ProAmpac Showcases Agility of Innovation in Pet Food Packaging

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#flexiblepackaging–ProAmpac, the fast-growing flexible packaging leader, today offers the
latest innovations in the company’s flexible packaging products for the
pet food industry.

“From retort pouches and roll stock to quad-seal and woven polypropylene
bags, ProAmpac has a ‘petfolio’ of products that deliver high
performance and value to the pet food market,” said Market Manager Julie
Conklin, at the April 23-25 Petfood Forum 2018 in the Kansas City
Convention Center.

Visit Booth 835

“We invite conference goers to visit us at Booth 835 and meet our team
to learn about ProAmpac’s approach to the pet food market,” said Julie
Conklin.

“Pet Food is itself a growing and dynamic industry. It has been
exhibiting strong rates of growth, attracting significant new
investment, and meeting the demands of new, more engaged and demanding
consumers who increasingly relate to their pets as members of the
family,” said Adam Grose, Chief Commercial Officer.

For pet food manufacturers and processors, ProAmpac is a major —and
growing—resource for:

• Capabilities that include advanced
  extrusion and adhesive lamination, pouch and bag converting,
  award-winning graphics and printing, innovative package design and
  leading-edge materials science and technology.
• Rapid product development through Collaborative
  Innovation. “We are driving collaboration internally, by drawing
  on our product development teams, our corporate innovation team and
  our technical service engineers, and externally by partnering our
  development people with their counterparts in customer organizations,”
  said Grose.
• Full suite of flexible-packaging products.

Products

ProAmpac’s portfolio of pet products offers speed to market, durability
and flexibility:

• PRO-DURA® CLASSIC dry food packaging (11-50 lb. capacity) in
  classic, woven polypropylene bags offering excellent durability and
  flexibility with award-winning HD Flexo graphics; PRO DURA PREMIUM
  adding a premium feel, smooth exterior finish similar to laminate bags
  (also 11-50 lb.); and new PRO DURA MINI, the first woven bag
  for smaller portions and portability (3 -10 lb.).
• QUADFLEXTM (3-40 lb. capacity), premium pet
  food solution for dry food, treats and more, providing seals on four
  sides, with exceptional shape, strength and shelf presence. It has
  options for a flat bottom, pinch bottom, fold-over bottom; HD Flexo
  printing, with a soft matte, matte and gloss finishes; and easy-open
  and re-close options.
• PRO-POUCH® for wet or dry food (3 oz.+
  capacity), offers flat or stand-up pouches; pre-made or form, fill and
  seal; multiple customization options, easy-open or linear tear;
  high-performance retort; handles; shaped; various finishes; clear or
  foil.
• NO. 2 POUCH®, a PRO-POUCH product made
  of recyclable HDPE (3 oz.+), qualified to SPI number 2 classification;
  approved for post-consumer recycling; clear or white opaque; three
  side seal options; flat or stand-up with bottom gusset; reclose zipper
  options.

Trend Agility

“In pet food packaging, rapid innovation means having the agility to
move ahead in response to change,” Grose said.

For example, he noted that Packaged Facts, a division of
MarketResearch.com, recently announced a report on Trust and
Transparency it will present at Petfood Forum. Concluding the consumer
transparency trend will affect pet food, the researchers suggest that
pet food brands “could benefit from an image refresh that reflects the
visual conventions of clean label products,” itself an extension of the
clean eating trend.

“We have been able to help customers sharpen their labeling through
package design. ProAmpac’s award-winning printing, multiple graphic
design centers, our LEAD Academy and the DASL, Design and Sample Lab,
help customers to address the clean label trend and other changes in
consumer preference,” Grose said.

“We are paying close attention to trends,” Grose continued. “We are
meeting rising consumer demand for smaller packages; preferences for
premium and super-premium pet food and the packaging that goes along
with this; the Millennial Generation’s affinity for pet ownership—76
percent of them— expressing a ‘pets over people’ attitude; as well as
the march for e-commerce purchasing which creates demand for lighter,
stronger packaging that minimizes material usage.”

About ProAmpac

ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with a
comprehensive product offering unparalleled in the industry. We provide
creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and
award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided
in our work by four core values that are the basis for our success:
Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. For more information,
visit proampac.com.

Cincinnati-based ProAmpac is owned by PPC Partners along with management
and co-investors.

About PPC Partners

PPC Partners acquires and operates North America-based middle-market
companies with leading positions in the manufactured products, services
and healthcare sectors. Led by Tony Pritzker and the former investment
and operating professionals of Pritzker Group Private Capital, the
firm’s differentiated, long-duration capital base allows for efficient
decision-making, broad flexibility with transaction structure and
investment horizon, and alignment with all stakeholders. PPC Partners
builds businesses for the long-term and is an ideal partner for
entrepreneur- and family-owned companies. For more information, visit
PPCPartners.com.

Contacts

ProAmpac
Molly Speer, 513-671-1777
[email protected]