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Tags and Labels
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Principal Officer
# of Employees
# of Presses # of Facilities
Processes Used
R.R. Donnelly, Chicago, Ill.
Thomas J. Quinlan III
N/A
N/A
N/A
C,D,F,L,O,S,U
Industries Served: Food & Beverage, Health & Beauty, Household Chemicals, Household Detergents, Lawn & Garden
Avery Dennison, Framingham, Mass.
Dean A. Scarborough
20,000
N/A
60+
D,O,S,U
Industries Served: Retail, Apparel
CCL Industries Inc., Memphis, Tenn.
Geoffrey Martin
N/A
N/A
19
C,D,F,L,O,S,U
Industries Served: Personal & Beauty Care, Pharmaceutical/Healthcare, Food & Beverage, Consumer Promotions, Industrial/Household Chemicals
WS Packaging Group, Green Bay, Wis. Gerry Fulwiler
1,711
167
16
C,D,F,O,S,U
Industries Served: Food & Beverage, Promotional, Health & Beauty, Household Care, Industrial
Fort Dearborn, Elk Grove, Ill.
Mike Anderson
1,380
N/A
10
C,D,F,G,S,O,U
Industries Served: Food, Beverage, Household & Personal Care, Paints & Coatings, Wine & Spirits, Private Label/Retail
Multi-Color Corp., Sharonville, Ohio
Francis D. Gerace
1,252
81
14
C,D,F,G,O,S,U
Industries Served: Home & Personal Care, Food & Beverage, Wine & Spirits, Auto, Industrial
Nashua Corp., Nashua, N.H.
Thomas G. Brooker
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Industries Served: Supermarket, Food Service, Retail, Logistics, Entertainment
YORK Label, Omaha, Neb.
John McKernan
800
71
15
C,D,F,G,L,O,S,U
Industries Served: Consumer Products, Wine & Spirits, Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical
Spear, Mason, Ohio
Rick Spear
700
29
6
C,G,S,U
Industries Served: Beverage, Personal Care, Reseal
MPI Label Systems, Sebring, Ohio
Randy Kocher
500
51
8
C,D,F,S,U
Industries Served: Food & Beverage, Dairy, Health & Beauty, Durable Housewares, Household & Industrial/Chemical
Hammer Packaging, West Henrietta, N.Y. James E. Hammer
375
13
2
F,O,S,U
Industries Served: Food, Beverage, Household Products, Horticulture, Wine & Spirits
Smyth Companies, St. Paul, Minn.
John P. Hickey
350
18
4
C,F,O,U
Industries Served: Food & Beverage, Personal Care, Beer/Wine & Spirits, Household Chemicals, Automotive
GSI Technologies, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Jack Kraemer
53
11
3
D,F,S,U
Industries Served: Healthcare, Electrical Manufacturing, Paper and Plastic, Auto, Food Service
Belmark Inc., De Pere, Wis.
Karl Schmidt
200
20
1
D,F
Industries Served: Cheese, Confection, Nutraceutical, Snack Food, Meat
Weber Marking Systems, Arlington Height, Ill. Joseph Weber, Jr.
200
48
2
D,F
Industries Served: Food, Pharma/Nutraceutical, Household Chemical, Medical Devices, General Manufacturing
AC Label LLC, St. Louis, Mo.
Michael Keegan
195
17
4
C,D,F,O,U
Industries Served: Distilled Spirits, Nutraceuticals, Confectionery, Crafts, Biotech
Consolidated Label, Longwood, Fla.
Joel Carmany
155
12
1
D,F,U
Industries Served: Food, Health & Beauty, Publishing, Household Products
Nosco, Carrollton, Texas
Russ Haraf
145
19
2
C,D,F,O,S,U
Industries Served: Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, HBA, Industrial
Kay Toledo Tag, Toledo, Ohio
Thomas E. Kay
245
56
3
C,D,F,L,O,U
Industries Served: Auto, Retail, Food, Steel, Travel/Entertainment
Label Technology, Inc., Merced, Calif.
John Bankson
100
8
1
F
Industries Served: Food Processing, Agriculture, Health and Beauty, Nutraceuticals, Beverage
General Data Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
Peter M. Wenzel
130
N/A
1
C,F,U
Industries Served: Manufacturing, Warehousing, Distribution, Healthcare
Topflight Corporation, Glen Rock, Pa.
Michael Falco
150
27
1
C,D,F,L,S,U
Industries Served: Cosmetic & Personal Care, Consumer & Durable Goods, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Electronics & Security
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Principal Officer # of Employees
# of Presses # of Facilities
Processes Used
ID Images, Brunswick, Ohio
Brian Gale
60
10
1
F
Industries Served: Food Distribution, Manufacturing, Distribution, Logstics, Warehouse Applications
Pamco Label Co., Des Plaines, Ill.
Michael S. Blechman
115
16
1
C,D,F,U
Industries Served: Health & Beauty, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Candy, Household Cleaning Supplies
Advanced Web, Minneapolis, Minn.
Kip Colwell
102
14
1
D,F,U
Industries Served: Medical, OEM, Prime, Publishing, Direct Marketing
Repacorp. Inc., Tipp City, Ohio
Rick M. Heinl
107
23
4
D,F,S,U
Industries Served: Medical, Warehouse, Retail, Industrial
The Label Printers, Aurora, Ill.
William J. Kane
70
26
2
C,D,F,L,U
Industries Served: OEM, Pharmaceuticals, Point of Purchase, Toys, Electronics
Prime Graphics, Wood Dale, Ill.
Willard Hunter
58
6
1
F
Industries Served: Food, Medical, Industrial, Beverage, Office Supply
The Meyers Printing Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
David G. Dillon
137
12
1
C,D,F,O,S,U
Industries Served: Food, Beverage, Electronics, Software, Security
Dow Industries, Wilmington, Mass.
Walter Dow
61
18
1
C,D,F,G,S,U
Industries Served: Consumer Products, Health & Beauty, Beverage, Personal Care, Consumer Products, Medical and Pharmaceutical
Valley Forge Tape & Label Co., Exton, Pa.
Paul Myers
51
10
1
C,F,U
Industries Served: Food, Direct Marketing, Pet Care, OEM, Pharmaceutical
Copac Global Packaging, Inc., Spartanburg, S.C.
Jerry Lux
80
4
1
D,L,O
Industries Served: Nutraceuticals, Home Fragrance, Tobacco, Hosiery, Medical Devices
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Principal Officer # of Employees
# of Presses # of Facilities
Lofton Label Inc., Denver, Colo.
Steve Smith
23
2
1
Industries Served: Promotional Products, Bath and Body, Nutraceuticals, Food, Beverage
Tapecon, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.
Alan Davis
75
24
2
Industries Served: Medical, Industrial Equipment, Food & Beverage, Health & Beauty, Military
Tailored Label Products, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Michael Erwin
62
8
1
Industries Served: Outdoor Power Equipment, Medical, Automotive, Aerospace, Electronics
Gintzler Graphics, Buffalo, N.Y.
Franklin J. Nice
54
12
1
Industries Served: Pharmaceutical, Health and Beauty Aids, Speciality Foods
McCourt Label Co., Lewis Run, Pa.
David G. Ferguson
75
9
1
Industries Served: Manufacturing, Retail, Direct Mail, Distribution, Automotive
Allen-Bailey Tag & Label, Caledonia, N.Y.
Richard G. Phelps
91
20+
1
Industries Served: Office Supply, General Manufacturing, Aquaculture, Service Industries, Steel
Hi-Tech Printing Co., Fairfield, Ohio
Robert P. Dillingham
36
10
1
Industries Served: Retail Food and Drug, Warehouse Marking, Tracking Barcode Labels, Diecut Sheets for Digital Presses
Art Tape & Label Corp., Addison, Ill.
Allan M. Cameron
30
9
1
Industries Served: Direct Mail, Coupons, Custom, Industrial, Prime
Model Graphics, Inc., West Chester, Ohio
Steve Fleissner
31
7
1
Industries Served: Food, Chemical, Distribution, Health and Beauty, Retail
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Processes Used
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C,D,F,L,S,U
F,D,O
C,F,L,S,U
F,S,U
F,L
D,F,O,U
F,U
C,D,F,U
Tags and Labels
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Principal Officer # of Employees
Western Shield Label, Rancho Dominguez, Calif.
Frank Connelly
25
Industries Served: Food & Beverage, Health & Beauty, Nutritional Supplements
Litho Press Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.
Jack Lacy
21
Industries Served: Corrugated Box, Display
Lightning Labels, Denver, Colo.
Steve Smith
23
Industries Served: Corrugated Box, Display
Labeltronix, Orange, Calif.
John Trail
25
Industries Served: Wine, Nutraceutical, Automotive, Health and Beauty, Pet
Castle Pierce, Oshkosh, Wis.
Michael J. Castle
15
Industries Served: Food, Non-Food, Pet Food
Creative Labels of Vermont, Winooski, Vt.
Fred Wall
25
Industries Served: Food, Beverage, Dairy
Horizon Label, W. Berlin, N.J.
Paul Falkowski
9
Industries Served: Food, Chemical, Automotive, Cosmetic, Nutraceutical
Traco Manufacturing Inc.
John J. Palica
6
Industries Served: Beverage, Nutritional Supplements, Pharmaceutical, Foods, Industrial
# of Presses # of Facilities
Processes Used
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C,F,U
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O
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O
3
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D,U
5
1
F,O,U
5
1
D,F
5
1
F,L,S,U
5
4
D,F,G,U
Note: Rankings are based on 2008 sales of printed/converted tags and labels. All sales information is provided by participating companies, which is held in strict confidence by packagePRINTING, or
obtained through annual reports made available to the public. Key to Rankings: C=Combination Process; D=Digital; F=Flexo; G=Gravure; L=Letterpress; O=Offset; S=Screen; U=UV Flexo
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