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In this role, Barrera is responsible for driving global segment growth, increasing market penetration and enhancing competitive positioning.

Beyond day-to-day production, Pittston Co-Packers also offers product development and commercialization services, including R&D assistance (on-site pilot runs, plant trials, recipe formulation, and ingredient sourcing), in-house coordination of graphic design, and packaging development. 

Dennis has held senior roles at Garlock Printing and Converting, Interflex Group, and Alcan, and he has significant experience in VOID’s core markets of packaging and material sciences.

This milestone reaffirms Hugo Beck’s identity as a family-run business – a tradition that has shaped its values and long-term strategic thinking since it was founded in 1955.

In October 2024, SOMIC Packaging set up residence at its new corporate headquarters in suburban Minneapolis. In recognition of the occasion and other significant achievements from the past year, the company will host a day-long Open House event on September 25.

Veteran-owned company provides flexible packaging services for multiple industries, including the food and beverage, pet food, health and beauty, and specialty product sectors.

In addition to its long-established operations in Keene, the company will open a new research and development office in Salem, New Hampshire.

The company's newly launched capex plan represents a $200 million commitment aimed at significantly expanding their U.S. operations with 8 co-extrusion lines (W&H, Bandera), 1 printing press (W&H), 1 tuber (W&H), and 2 bag-making machines (Lemo), set to be installed in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, in 2025 through 2027.

It's great to see breaking news in the packaging industry emerging from the state level, particularly with the introduction of new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws and economic development surrounding new or expanded packaging facilities.

New financing round will scale Sojo’s mobile packaging innovation, logistics packaging centers, and track-and-trace software platform.