CPA Announces Contract Packaging Sourcing Center at PACK EXPO East

The Sourcing Center is a place where brand owners interested in contract packaging and manufacturing services can learn about CPA members and how to source these service providers. Visitors will experience real examples of contract packaged and manufactured goods from CPA members and have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with industry experts. The Sourcing Center is also a place for contract packagers and manufacturers to learn about CPA and the benefits of membership.

“The show floor at PACK EXPO East will be buzzing with companies producing products for the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, personal care, household and other industries, looking for innovative solutions, on-site resources and face-to-face connections in the packaging industry. The Association Partner Pavilion provides a one-stop location for partner organizations to collaborate with leading industry organizations and will serve as a valuable resource for more than 7,000 attendees present at the show,” PMMI Senior Vice President Jim Pittas said.

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, represents the voice of more than 750 North American manufacturers of equipment, components and materials as well as providers of related equipment and services for the packaging and processing industry. PMMI works to advance a variety of industries by connecting consumer goods companies with manufacturing solutions through the world class PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows, leading trade media and a wide range of resources to empower its members.

CPA is the national, not-for-profit trade organization for the contract packaging industry. CPA was formed in July 1992, for contract packaging firms and those businesses related to them in order to promote the growth and welfare of member firms.

Members are comprised of the nation’s leading contract packagers as well as suppliers to the industry, performing all packaging functions: from the glamorous to the hazardous and the simplest to the most complex. CPA members offer these packaging services to an extremely wide variety of consumer goods companies and brand owners.

For more information about CPA, or how to become a PACK EXPO East Sourcing Center sponsor, visit www.contractpackaging.org.