The Markens Group, Inc. was honored by the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, Inc. (ACCGS) as one of 2011’s Super 60, an annual award that is presented to 60 of the fastest-growing privately-held companies in the region.
The state of the folding carton industry is hard to pin down. Walking up and down the supermarket aisles reveals no shortage of folding carton containers. But as we all know, there’s far more to the folding carton market than just food packaging. The majority of large consumer electronics items come in corrugated or paperboard packaging. These items, however, are often manufactured in foreign countries, and are therefore packaged there as well. So the North American folding carton market takes a hit. Couple this reality with changes in the supply chain, and some might consider the North American folding carton market in difficult straits.
