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10/19/2011    Henry Camp to present at CPA Fall Workshop Keynote Dinner

Henry Camp, CEO, IDEA, llc will focus on how you can use contraints management to resolve contract packaging problems at the CPA Fall WorkShop Keynote Dinner on Monday November 7. The Fall WorkShop, taking place in Chicago, November 7-8, will help you increase your contract packaging efficiencies. Register now!
8/23/2011    PepsiCo's Robert Maller to Keynote CPA Fall WorkShop

Find out what PepsiCo looks for in a contract packaging relationship. PepsiCo presentation is one of many educational tracks taking place at CPA's Fall WorkShop, taking place November 7-8 in Chicago. Register now and boost your operations' efficiencies. Click here for details and agenda.
8/22/2011    Exhibitor opportunities available at the CPA 2011 Fall WorkShop

As suppliers to the packaging industry, CPA Associate Members can exhibit their latest technologies and innovations directly to the high-level decision-makers who will be attending the Fall WorkShop on November 7-8 in Chicago, IL. Click here for exhibitor opportunities.
8/15/2011    CPA to discuss State of the Industry at Pack Expo Las Vegas

Whether you’re a contract packager or a product manufacturer using contract packaging services, if you’re going to Pack Expo Las Vegas Sept. 26-28, the Contract Packaging Association’s session at the IoPP Learning Center Conference will give you critical updates for doing business more efficiently in 2011 and beyond. CPA board member Chris Nutley will lead this presentation. Click here for details.
8/12/2011    CPA Fall WorkShop scheduled for November

Taking place in Chicago, IL., November 7-8, 2011. Click here for details.
8/8/2011    CPA announces updated logo usage guidelines

CPA encourages members to utilize the Contract Packaging Association name and logo on their web sites, letters, fliers, advertisements, newsletters, and other promotional materials. The CPA logo is designed for maximum flexibility on a variety of materials. Click here for logo usage guidelines and logo downloads.
7/1/2011    CPA State of the Industry Survey Request

The Contract Packaging Association and SAI Industrial LLC (SAI) have come together to expand the ground breaking industry intelligence program first initiated in 2007 and further updated in 2008. Your participation in this important report is requested. Click here for details.
6/9/2011    Get more exposure! List your plant location now!

Contract Packaging Association website “Plant Location” listings provide great new marketing opportunities. Click here for details.
4/15/2011    CPA Connection Newsletter focused on the industry

Find out the latest news about the contract packaging industry and CPA in the new Contract Packaging Newsletter, "Connection." Click here for latest edition.
4/14/2011    Dates, location announced for CPA 2012 Annual Meeting

Taking place February 23-26, 2012 at the Gran Melia Hotel & Resort in Puerto Rico. Mark your calendars!
1/27/2011    CAPS Makes Food Logistics’ List of Top 100 Technology Suppliers for Third Consecutive Year

Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS) (www.usecaps.com), was recently named to Food Logistics Magazine’s Top 100 Technology Suppliers list for the third consecutive year.
12/17/2010    Saddle Creek Corp. Acquires ProLog Logistics

Lakeland, Fla., Dec. 16, 2010 – Saddle Creek Corp., a nationwide third-party provider of integrated logistics, warehousing, transportation, and contract packaging services, announced today that it has acquired ProLog Logistics Inc.
12/3/2010    Ryt-way Industries Acquires Robert’s Packaging, Inc.

Lakeville, Minnesota, December 2, 2010 — Ryt-way Industries LLC (“Ryt-way”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Robert’s Packaging, Inc. (“Robert’s”) of Battle Creek, Michigan.
10/14/2010    Saddle Creek Adds Director of Business Development in Southern California

Lakeland, Fla., Oct. 12, 2010 - Saddle Creek Corporation, a nationwide third-party logistics provider, has added a new director of business development to support the company’s growth in Southern California.
9/24/2010    Nulogy to be Featured in Global Supply Chain of the Future Event

8/24/2010    Come see us at PACK EXPO 2010!

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7/13/2010    CPA 2011 Annual Meeting dates, location announced

"Power Up!" in 2011. Click here for details.
7/7/2010    Ryt-way Industries Acquires Cloud Holdings and Toll Packaging Services

Lakeville, Minn., June 29, 2010 — Ryt-way Industries LLC (“Ryt-way”) has acquired from Cloud Holdings LLC the food and beverage contract packaging and equipment manufacturing businesses of Cloud Packaging Solutions consisting of the three companies of Cloud Packaging Services (“Cloud PS”), Cloud Equipment Company and Toll Packaging Services (“Toll”).
6/17/2010    Aaron Thomas Co. triples CP operations near Chicago

Aaron Thomas Co. Inc. has opened a 420,000-sq-ft contract packaging, warehousing, and distribution center in Lockport, IL., southwest of Chicago.
5/5/2010    Contract Packaging Works Well for Even the Most Vulnerable Product Groups

Daphne Allen, Editor, PMP News’s eBulletin, discusses contract packaging and how it can positively impact pharmaceutical and medical device packaging. Click here for article.
3/22/2010    TKD Holdings Launches New Website

New York, New York (March 22, 2010) TKD Holdings, Inc. (TKD), a leading contract packaging company, has launched a new website to reflect its depth of services, refined design aesthetic and experience as a preferred contract packer for clients such as Estee Lauder, Sanofi-Aventis and Unilever.
3/17/2010    Visual Pak Expands Blend and Fill Capability and Capacity

Company responds boldly to needs of CPG customers
3/5/2010    CPA 2010 Annual Meeting presentations now available

2/19/2010    Lisa Shambro emphasizes improving communications

Jim George, Editor-in-Chief, Contract Packaging magazine, reports from the CPA Annual Meeting in Naples, FL. Article focuses on keynoter Lisa Shambro, director, Foundation for Strategic Sourcing.
1/10/2010    CPA 2011 Annual Meeting details now available

Packed business agenda, networking and social/recreational events will make this Annual Meeting CPA’s best! Click here for details.
12/22/2009    Next CPA Web Seminar focused on Corrugated Packaging Performance

Presented by Wally Petrac, Marketing Manager, Smurfit-MBI, Canada, CPA's next web seminar - "Packaging Performance: Advanced and Sophisticated Constructions, Applications and Consequences" - is taking place January 27 at 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CST. Click here for details.
12/11/2009    GH Manufacturing Improves Productivity for Global CPG

PackManager Enables Client Visibility
TORONTO – December 1, 2009: Nulogy Corporation, a leading provider of supply-chain management solutions, announced today with GH Günther Huettlin Manufacturing Inc., the full utilization of Nulogy’s PackManager solution at the contract packaging provider’s award-winning facility.
11/30/2009    Saddle Creek Corporation Acquires ServiceCraft Logistics

10/29/2009    CPA web seminar focuses on food plant audits. Register now!

Taking place November 12, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CST, "Preparing for a Food Safety Inspection and the GFSI Audits" web seminar, presented by Judi Lazaro, Director of Customer Relations for AIB International, will take you on a virtual audit of a food plant - any food plant - and coach you on what a food safety inspector looks at and why.
10/26/2009    Lisa Bodell named keynote speaker for 2010 CPA Annual Meeting

Lisa Bodell, CEO, futurethink, will address how innovation in packaging (and contract packaging) leads to future success. An authority on innovation, Bodell has appeared on FOX News, and in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED, Harvard Business Review, and The Futurist. Click here for CPA Annual Meeting speaker updates.
10/26/2009    Tabletop exhibits available at 2010 CPA Annual Meeting

CPA Associate Members and non-member suppliers to contract packagers now have the opportunity to exhibit their services/products at the 2010 CPA Annual Meeting (taking place February 18-21, 2010 in Naples, FL). Click here for more information about tabletop exhibit opportunities.
10/22/2009    CPA 2010 Annual Meeting dates and location announced

The 2010 Annual Meeting - "Riding Out the Storm: Lessons From Survival Masters" - is taking place February 18-21, 2010 in Naples, FL. Click here for more information.
10/16/2009    Special Offer for Contract Packaging Association members

List your company in Contract Packaging magazine's 2010 Resource Guide and get year-round exposure to buyers of contract packaging and related services. Discounted pricing available exclusively for members. Reservations due October 23. More information here.
9/25/2009    10 Ways to Reduce Supply Chain Costs

CPA has partnered with YRC to bring you shipping benefits that leverage the full scale of the association, passing savings along to you.
9/10/2009    Cloud Packaging Solutions LLC acquires Toll Packaging Group, LLC

8/22/2009    PMPNews Insider addresses contract packaging's impact on H1N1 Vaccine logjams

8/21/2009    Visit CPA at Pack Expo Las Vegas

Stop by Booth #C-952 between October 5-7 for CPA updates or to just say hello!
8/17/2009    State of the Contract Packaging Industry Report available

As more CPG companies are utilizing contract packaging services, the State of Contract Packaging Industry Report provides invaluable information that can help you strengthen your influence within this growing industry.
7/28/2009    CPA President John Riley quoted extensively in Packaging Digest

4/22/2009    Samples show RFQ module in action

3/31/2009    CPA 2009 Annual Meeting presentations now available

3/16/2009    Annual Meeting weather and wardrobe update

3/15/2009    Annual Meeting golf tournament details

3/14/2009    Annual Meeting Chateau Elan transportation details

3/13/2009    Annual Meeting agenda details now available

3/2/2009    Reserve Hotel Room Now for CPA Annual Meeting

2/11/2009    Extend your reach with Contract Packaging magazine

1/21/2009    Latest CPA Quarterly Newsletter keeps members informed

9/11/2008    Register now for CP 08 and succeed with contract packaging

CP 08 focuses on contract packaging innovation, sustainability and growth. Find solutions, exchange ideas, network with peers.
9/8/2008    2008 Annual Meeting presentations available for download

6/9/2008    APPI Market Update May 2008 now available

5/16/2008    Big fish hooked at CPA 2008 Annual Meeting

4/18/2008    Packaging Summit Expo and Conference ideal for contract packagers

3/21/2008    Register Now for CPA Annual Meeting!

2/14/2008    Annual Meeting Sponsorship opportunities boost your visibility

1/9/2008    Latest CPA Quarterly Newsletter keeps members informed

11/1/2007    Jeffrey Hayzlett named one of B2B's Best Marketers of 2007

10/29/2007    Survey: An Analysis of Member Activity in Contract Packaging available for purchase

10/28/2007    Call for Presentations announced for Packaging Summit Expo and Conference 2008

10/26/2007    CP 07 conference drills down on industry’s hot trends

10/23/2007    Yellow Transportation embraces importance of being green

6/21/2007    CP 07 focuses on contract packaging challenges and solutions

6/20/2007    Tabletop exhibits available at CP 07

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5/30/2007    CPA has strong presence at Packaging Summit Expo and Conference

4/27/2007    CPA 2007 Annual Meeting presentations now available

4/27/2007    CPA 2007 Annual Meeting highlights networking, business

4/13/2007    Packaging Summit Conference includes contract packaging track

4/12/2007    APPI audit services available to CPA members

2/20/2007    Extend your reach with next issue of Contract Packaging magazine

1/24/2007    Mike Pinball Clemons named Keynote for CPA Annual Meeting

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1/12/2007    Contract Packaging 2007 Annual Meeting agenda now available

12/20/2006    Second edition of CPA Quarterly Report Newsletter online now

11/17/2006    Quick Changeover report available from Summit Publishing

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9/29/2006    CPA 2006 Annual Meeting presentations are available online

9/1/2006    Visit CPA at PACK EXPO

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9/1/2006    Visit CPA at HBA

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8/11/2006    Contract Packaging Association begins quarterly newsletter

8/1/2006    Contract Packaging Association welcomes new members for July

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6/30/2006    Contract Packaging Association welcomes new members for June

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6/13/2006    Contract Packaging Association 2007 Annual Meeting dates set

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6/6/2006    JacobsonWilpak golf invitational to benefit diabetes research

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6/2/2006    Membership options increase industry visibility

6/2/2006    RFQ ideal tool for making meaningful connections

6/2/2006    Thomas Bacon inducted into Contract Packaging Association Hall of Fame

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3/14/2006    Sponsor programs available for Contract Packaging Association 2006 Annual Meeting

3/2/2006    BOOK HOTEL NOW for the Contract Packaging Association Annual Meeting

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3/1/2006    2006 Annual Meeting to include Calypso Carnival

3/1/2006    Contract Packaging Association reaches 100th member milestone

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1/20/2006    Contract Packaging 2006 Annual Meeting registration and agenda now available

1/17/2006    Contract Packaging magazine reaches key decision-makers

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1/11/2006    Contract Packaging Association 2006 Annual Meeting slated for April

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1/6/2006    Contract Packaging Association member Wilpak featured in Package Design magazine

10/5/2005    Contract Packaging magazine will be published three times in 2006

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9/15/2005    Latest issue of Contract Packaging magazine out now

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9/2/2005    Packaging Services Expo 2006 showcases contract packaging

7/1/2005    New officers named for Contract Packaging Association

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6/10/2005    Packaging Services Expo 2006 reinforces success of PSE 2005

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5/24/2005    Packaging Services Expo 2005 ideal forum for users, providers of packaging services

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5/5/2005    The ONE Show for CONTRACT & PACKAGING Solutions STARTS May 10!

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4/27/2005    Subscriptions to Contract Packaging magazine available now

4/27/2005    Thank you from John Lyon, Jerrell Packaging, LLC

2/14/2005    Contract Packaging magazine reaches key decision makers

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1/31/2005    Register Now for the 2005 Annual Meeting!

1/28/2005    "Packaging Services Expo 2005" offers booth space discounts to CPA members

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1/25/2005    Save the date! Contract Packaging Association Annual Meeting slated for March

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1/24/2005    Summit Publishing Company's Contract Packaging magazine to serve as CPA's official publication

1/10/2005    “Packaging Services Expo 2005” includes four track conference program

1/10/2005    Help provide tsunami disaster relief

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12/17/2004    Contract Packaging Association in the News - Packaging World magazine

12/14/2004    Contract Packaging Association launches new web site

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12/7/2004    "Packaging Services Expo 2005" provides contract packaging solutions

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12/2/2004    Contract Packaging Association adopts new name, logo

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12/1/2004    Contract Packaging Association selects new management company

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