{"id":11108,"date":"2026-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=11108"},"modified":"2026-01-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:00:00","slug":"ppc-flex-announces-acquisition-of-sudpacks-u-s-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=11108","title":{"rendered":"PPC Flex Announces Acquisition of S\u00dcDPACK\u2019s U.S. Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/104581-ppc-flex-launches-redesigned-website-as-part-of-brand-refresh\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PPC Flex<\/a>, a leading North American flexible packaging manufacturer sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gtcr.com\/\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GTCR<\/a>, today announced the successful acquisition of the U.S. operations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105930-sudpack-consolidates-tubular-pouch-films-into-a-dedicated-product-family\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">S\u00dcDPACK<\/a>, a global leader in high-performance films and innovative packaging solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis strategic move expands PPC Flex\u2019s manufacturing footprint and strengthens its position as a premier provider of Purposeful, Powerful, Packaging Solutions across the consumer and healthcare packaged goods sectors,\u201d PPC Flex said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Powerful Strategic Fit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The acquisition of S\u00dcDPACK\u2019s U.S. facilities, located in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, provides PPC Flex with enhanced production capabilities in <strong>flexographic printing and conversion, as well as cold seal technology<\/strong>. S\u00dcDPACK\u2019s U.S. operations are strategically located in the heart of the domestic meat and cheese industries, offering immediate access to new and growing critical customer segments. By integrating S\u00dcDPACK\u2019s advanced film technology and conversion capabilities, PPC Flex will further differentiate itself through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New and innovative flexible packaging solutions for the growing specialty protein market \u2013 expanding PPC\u2019s current product and service offering specifically in the meat and cheese categories.<\/li>\n<li>Expanded technical solutions and product offerings, including cold seal technology, to further enhance current strategic customer partnerships in the specialty snack, confectionary, and \u2018better for you\u2019 markets.<\/li>\n<li>Additional capabilities, capacity, and equipment redundancy to provide all customers with shorter lead times and an enhanced speed-to-market service model across each of PPC\u2019s product offerings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome the S\u00dcDPACK U.S. team into the PPC Flex family,\u201d said Kevin Keneally, CEO of PPC Flex. \u201cThis acquisition brings us expanded technical capabilities and capacity that will allow us to deliver even more innovative and sustainable solutions across our broad customer base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thorsten Seehars, CEO of S\u00dcDPACK Group, adds: \u201cWe are very pleased to have found in PPC Flex a strong and forward-looking buyer for our U.S. Operations. Their strategic vision, innovative strength, and commitment to long-term growth give us full confidence that our facilities and our team are in excellent hands. We are equally glad that PPC Flex with its large converting footprint will become a strategic partner for S\u00dcDPACK in the United States going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/106200-ppc-flex-announces-acquisition-of-sudpacks-us-operations\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PPC Flex, a leading North American flexible packaging manufacturer sponsored by GTCR, today announced the successful acquisition of the U.S. operations of S\u00dcDPACK, a global leader in high-performance films and innovative packaging solutions.\u00a0 \u201cThis strategic move expands PPC Flex\u2019s manufacturing footprint and strengthens its position as a premier provider of Purposeful, Powerful, Packaging Solutions across [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[989,456,738,901,133],"class_list":["post-11108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-cheese-packaging","tag-flexographic-printing","tag-meat-packaging","tag-protein-products","tag-snack-food-packaging"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}