger; provides the most flexible equipment in the retail/institution produce market.
555 Dermody Way
Sparks, NV 89431
Tel: (702) 331-1179
Fax: (702) 331-3603
Supplier of
continuous atmosphere and barrier flexible packaging for the packing of produce
and other food items.
455
Somerset Avenue, No. 3
N.
Dighton, MA 02764
Tel:
(508) 824-8636
Fax:
(508) 822-6872
140 Gregory Lane, Suite 180
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Tel: (925) 609-5124
Fax: (925) 686-0152
Manufacturer and distributor of agricultural packaging in California (corrugated, wood and plastic).
CAPS
Container and Pallet Services
425
Washington Street, 3rd Floor
San
Francisco, CA 94111
Tel:
(888) 873-2277
Fax:
(415) 397-1723
Managing and tracking system for returnable plastic containers and pallets; also rentals.
4211Clubview
Drive
Fort
Wayne, IN 46804
Tel:
(800) 466-3738
(219)
432-6738
Fax:
(219) 432-2461
Manufacturer of wire containers and carts used for material handling/returnable packaging and visual inventory control.
1160
Nicole Court
Glendora,
CA 91740
Tel:
(909) 592-6272
Fax:
(909) 592-7971
Manufacturer of large heavy-duty plastic containers. Bins stackable up to 10 high, lids with gaskets, casters, and venting.
123 Willamette Lane
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Tel: (502) 782-8026
Fax: (502) 782-7478
P.O. Box 3347
Salinas, CA 03912-3347
Tel: (831) 444-0244
Fax: (831) 444-0344
Cello Bag specializes in flexographically printed coextruded and laminated films for form and fill packaging. Cello Bag has developed a family of packaging films with specific gas permeation rates for increased shelf-life.
880
Lakeshore Road East
Mississauga,
Ontario L5E 1E1
CANADA
Tel:
(800) 565-5245
(905)
274-2533
Fax:
(905) 274-9522
Flexible packaging products including Peakfresh MAP film, carton liners, and pallet covers with anti-fogging treatment that absorbs ethylene and maintains high humidity levels.
8517 South Park Circle
Orlando, FL 32819-9040
(407) 370-2437
Fax: (407) 363-5354
A pallet and container-pooling program serving grocery and foodservice manufacturers and distributors, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs and the produce and frozen food sectors. Returnable plastic containers that come in four metric sizes to conform to the 40X48-inch grocery pallet and are collapsible.
3715
Chelan Highway
Wenatchee,
WA 98801
Tel:
(800) 786-8517
Fax:(509)
662-1023
Molded fiber trays for apples, avocadoes, grapefruit, and citrus gift trays.
P.O. Box 160
1 Bates Crossing Industrial Park
Lyles, TN 37098
Tel: (931) 670-4400
Fax: (931) 670-3041
Flexible Packaging- 4-color process, zip-loc bags & roll stock, wicketed bags, die cut bags.
2630 Pacific Park Drive
Whittier, CA 90601
Tel: (310) 692-9144
Fax: (310) 695-1392
Flexographic printer & bag manufacturer
1601 Perrino Place
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Tel: (213) 269-0661
Fax: (213) 269-2744
Extruders, printers, and converters of polyethylene and polypropylene film and bags for food and produce. Manufacture mono and multilayer film configurations using high, medium, and low density resins.
P.O. Box 2707
Carbondale, IL 62902
800 Industrial Park Road
Carbondale, IL 62901
Tel: (618) 529-2421
Fax: (618) 529-2234
Com-Pac is a custom converter of flexible plastic packaging for food, medical and industrial applications, and Z-Patch reclosable zipper application system for use with VFFS machinery.
P.O. Box 5460
5 Latham Court
Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND
Tel: 64-07-8475133
Fax: 64-07-8475130
Specialty MAP films for individual products, coextrusions, laminations and produce evaluation laboratory. We specialize in salad and produce mixes, technical support and package evaluation.
6575
Kestrel Road
Mississauga,
ON L5T 1PA
CANADA
Tel:
(905) 670-2124
Fax:
(905) 670-3403
Injection molded returnable/reusable and recyclable containers for fresh produce. Supplier of tomato inserts, vine clips, “U” clips, “J” hooks, mushroom tiles and pails. Horticultural products and hanging baskets.
Righters Ferry Road
P.O. Box 426
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Tel: (800) 345-8311
Fax: (610) 664-2926
Triple-wall, four-color graphic corrugated produce bins. Custom designs or stock. Unique glue-stitch joint.
Woburn,
MA 01801
Kurt
Zuhlke & Assoc. (Sales)
20
Market St.
Bangor,
PA 18013
Tel:
(800) 644-8729
(610)
588-7992
Fax:
(610) 588-6245
Tomato trays. Overwrap film: printed and plain. Clamshells; pints, quarts and herb packs. Tomato box insert trays: 5-, 10-, and 15-pound. European style. Foam dividers, home-meal-replacement trays.
91
Wales Avenue
Avon,
MA 02322
Tel:
(508) 588-2600
Fax:
(508) 586-1715
Produces the Tiromat form, fill, seal produce packaging system and TiroPak packaging materials.
530 Gregory Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24016
Tel: (800) 368-3610
Fax: (540) 345-6793
Wide range of Vexar® and knitted produce packaging solutions; including compostable netting, value-added header bags, Vexar® rope netting and form, fill and seal packaging for automated packing equipment.
3740 Brooklake Road
Salem, OR 97303
Tel: (800) 825-1925
Fax: (503) 393-3119
"Corrugated plastic" reusable, stackable containers with sealed flutes used in harvesting, hydro-cooling, storage and shipping. Impervious to moisture, easily cleaned, chemical resistant, and recyclable; can be knocked down flat.
P.O.
Box 2806
Hayden,
ID 83835
Tel:
(208) 772-7638
Fax:
(208) 762-2256
Vented, reclosable, stand-up produce bags.
Cryovac Sealed Air
Sealed Air Corporation Park
80 East Saddle Brook,
New Jersey 07663 USA
Tel: +1-201-791-7600
http://www.sealedair.com/cryovac_home.htm
Cryovac manufactures superior produce packaging materials, including breathable bags, films and laminates for fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. Polystyrene foam trays in varied colors and sizes. New anti-fog/microwavable films. Eight-color process print and graphics services capabilities. VFFS and bag equipment systems. All Star Produce Bagging System for one-at-a-time bag dispensing. Food science/safety support.
2061
E. Glenwood Ave.
Philadelphia.
PA 19124-5674
Tel:
(215) 535-9060
Fax:
(215) 289-5445
Case erector and sealer for high speed processing (2,400 cases per hour) with hot or cold or both gluing nozzles and equipment. Form, fill, and seal bag machines, diverting systems, timing screws, change parts, and custom-designed machinery.
2200 Badger Avenue
P.O. Box 2968
Oshkosh, WI 54903-2968
Tel: (800) 544-4672
(920) 303-7300
Fax: (920) 303-7306
Manufacturer of FreshflexÔ polymer based flexible materials for modified atmosphere packaging including coextruded films, laminations, rigid film roll stock, stand-up pouches; zippers, anti-fog, microwavable, and thermoformed pre-made trays. Capable of eight color flexo and rotogravure printing.
2518 Wisconsin Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Tel: (630) 852-1190
Fax: (630) 852-1386
Manufacturers of vacuum, gas back-flush, heat seal food packaging machinery for processed produce. Modular units for specialty packaging of most bag sizes; Z-1200 Horizontal Fill & Seal machine that incorporates pre-made bags on rolls; 100" overhead machines for bulk/bin applications. Specialty film supplier for respiring product applications. Select UVÔ Microbial Reduction System, an approved method for reducing surface bacteria and pathogens on food products.
Warrensville
Heights, OH
Tel:
(800) 323-9662
Trays, bags, films, including breathable films for MAP.
DAUMAR Corporation
13285 SW 131 Street
Miami, FL 33186
(305) 234-5668 tel
(305) 234-2928 fax
e-mail: sales@daumarcorp.com
e-mail: service@daumarcorp.com
Automatic bagging machinery for citrus.
Diagraph of Florida, Inc.
Advanced Labeling & Marking
15240 NW 60th Ave.
Miami Lakes, FL 33014
(305) 512-0001
(800) 432-5130
FAX: (305) 512-9099
E-mail: sales@advancedlabeling.com
USDA approved ink jet printers, barcode and labeling equipment, custom citrus software for packer payroll and production reports, preprinted labels, barcodes, readers, inventory control
P.O. Box 718
25 Donnelly Drive
Dover, MA 02030
Tel: (508) 785-1813
Fax: (508) 785-2544
Donahue-Corry
Assoc., Inc. has been supplying specialty flexible packaging to the food
industry for over 25 years. Our product list consists of breathable
bags/rollstock, modified atmosphere (MAP) bags/rollstock, and high speed bags
on rolls applications.
MAP films for bags and tray wraps.
2040 Dow Center
Midland, MI 48674
Tel: (800) 441-4369
(517) 636-0860
Fax: (517) 832-1465
Dow North America Texas Operations
2301 Brazos Port Blvd.
Freeport, TX 77541-3257
Tel: (409) 238-9184
Fax: (409) 238-0019
www.dow.com/homepage/index.html
Dow Plastics offers innovative blown- and cast-film resins with superior processability and performance to converters and processors of fresh-cut produce packaging such as AFFINITY polyolefin plastomers (POPs), produced via INSITE technology, and ATTANE ultra low-density polyethylenes (ULDPEs).
P. O. Box 5637
Statesville, NC 28687-5637
Tel: (704) 871-9373
Fax: (704) 871-9374
Manufacturer of coextruded films for sheet and bag modified atmosphere packaging applications. Serving retail and institutional fresh-cut produce processors.
12671 Doral Street
Tustin, CA 92680
Tel: (714) 838-4658
Fax: (714) 838-5407
Manufacturer of OptiFreshÔ modified atmosphere packaging films for use in retail and institutional fresh-cut produce packaging. Whether a printer/converter or end user, OptiFreshÔ films are designed to meet your critical performance requirements.
P.O. Box 5038
33050 Western Avenue
Union City, CA 94587
Tel: (510) 429-5700
Fax: (510) 429-5715
e-mail: kkelly@empack.com
EPI is a 35-year-old printer/converter of flexible packaging. The company's primary business is the fresh-cut produce industry.
P.O.
Box 666
Levittown,
PA 19058-0666
Tel:
(215) 750-9090
Fax:
(215) 741-1619
Packaging machinery for central pack use; full line of retail networking scales, Model 970 Series, including hanging and self-service units. 830 and 818 wrappers.
25
Andover Road
Longmeadow,
MA 01106
Tel:
(888) 567-8895
Fax:
(413) 567-8978
Breathable clamshell tray with pin closing that stays closed. More than 150 sizes; featuring trays for fresh-cut fruit salad and new microwaveable tray.
200
S. Friendship Drive
New
Conccord, OH 43762
Tel:
(800) 837-2574
Fax:
(740) 826-5001
A thick-guage thermoformer specializing in returnable packaging systems: plastic pallets, stackable banana trays.
Kalamazoo,
MI
Clamshell containers with ribbed side walls.
Pomona,
CA
Tel:
(909) 591-1733
Fowler,
CA
Tel:
(559) 834-2571
Clamshells, mesh baskets, fruit trays, and pads.
5950 88th Street
Sacramento, CA 95828
Tel: (916) 381-9393
Fax: (916) 381-7820
Flex Pak of California produces superior quality flexible packaging for the fresh-cut produce industry. Our converting capabilities include 8 color, wide web printing, state-of-the-art adhesive laminating and coating, plus Cold Seal capabilities.
Florida Labels & Systems
445 Prospector Trail
Dahlonega, GA 30533
Toll Free: (888) 645-2235; (800) 645-2235 - Cust Serv
FAX: (706) 867-9313; (407) 977-5170 - Cust Serv
E-mail: langstn@mindspring.com
Labeling machines, electronic sizers, automated packinghouse machinery, high speed bagging machines. Fruit and carton labels.
2200 Fox Road
P.O. Box 2288
McAllen, TX 78502
Tel: (956) 682-6176
Fax: (956) 682-5768
Textile bag manufacturing for the produce industry including Fox Fresh Mesh line including combination poly-mesh bags; leno and burlap bags.
Foundation Packaging, Inc.
379 Sprucewood Court
Lake Mary, FL 32746
(407) 302-5083
FAX: (407) 302-5084
E-Mail: afoundpkg@cfl.rr.com
Automatic bagging machinery, mesh bags, cornerboard, pallet wrap and a full line of packaging supplies.
801 Commercial Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: (213) 628-2341
Fax: (213) 687-9772
Manufactures textile and plastic bags including knitted and woven mesh, burlap, woven polypropylene, polyethylene film and roll stock for packaging the products of agriculture, food processing, and other industries. A vendor of packaging, machinery, and related supplies.
P.O. Box 1318
6710 SW McEwan Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Tel: (503) 639-2177
Fax: (503) 624-1070
Manufactures custom and stock plastic thermoformed packaging and food handling products. Refrigerated, freezable and dual ovenable food containers, bulk process handling totes for vegetable, fruit, meat and poultry, sample cutting trays and packaging for product shipping.
645 South High Street
Covington, OH 45318
Tel: (937) 473-2051
Fax: (937) 473-2403
General Films, Inc., is a manufacturer of coextruded films and bags for the pre-cut industry. Custom designed respiration rates enhance the shelf life of fresh produce. Materials available as rollstock, pre-made bags, printed or unprinted.
Genpak Corp.
68 Warren Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
TEL: (518) 798-9511
FAX: (518) 798-2259
http://www.genpak.com/
Manufacturer-supplier of clear hinged deli-containers, CPET/PETPlus foam product line, and Condiment Cups of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS). Also serving processors with a Total Systems Approach-processing systems by Purity Packaging, the processing division of GenPak.
Containerboard and Packaging
133 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: (404) 652-4000
www.gp.com/packaging/index.html
Corrugated containers ranging from standard shipping and storage containers to wax impregnated packaging designed to protect fruits and vegetables. Also, returnable plastic containers available through G-P Tops total packaging solutions. Design, testing, and materials packaging systems.
2305 Industrial Lane
Vidalia, GA 30474
Tel: (912) 537-4748
Tubular knitted net, pallet wrap, printed film and labels. Line consists of automatic bagging machines and semi-automatic clipping machines.
415 Wards Corner Rd., Suite C
P.O. Box 599
Loveland, OH 45140
Tel: (800) 634-3355
Fax: (513) 248-8300
Coextruded
packaging (film, plain or printed in bags) for manual or automatic produce
packaging. Controlled oxygen transmission rates, excellent seal range and super
tough bags.
407
N. Main Street
Edgerton,
WI 53534
Tel:
(608) 884-9454
Fax:
(608) 884-9459
Bin Bonnet aluminum-coated, porous polyethylene bin cover to keep produce in bulk bins cooler in the field.
20
Carrington Street
Avoca,
NY 14809
Tel:
(607) 566-2234/8531
Fax:
(607) 566-2240
Packingline equipment including bin dumpers, flumes, washers, conveyors, bin dryers, sizers, brushers, baggers, and box fillers.
225 Spartangreen Blvd.
Duncan, SC 29334
Tel: (864) 486-4000
Fax: (864) 486-4222
Vertical and horizontal form/fill/seal packaging equipment for the produce industry.
3638 Executive Blvd.
Mesquite, TX 75149
Tel: (972) 222-4713
Fax: (972) 285-4881
Provider of custom plastic and pressure-sensitive labels; custom printed catalogs; custom POP posters, trac-signing, translights; specialty advertising, custom design and layouts, computer distribution services.
5360 W. 95th Street
Shawnee Mission, KS 66207
Tel: (913) 383-1340
Fax: (913) 383-2023
www.hubpack.com
Poly films, bags, containers, equipment, service, and consulting for the packaging of vegetables and many other products.
500 Huntsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Tel: (801) 584-5875
Fax: (801) 584-5784
Huntsman Packaging is an innovative flexible packaging company supplying state-of-the-art film packaging for a multitude of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables.
20747 Dearborn St.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Tel: (818) 701-0710
Fax: (818) 701-8747
Manufacturer of automatic and manual labeling systems and pressure sensitive labels for produce. Supplier of singulator/conveyor systems, thermal printers, and ink jet systems.
1011
Walnut Avenue
Pomona,
CA 91766-1085
Tel:
(909) 517-1080
Fax:
(909) 517-1085
Temperature-controlling packaging for perishable air freight. Replaces styrofoam and ice to maintain quality and shelf life of produce.
105 Pheasant Run
Newtown, PA 18940
Tel: (215) 579-2900
Fax: (215) 579-9959
Ilapak manufactures a wide range of flexible packaging machines for the produce industry. The Vegatronic® vertical form/fill/seal machine has become the standard for retail and foodservice packaging. Can include plunger, rotatable jaws for zipper tape bags, etc.
4030
Vincennes Road
Indianapolis,
IN 46268
Tel:
(317) 824-4718
Fax:
(317) 879-4374
Corrugated packaging supplier with manufacturing facilities in U.S. growing regions, Chile, Argentina and Mexico. Product line ranges from bulk bins to retail packs.
3300
International Airport Dr., Suite 1000
Charlotte,
NC 28208
Tel:
(800) 403-6611
Fax:
(704) 424-9741
Equipment to apply a tamper-proof seal that can be opened and resealed without damaging the bag.
6400
Poplar Avenue
Memphis,
TN 38197
Tel:
(800) 223-1268
(901)
763-6251
Fax:
(901) 763-7477
Corrugated shipping
containers for packaging agricultural commodities. Efficient and colorful
packaging solutions for growers, packers and shippers worldwide.
IPL Products
140, commerciale
Saint-Damien (Quebec)
G0R 2Y0
10
Forbes Road
Northborough,
MA 01532
Telephone : (418) 789-2880
Fax : (418) 789-3153
Toll free : 1 800 463-7083 (Canada)
1 800 463-4755 (USA)
E-mail :
infoipl@ipl-plastics.com
http://www.ipl-plastics.com/
Producer of molded plastic products, such as Returnable plastic containers including totes and crates.
Kadon
Tel:
(800) 321-5236
Fax:
(937) 299-0068
Plastic stacking/nesting, hopper, and tote boxes, pallets, and pallet-cover combo.
35761 Curtis Blvd.
Cleveland; OH 44095
Tel: (216) 951-7660
Fax: (216) 951-3253
A labeling/identification system for reusable containers. Containers can be labeled over and over without build-up or residue. Also a new industrial wash-away label for companies using automated container washing/cleaning equipment.
3585 Klockner Road
Gordonsville, VA 22942
Tel: (540) 832-1470
Fax: (540) 832-1419
Manufacturers of rigid films used for thermoformed packages of fresh fruits and vegetables, including laminations for form, fill, and seal applications which can be designed to be compatible with various lidding materials.
1414 West 29th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Tel: (816) 753-2150
Fax: (816) 561-9783
Supplier of personal protection items, material handling equipment, sanitation supplies, and food safety and ergonomic equipment. A full line of vacuum chamber and modified atmosphere tray packaging equipment and supplies for the fresh-cut produce industry.
2050 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA
Tel: (800) 388-1990
(209) 384-1000
Fax: (209) 384-0322
Labels and tags for grape boxes, recyclable plastic containers, bins, pallets, etc. Custom printed, pressure sensitive labels and tags. Multicolored primary labels, inventory control labels, and blank thermal transfer labels, as well as sales and service for a wide range of printing and “on-demand” application equipment.
2254 Harrison
Neenah, WI 54956
Tel: (800) 925-2626
Fax: (414) 725-6507
Manufactures recyclable laminated paperboard edge protectors for the palletization of produce. A choice of overwraps available including versions with moisture barrier properties for produce stored or shipped in damp, humid, outdoor or refrigerated environments.
3603 Haven Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1010
Tel: (650) 261-3636
Fax: (650) 368-0173
Intellipac®
Packaging: Super permeable membranes applied in the form of labels to flexible
and rigid MAP packages that can be tailored for optimum atmosphere requirements
of vegetable, fruit and flower applications. For retail to bulk pallet needs,
system is tunable to obtain high package OTR's, tailored carbon dioxide to
oxygen ratios and increased permeability with temperature. Full R&D support
provided by application.
Link Industrial Sales
PO Box 29094
Chicago, Illinois 60629
1-888-995-1100
Fax# 1-773-737-2970
We are a national Distributor of New & Used
Plastic Pallets, Bins, Totes, & Containers.
120 Commerce Court
Georgetown, KY 40324
Tel: (502) 863-5500
Fax: (502) 863-1649
Reusable plastic shipping containere system with a swing bar design and vented airflow to protect during shipping and extend shelf life.
271
Salem St., Suite G
Woburn,
MA 01801-2004
Tel:
(800) 641-3100
(617)
938-1500
Fax:
(617) 938-7536
Manufacturer of computerized produce weighing and bagging equipment and supplies. Distributor of produce bag palletizers.
1175 Jansen Farm Court
Elgin, IL 60123
Tel: (847) 741-3500
Fax: (847) 741-3569
M-TEK builds and sells the Corr-vac® vacuum/gas flush (modified atmosphere) packaging system. We offer models to pack one pound to one ton. Construction is stainless steel, with operating parts located cleanly inside the machine.
4001 Carmichael Road, Suite 300
Montgomery, AL 36106
Tel: (800) 239-4464
(334) 213-6100
Fax: (334) 213-6183
Manufacturer of paper packaging products that range from corrugated boxes to angle-face trays.
2250
Huntington Drive
Fairfield,
CA 94533
Tel:
(800) 845-6555
(707)
437-1200
Fax:
(707) 437-1201
Sanitary MacroBins for handling and storing fruits and vegetables. Plastic pallets and pallet-corrugated sleeve system for bulk bins. Macro-shuttle line of reusable, returnable, folding bins and containers for distribution of produce from shipper to receiver and then on to the retail floor and POP displays.
P.O.
Box 11
De
Soto, MO 63020
Tel:
(314) 586-1850
Fax:
(314) 586-6170
Plastic netting, knitted and woven consumer/ master size bags for grower/shipper, terminal pre-pack and supermarket applications. Film, plastic netting and knitted stretch and non-stretch pallet wrap products.
707
East B Street
Belleville,
IL 62220
Tel:
(618) 234-1122
Fax:
(618) 234-1529
Large character box printing equipment and product sorting software. Also print-and-apply label equipment.
Masternet Ltd
Kevin MacLellan
905-795-0005 or toll free 800-216-2536
fax 905-795-9293
Plastic netting, bags, sheets onion packaging, aquaculture nets, poultry processing, etc.
3151 Elizabeth Lane
Smyrna, GA 30080
Tel: (404) 351-3139
Fax: (404) 352-1392
Fresh-R-Pax absorbent pads, pouches, and trays for fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. Absorbent contains only GRAS materials.
1 North Plaza, Suite 300
Northfield, IL 60093
Tel: (414) 820-0973
Fax: (414) 820-0974
Menasha
Services is a returnable container management company. They offer clean
harvesting bins on a per trip rental basis, as well as integrated fleet
management services to the produce industry.
1800 Sycamore Rd.
Manteno, IL 60950
Tel: (815) 468-6500
Fax: (815) 468-6550
The producer of FreshZip and Zip-Pak resealable zippered packaging. Packaging with high quality graphics is available as pouches and rollstock for hand, semi-automated and high speed horizontal and vertical form/fill/seal filling.
P.O.
Box 126
3752
Riverside Road
Riverside,
MI 49084
Tel:
(800) 653-2807
(616)
849-1722
Fax:
(616) 849-0185
Wide selection of packages for fruits and vegetables.
11021 N.W. Pomona Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64153
Tel: (800) 800-8552
(816) 891-0555
Fax: (816) 891-0622
Multivac, Inc. is the North American headquarters for the sales and service of Multivac horizontal thermoform/fill/seal vacuum packing machines, tray sealing machines, chamber vacuum packing machines, label inserters, in-line and cross-web labelers and gas analyzers/leak detectors.
18 Industrial Blvd.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Tel: (413) 863-3171
Fax: (413) 863-8723
Monolayer and multilayer coextruded blown films including breathable styrene coextrusions, polypropylene coextrusion, single-site metallocene resin technology, peelable microwavable lidding stocks. Films for bag, pouch and VFFS applications.
39 Westmore Drive
Rexdale, Ontario M9V 3Y6
CANADA
Tel: (416) 7456980
Fax: (416) 745-1874
Returnable/reusable plastic containers and logistics services for the grocery industry, bakery, dairy, meats, seafood, poultry and produce sectors.
3801 W. Washington Ave.
Yakima, WA 98902
Tel: (509) 575-1950
Fax: (509) 452-1588
Manufacturer of packaging equipment. Line includes the Model ABH-1 and ABH-2 Automatic Baggers, Model AGB-NS and ABH-100 100 lb. Automatic Bagger, Model ABH-4 with automatic bag closing and new Model ABH-C Automatic Bagger with 4 Station Carousel.
73 Bartlett Street
Marlboro, MA 01752
Tel: (508) 303-8286
Fax: (508) 303-8207
Saxon 5 wash-down, hot-air bag sealer. Sakpak & O/K 200 Caseliner.
1055
Corporate Center Drive
Oconomowoc
WI 53066
Northfield,
IL
Tel:
(888) 217-0962
(414)
560-5000
Fax:
(414) 560-5841
Returnable, reusable plastic bins and containers.
18-01 130 Street
College Point, NY 11356
Tel: (718) 461-8613
Fax: (718) 461-4719
150Aviation
Way
Watsonville,
CA 95076
Tel:
(831) 722-9495
Fax:
(831) 722-9750
Clamshell packages.
14938
NE 31 Circle
Redmond,
WA 98052-5320
Tel:
(800) 575-2699
(425)
869-9300
Fax:
(425) 869-9605
Reusable, returnable plastic produce bins.
Packers Supply Co., Inc.
1000 North 2nd Street
P. O. Box 3510
Ft. Pierce, FL 34948-3510
(772) 461-5100 (800) 432-4224
FAX: (772) 461-2124
E-mail: packerss@bellsouth.net
Adhesives, cartons, header & drawstring bags, cornerboards, Winter Bell cell packs & RTS citrusavers, ventilated foam & chipboard pads, softnet & stretch film pallet wrap, strapping, harvesting supplies, ladders, and maturity testing equipment.
P.O. Box 9144
San Rafael, CA 94903
24 Tiburon Street
San Rafael, CA 94912-9144
Tel: (415) 454-4868
Fax: (415) 454-6853
Manufacturers of heat, Impulse and MAP/CAP vacuum bag sealers, including continuous band sealers and VFFS. FRESH PAC machine engineered especially for the fresh-cut and produce industry. Vertical bag-in-box machines and custom machines for special applications available.
Packaging Corporation of America
1900 West Field Court
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Tel: (800) 456-4725
4076 W. Lyle Road
Beaverton, MI 48612
Tel: (517) 435-4400
Fax: (517) 435-9570
Manufacturer of clear plastic packaging for specialty produce. Hanging packs for herbs, dried product as well as vented clamshells for berries and specialty tomatoes.
4249 N. Puente Ave.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Tel: (818) 814-4654
Fax: (818) 962-4504
Pactiv Corporation
1900 W. Field Court
Lake Forest, IL 60045
For information about Hefty® or Kordite® brand products (North
America), call 1-888-828-2850, press option 2, then option 1.
All other inquiries: 1-888-828-2850 or 847-482-2000
http://www.pactiv.com/
Pactiv is a
premier supplier of rigid disposable plastic and aluminum packaging focused on
supplying the needs of the foodservice and agricultural markets. Manufacturer
of rigid plastic containers for agricultural products with Cut-A-BoveÔ
film sealed
cut produce packaging.
Corrugated
containers (including wax-cascaded and bulk bins); berry baskets; molded fiber
trays; plastic clamshells (available labeling and prepadding); paper and foam
pads; machinery and stretch wrap.
Newfield
Close, Green Lane
Walsall,
West Midlands, UK WS2 7PB
Tel:
011-44-1922-726060
Fax:
011-44-1922-643422
Manufacturer and supplier of injection molded plastic returnable containers designed for dosed-circuit distribution systems, in particular produce and fresh foods from suppliers to retailers.
Plastic Container Manufacturers
http://www.iqsdirectory.com/plastic-containers/
Plastic container manufacturers including plastic storage containers, shipping containers, wholesale plastic containers, plastic food container, clear plastic container, and bulk containers.
2310
Castlevale Road
P.O.
Box 2733
Yakima,
WA 98907
Tel:
(800) 726-7120
(509)
966-9610
Fax:
(509) 966-0673
Packingline equipment including automatic weigher bagger, and bin weigh-filler with infrared fruit level sensor.
P.O. Box 3875
Champaign, IL 61826-3875
Tel: (217) 352-1010
Fax: (217) 352-1119
Manufacturers of custom metal fabrications. Fresh-cut fruit mixing and tray packaging system, retail packaging machines, foodservice packaging systems, automatic dryer systems, spinach processing lines, sealers, conveyors, wash systems, shakers, tumblers and weighing systems.
P.O. Box 307
Rydalmere, 2116 AUSTRALIA
Unite 4C, 23-25 Windsor Road
Northmead, 2152 AUSTRALIA
Tel: 61-2-9683-2781
Fax: 61-2-9890-1154
e-mail cpullen@magna.com.au
Manufacturers
of a specialized range of packaging equipment for the fresh-cut produce
industry. Machines include fully stainless steel VFFS equipment with special
vacuum attachment. Big Bag UFFS equipment for food service, conveyer style
weighers and ancillary equipment.
Quadel Ind. Inc.
P.O. Box 1047
93759 Troy Ln.
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone: (800)289-7659
Fax: (541)269-7300
e-mail jasonl@quadel.net;
pam@quadel.net
Manufacture plastic netting and mesh bags, for packing ladybugs, onions, garlic, flower bulbs, ect.
4010 E. 26th SL
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Tel: (800) 372-6502
(323) 262-5145
Fax: (323)-269-8506
Designs and manufactures returnable shipping containers. Grape crate and family of crates designed to deliver produce from grower to retailer.
39 Rumford Avenue
Waltham, MA 02154
Tel: (781) 899-4477
Fax: (781) 899-4695
Reusable plastic containers are becoming a viable
option to cardboard boxes. Rentacrate has designed programs to institute the
use of plastic crates (totes). Rentacrate also has seven years of experience in
controlling reusable plastic container inventory
Reynolds Food Packaging
100 Tri-State Drive Suite 200
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Tel: (847) 374-4360
Fax: (847) 945-3533
http://www.alcoa.com/reynoldsfoodpackaging/en/home.asp
Reynolds Food Packaging offers innovative, disposable packaging products in virtually every shape and size, made from one of the widest selection of materials in the industry.
Riverwood
International
Fax:
(770) 499-6401
Vertipack corrugated shipping containers
725 Dedham Street
Canton, MA 02021
Tel: (781) 821-1290
Fax: (781) 821-1316
Reiser's Ross INPACK line of Modified Atmosphere Tray Packaging machines includes a variety of model sizes for any production level. These machines have the ability to handle a wide range of tray sizes for packaging produce of any kind.
4800 Parkway Drive, Suite 115
Mason, OH 45040
Tel: (888) 321-2801
(513) 336-9301
Fax: (513) 459-1145
P.O. Box 4098
Norcross, GA 30091
Tel: (770) 448-2193
Fax: (770) 417-2357
Rock-Tenn Company is a paper and plastics packaging company. The plastics division produces rigid plastic packaging including disposable and MAP applications.
Georgetown,
KY
Returnable plastic bins and containers with removable slip sheets to cover grid bottoms.
3155 South 5th Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965
Tel: (530) 532-9500
Fax: (530) 532-9576
Roplast manufactures a wide range of finely printed open-mouth and zipper polyethylene and polypropylene bags specifically designed to enhance shelf life. Special products include hermetically sealed zipper and open mouth bags and anti-fog films.
RTS Packaging, LLC
504 Thrasher Street
Norcross, GA 30071
(770) 652-2334
FAX: (770) 969-0947
E-mail: blangley@rocktenn.com
Web: www.rtspackaging.com
P.O.
Box 50090
Watsonville,
CA 95077-5090
Tel:
(800) 563-4467
(831)
724-7581
Fax:
(831) 724-1403
Mixim packaging system for the berry and produce industries features product visibility and flow-through technology for cooling. Modular carton packaging allows mixing of package sizes by layer on the same 48-by-40 pallet. Clamshell design available in standard sizes.
3900 Carolina Avenue
Richmond, VA 23229
Tel: (804) 329-9081
Fax: (804) 321-9702
Manufacturer and distributor of vertical form, fill and seal packaging machinery for the fresh-cut industry.
P.O. Box 9848
Yakima, WA 98909
1009 Rock Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
Tel: (800) 541-8630
Fax: (509) 248-6304
Supplier of flexible packaging for various industries; mono- and co-extrusion capabilities; six color flexo-graphic printing; conversion capabilities.
Unit 2, Orpen Park
Ashridge Road, Bradley Stoke
Bristol, BS32 4QD UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: 01454 625625
Fax: 01454 625777
A wide range of produce packaging solutions with tailored permeability matched to respiration rate. Fresh-cut prepared salads, vegetables and fruit. Suitable for all packaging machine applications.
Signature Supply, Inc.
P. O. Box 1585
Lakeland, FL 33802-1585
(863) 665-3792
FAX: (863) 667-1926
E-mail: signature@polk.net
10 box field bins – HDPE new, perfect and solid.
150 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60601-7568
Tel: (800) 808-0400
(312) 346-6600
Fax: (314) 519-5399
http://www.smurfit.com/content/
Corrugated packaging products including produce boxes, POP displays, bulk containers, bag-in-box, packaging machinery and Cordeck, a customized durable, lightweight corrugated pallet. Specialty packaging including flexible packaging, films, and heat transfer labels.
30448 Rancho Viejo Road, #150
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Tel: (949) 661-1389
Fax: (949) 496-0266
e-mail slayton331@aol.com
Quality flexible packaging for food industries.
Tefen
Industrial Park Bldg. 12
Tefen
24959
ISRAEL
Tel:
972-4-987-2131
Fax:
972-4-987-2946
Xtend packaging technology for extending shelf life and storage of fresh produce.
747 Bowman Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21740-6871
Tel: (800) 332-7928
Fax: (301) 745-5005
e-mail: package@erols.com
Specializing in anti-fog retail produce packaging materials. Product line includes laminated, perforated, monolayer & coextruded films printed up to 8 colors by Flexographic or 9 colors by Rotogravure methods. Available in either bags or roll stock.
P.O. Box 1340
Trigg County Industrial Park
Cadiz, KY 42211
Tel: (502) 522-6653
Fax: (502) 522-6293
Thermoformed
containers.
P.O.
Box 1180
Delano,
CA 93216
Tel:
(661) 725-4957
Fax:
(661) 725-7064
Styrofoam produce shipping containers.
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada M5H 3V9
Tel:
(800) 972-1190
(416)-214-1212
Fax:
(416) 214-2324
Suite
104, 334 East Kent Ave. S.
Vancouver,
British Columbia Canada V5X 4N6
Tel:
(800) 269-5269
(604)
322-0759
Fax:
604-322-5269
MapTek Fresh MAP systems for fresh-cut produce and FreshSpan MAP corrugated shipping containers. Scalime technology includes processing equipment and packaging for fresh-cut lettuce, and a nondestructive melon ripeness tester.
1324 Academy Avenue
Sanger, CA 93657
Tel: (209) 875-2545
Fax: (209) 875-9580
For more than 50 years, the SWF Companies have manufactured quality packaging machinery, corrugated box formers, case erectors, automatic case packers, case sealers and partition inserters. We are located in 60 companies around the world.
3600
Matte Blvd., Bldg. K
Brossard,
Quebec J4Y 2Z2
Tel:
(800) 663-9363
Fax:
(514) 444-2569
Table-top vertical form, filing and sealing wrapping machines to produce ‘pillowpack’-type bags from single-folded films.
2555
E. Chapman Ave., Suite 420
Fullerton,
CA 92831
Tel:
(714) 441-0884
Fax:
(714) 441-0887
http://www.tamanetusa.com
Flex-net pallet net that maintains the integrity of the pallet under difficult shipping conditions.
2910 Expressway Drive South
Islandia, NY 11722
Tel: (516) 842-5400
Fax: (516) 842-5220
TMI Profiling System for film thickness measurement, as well as other instruments for packaging materials.
1032 Bay Beach Road
Green Bay, WI 54308
Tel: (920) 465-8534
Fax: (920)465-9198
e-mail: fecm374217@aol.com
Tosca is a leader in container management including container reconditioning, repair, logistics, and recycling. Renting or leasing custom made plastic containers to the agricultural industry.
7482
Presidents Dr.
Orlando,
FL 32809
Tel:
(770) 429-8832
Fax:
(770) 429-8025
Pallets, bins, totes and packaging, mostly returnable, reusable and recyclable. Custom products available for packaging and distribution.
6655 West Diversey Avenue
Chicago, IL 60707-2293
Tel: (773) 889-0200
Fax: (773) 889-4221
http://www.trianglepackage.com/index_home.html
Packaging equipment manufacturer of computer combinational weighers, vertical form/fill/seal bag machines with zipper applicators, and automatic tray loading systems for fresh-cut produce applications
1801 Via Burton
Fullerton, CA 92631
Tel: (714) 776-8303
Fax: (714) 772-7528
Printers and fabricators of breathable and high-barrier flexible packaging materials. Six-color flexo & nine-color rotogravure printing. Multi-layer laminated or mono-layer co-ex films. Form & fill roll stock, clear films, metalized or foil materials.
1600
Valley Road
Wayne,
NJ 07470
Tel:
(973) 628-2354
Fax:
(9730 628-2349
Packaging
10 Admiral Street
Providence, RI 02908
Tel: (401) 274-7000
Fax: (401) 331-1910
Featuring flexible packaging capabilities including 8-color flexographic printing, focusing on barrier laminations. Offering full range of packaging materials, including anti-fog, meeting fresh produce needs. Introducing Ox-Tran 2/20 System for testing and verifying oxygen transmission rates.
1804 Edison Street
P.O. Box 400
Antigo, WI 54409-0400
Tel: (800) 253-4737
(715) 627-4826
Fax: (715) 627-4871
Mesh products, paper Multi-wall and Vent Vue bags, burlap bags, bulk bags, corrugated boxes (including wax coated), Volmpack automatic packaging equipment, Kwik Lok and Hamer bag closing equipment.
Weighpack Systems, Inc.
4495 Reno Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89118
Tel: 1-888-934-4472
Manufacturers of weigh/fill equipment and bagging machines. Suitable for small retail to large bulk packaging of all types of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables.
612A Mills Road
Joliet, IL 60433
Tel: (800) 571-0249
(815) 726-4626
Fax: (815) 726-7638
Models FCS l&2, and BDC-1 foodservice, and PMB retail feeding-weighing-filling systems for all fresh-cut vegetables and fruit products; semi and fully automatic units mate to all automatic baggers, tray lines, etc. New automated melon cutter.
The W.E. Jones Group, Inc.
P. O. Box 1296
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-1296
(863) 956-5050
FAX: (863) 956-5532
E-mail: info@wejones.com
4140
Campus Drive
Aurora,
IL 60504
Tel:
(800) TOP-BOXES
(630)
585-3300
Fax:
(630) 585-3500
Corrugated packaging solutions including alternatives to wax packaging, cost-reduction opportunities, structural features and graphic design.
2402 Willamette Drive
Plant City, FL 33566
Tel: (813) 717-9100
Fax: (813) 717-9101
Manufacturer of corrugated shipping containers for the produce industry. Pre-printed and post-printed style containers manufactured for domestic or export markets. Design innovation along with manufacturing methods of wax cascading, curtain coating, in-line corrugated coatings in varying container sizes.
12500 E. Slauson Ave., Building H-1
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Tel: (562) 693-1451
Fax: (562) 693-5282
Manufacturer of thermoformed PETE plastic trays and containers for fresh-cut applications. The Roseware Juice Catcher developed specifically for flesh-cut fruit applications. Incorporates a specialized bottom that elevates the fruit above the juices in the container.
219 Andrews Parkway
Senoia, GA 30276
Tel: (770) 599-6656
Fax: (770) 599-8387
Winpak is one of the most diverse and most progressive packaging enterprises on the continent. Our success has been built by developing solid working partnerships with our customers and suppliers.
2018 Brevard Road
P.O. Box 48
High Point, NC 27261
Tel: (336) 887-2651
Fax: (336) 882-2069
Cell pack-tray/honeycomb packaging; dividers hold fruit end vegetables firmly in cells to prevent shipping damage. Environmentally friendly/100 percent recyclable. Custom design available.
Wyma Engineering (NZ) Ltd
27 Foremans Rd
PO Box 16-707
Hornby
Christchurch
New Zealand
P: +64 3 344 6403
F: +64 3 344 6407
M: +64 (0)21 403 929
DDI: +64 3 344 2835
E: jason.g@wymaengineering.com
“Suppliers of fruit and vegetable washing, grading, sizing and packing technology. Wyma are proud to be able to offer growers/shippers and packers complete wash, dry or pre-pack lines or a wide range of individual products such as the Lift Roller Sizer or number 1 root vegetable washing/polishing system in the world – the Vege-Polisher™. Visit our website to find your local dealer.”
Yakima Packaging
Contact: Tim Main; TIM@YAKIMAPACKAGING.COM
Automatic balers/dynamic check weighers/palletizers