2016 - the visual pak companies overview
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YOUR SINGLE SOURCE PACKAGING PARTNER
The Visual Pak Companies Overview
Proprietary & Confidential – The Visual Pak Companies – 2016
Vertically integrated contract packaging manufacturing firm
Focus of company is customer service excellence
30+ years same Founding Partners and ownership structure
Strong financial position, capable of turnkey purchasingcontracts and/or directed sourcing relationships
Diverse customer base across multiple industries
Solid safety, health, environmental and qualitysystems/records driven by personnel, processes, documentation, training and more
COMPANY OVERVIEW
1982 Blisters formed in North Chicago, IL
1983 Visual Pak founded in Waukegan, IL
1999 Acquired American Blending and Filling (ABF)
2002 Visual Pak expansion continues
2007 Visual Pak opens customer-focused facility in Atlanta GA
2008 Acquired Norka Printing and Paperboard Packaging, Appleton WI
2009 Visual Pak Freight Services launched
2010 ABF expansion of Plant #2 3600 Sunset
2011 ABF Plant #3 (Hexagon acquisition)
2011 Cosmetic Laboratories of America (CLA) acquisitionfrom Unilever, Chatsworth CA
2012 Visual Pak San Diego and Tijuana acquisitions
2015 Blisters rebranded to VP Plastics & Engineering and expansion / move to new plant
COMPANY HISTORY
CAPABILITIES
compounding & filling secondary packaging corrugated displays & boxes
warehousing, distribution & logistics
customer dedicated facilities
paperboard printing thermoforming & plastics product developmentresearch & distribution
innovation
LOCATIONS & CAPABILITIES
Chatsworth, CA
Contract Manufacturing
Personal care, alcohol, OTC, airless,
research and development,
product innovation
Secondary Packaging
Kitting, assembly, cartoning, shrink
wrapping, re-packing
Appleton, WI
Paperboard Printing & Converting
Printed folding cartons, trapped blister
cards, plain chipboard cartons
Waukegan, IL
Contract Manufacturing
Personal care, home cleaning, alcohol, air
care, OTC, scented oils, R & D
Secondary Packaging / Re-packing
Display assembly, high-speed shrink
wrapping/banding, trapped blister sealing,
kitting, assembly, cartoning, club store
packs
Thermoforming
Design, trays, clamshells, trapped blisters
Logistics, Warehousing & Distribution
Nationwide logistics, asset, and brokerage
freight hauling, distribution, pick-pack
San Diego, CA
Cross-docking, warehousing,
distribution
Tijuana, México
Maquiladora
Light manufacturing, kitting,
assembly, secondary packaging,
re-packing
Customer service – quick turn, quality oriented service levels with an efficient, friendly to do business with team; extremely attentive to customer needs
Manage complexity – proven ability with Fortune 500, large, and medium-size customers
diverse and expansive sourcing needs
regulatory/audit compliance/excellence
MRP/ERP integration
Product development – portfolio of innovative products, formula, and successful brand development including multiple that have grown to become $100MM brands
Vertical integration – provide more efficient supply chain, reduce costs, and provide for shorter lead times
COMPANY STRENGTHS
TURNKEY PARTNERSHIP
Custom Blending & Filling
Thermoform Component Manufacturing
Paperboard Component Manufacturing
Secondary Pack / Display
VPL Full-Service 3PL/Distribution
RESULT: Our customers can focus
more on developing, selling and
marketing their branded products
Complete Product Development & Strategic Sourcing Services
Development of liquid products
Formulary innovation
New and improvements to existing
New product concepts
Packaging design
Paperboard, thermoform, corrugate, and hybrid packages
Equipment design
Designing and building equipment and automation for high volume projects
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, R & D INNOVATION
Developed at CLA> $100MM Brand
Developed at CLA> $100MM Brand
3 plant locations:
Waukegan, IL: Personal Care, Home Cleaning
Waukegan, IL: Alcohol-based – Personal Care, Home Cleaning, Air Care, Other
Chatsworth CA: Personal Care
Blending tanks that range from 60 to 7,500 gallons
Over 50+ Production Lines
Filling under vacuum: high-speed airless filling at CLA
Filling into bottles, tottles, jars and tubes
Highly automated filling, labeling, and packaging
operations
Specialty filling lines: scented oil room freshener refills
PRIMARY BLENDING/FILLING
HBA PRODUCT EXPERIENCE
� OTC’s- Acne
- Sunscreens
- Anti-Bacterials/Sanitizers
- Dandruff
� BODY CARE- Creams/Lotions/Butters
- Scrubs
- Washes
- Oils
� FRAGRANCE- Splash
- Shimmer
- EDP’s
� SKIN CARE-Creams/Lotions/Butters
-Serums
-Scrubs
-Cleansers
-Liquid Foundations
-Lip-gloss
� HAIR CARE-Shampoos
-Conditioners
-Styling aids
-Treatments
� NATURALS-Body/Face/Hair
Proprietary & Confidential
CLEANING & AIR CARE PRODUCT EXPERIENCE
� AIR CARE- Reed Diffusers
- Plug in refills
- Odor Elimination Sprays
- OE + Fragrance Sprays
- Fragrance Sprays
� AUTO APPEARANCE- Polishes
- Waxes
- Wheel Cleaners
- Tire Wet
- Interior Products
- Other
� GENERAL CLEANING-Multi-Purpose
-Floor care (wood, general purpose)
-Glass
-Other
� KITCHEN/BATH-Dish Soap
-Hand Soap
-Other
Proprietary & Confidential
Blisters, clamshells, trays, trapped blisters
THERMOFORMING
Flexible
Short order lead time and quick turn-around
Part Engineering/Design
New products
Package re-designs
Cost savings
In-house tooling
Design & fabrication
State-of-the-art equipment
PAPERBOARD PRINTING/CONVERTING
Norka: 38 years of excellence in printing started in 1976 and
acquired by The Visual Pak Companies in 2008
Converting: Sheeting, Rewinding, Die-Cutting and Finishing
Precision 6-Color Offset Litho Printing
Paperboard Packaging
Printed Folding Cartons and Boxes
Chip board folding cartons
Paperboard boots/cartons for multi-packs
High-Speed Die-Cutting and Gluing
Design
Structural design: concept – sample – production
Multiple facilitiesIncluding on-site, stand-alone, and dedicated
Blister sealingTrapped blisters for club stores
Blister and clamshell sealing
Special Display Assembly and PackagingRainbow pallets
Floor stands
Countertop/wing
Pallet ready
Assembly/KittingAutomated cartoning
Trapped blisters
Re-codingChange date code on product/package
SECONDARY PACKAGING
Multi-packs for promotional sale Shrink wrapping
Shrink banding
Steam shrink and radiant heat lines
Fastest shrink sleeving lines in North America
Unpack/repackChanging pack size
Changing pack graphics
Repack damaged/product rework/inspection
High-speed tri-seal cartoning and gluingBag-in-box assembly
Variety pack assembly
Multi-flavor
Club/warehouse
SpecialtyUnique pack-out containers
Holiday and seasonal kits
SECONDARY PACKAGING
Trapped Blister Packaging
Trapped blisters for club storesMicro flute, stratagraph, SBS
Custom design thermoforms
Product assembly & sealing
Scented oil warmers + refills
Multiple trapped blister assembly linesIntegrated corrugate display assembly
Automatic and high-speed linesCustom in-line and rotary
Heat seal
Cold seal
Hot glue
Nationwide In-House Fleet & Brokerage Freight Hauling
Over 1MM square feet of warehouse & distribution space
EDI Capable
98% on-time delivery rate
99%+ inventory accuracy
Dedicated shipping lanes
Fast, Economical, and Secure Warehousing/Distribution
Services
100’s of Loading Docks
WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS
LOGISTICS & OTHER VISUAL PAK CAPABILITIES
Visual Pak Logistics – detailed company overview and cost savings options
Visual Pak Logistics – operational staff exceeding 60 people
• Moving well over 5,000 full truckloads per month and growing
• Dedicated to customer service and operations staff would be assigned
• Ability to move each, case and full pallet on company owned or brokered assets
• Cost savings driven model: we seek to save you money or alternatively support your current network
• Provide Midwest/East and West Coast distribution (cross dock, cases, and each picking)
VP Express – company owned assets utilized for 600 mile or less movements
• Visual Pak transfers
• Customer plant/warehouse transfers
• Dedicated lanes
Other Visual Pak Capabilities
Liquid Filling Opportunities – aiding in innovation and product/formula/packaging development, scented oils filling
Secondary Packaging Opportunities: high-speed sleeving and trapped blisters
Other Distribution – consolidation of other businesses/brands leading to other cost savings and economies of scale
Visual Pak has engaged in three (3) highly successful large scale, dedicated secondary packaging partnerships over the last five (5) years, with Fortune 500 Customers. In every case, we achieved the following:
Optimized operational effectiveness:– Improved cost structure, through packaging partner collaboration
(assembly assessment, customer marketing goals, structural design improvement)
– Ability to maintain lower inventories, through better planning and MRP integrated real time inventory management systems/personnel
– Improved speed to market, through planning/scheduling expertise, inventory management, customer system integration (EDI, MRP integration, customer SAP authorization, etc.)
– Reduced scrap, through inventory management, optimized MOQ’s on base component inventory and more
VPC Proven ability and success, executable in three distinct formats:– At a current Visual Pak facility; integrate customer dedicated area or
production lines and associated warehouse space– Establish or take over an existing dedicated co-pack facility; we have an
implementation team/process in place to be up and running very quickly– Establish a new facility, anywhere in North America; most recent
success establishing two new plants in California and Mexico simultaneously
CUSTOMER DEDICATED OPERATIONS
Full quality and safety staff at all locations
Internal, Customer, and 3rd- party audited
Associations/certifications
Contract Packaging Association (CPA)
Foundation for Strategic Sourcing (F4SS)
Various Accreditations by Location:
IOPP
OTC
AIB
Organic Certified
USDA
FDA
F4SS
OSH
STR
NSF
BRC
QUALITY, SAFETY, REGULATORY
Customer Dedicated Operations
“From concept to full turnkey production less than 4 months, great accomplishment and partnership.”
-- Senior Contract & Procurement Director, Fortune 500 CPG Partner
Secondary Packaging
“We’ve been with Visual Pak for more than 10 years, and they are our closest packaging partner”
– External Manufacturing Vice President, Fortune 500 CPG Partner
Primary blending/filling
“For over 5 years Visual Pak has led the R&D and turnkey production of our personal care product lines now totaling over 300 items”
– COO, CPG Nationally Recognized Specialty Bath Brand
CUSTOMER RECOMMENDATIONS
Paperboard printing/converting
“Norka is one of the best paperboard printing and converting secrets out there…”– Senior Procurement Manager, Fortune 1000 CPG Group of Brands
Thermoform“Blisters provides a great turnkey service” –Senior Project Manager – Warehouse Club Retail, Fortune 500 CPG
Innovation -- product development, engineering, R & D“Visual Pak (CLA) develops great products, really fast!” – EVP, Privately held $2.0B Personal Care Brand
Warehousing, distribution, and logistics“They handle our supply chain seamlessly, we don’t have to” – 3PL Director, Nationally Recognized Home Care Brand
Thank you for the partnership opportunity