PPC acquires Popular Ink

Illinois based PPC has also acquired Fisher Container and Packaging Products Corporation in 2017, Temkin International in 2018 and HFM Packaging in 2019. All businesses have now been successfully integrated into the PPC Flexible Packaging enterprise.

PPC, headquartered in Buffalo Grove is a converter known from flexible films, bags, and pouches. It focuses on cleanroom packaging for healthcare and medical applications, ‘better for you’ snack and organic brands, produce, pet food, bakery and horticulture. The firm currently operates six manufacturing facilities in Buffalo Grove, IL, Mission, KS, Rome, GA, Payson, UT, Pewaukee, WI and Colombia, South America.

Popular Ink is a short run specialist, high service specialty packaging for health and beauty and nutraceutical markets. Its key products include printed laminated roll stock, gel and stick packs, stand up pouches, labels and sleeves.

‘Since 2007, my team and I have built a market disrupting culture and company in the flexible packaging space. Our unique approach to problem solving, customer service, responsiveness, reliability, and quality is what has set us apart. It is with great enthusiasm that we join the PPC family and further our geographic reach, deepen our resources, and provide more robust solutions to our customer base than ever before,’ said Dru Riess, CEO of Popular Ink.

Kevin Keneally, CEO of PPC Flexible, commented: ‘We’re delighted to have Dru Riess and his exceptional team at Popular Ink join the PPC Flexible Packaging family of over 900 employees and now seven manufacturing facilities. PPC’s combination with Popular brings our enterprise deep experience in high growth markets and enhanced access for our customers to unique and differentiated product offerings.