Direct Pack is a leader in sustainable, customized and innovative thermoformed packaging for all food applications. Our passion is to truly understand your needs and translate them into outstanding packaging solutions with a strong focus on visual design, functionality and environmental sustainability. Using post-consumer recycled material in both our custom and BOTTLEBOX® branded products, we are experts within these four industries:
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Direct Pack, Inc. featured in Plastics Recycling Update
Direct Pack’s acquisition of Direct Pack Recycling was featured in Plastics Recycling Update: U.S. plastic thermoform manufacturer Direct Pack Inc.…
Sun Valley Manufacturing now processing rPET from Direct Pack Recycling
Our reclaiming and recycling plant, Direct Pack Recycling (DPR) located in Guadalajara, MX., is now successfully supplying post-consumer clean…
Celebrating Earth Day with over 5.7 billion recycled bottles
Once again, Direct Pack and BOTTLEBOX® had a record year in using post-consumer recycled PET bottles in our products. In…
Over one billion bottles saved from landfills and oceans in 2019
In 2019, Direct Pack saved over one billion beverage bottles from landfills and oceans, by using them in the…
DIRECT PACK, INC. ACQUIRES ATMOSPHERA VERDE TO EXPAND PET PLASTIC RECYCLING CAPABILITIES
• Atmosphera Verde will be re-named Direct Pack Recycling • New recycling facility will allow Direct Pack greater efficiency and…
Direct Pack’s Rockingham facility receives high AIB audit score
In its second AIB International audit, Direct Pack’s factory in Rockingham, NC. received a great score of…
Strawberry industry benefits from Direct Pack’s Active Cool Berry Packaging technology
DPI’s latest patented innovation, the Active Cool strawberry container AC-1, brings both sustainability and cooling to the fresh strawberry market.…
International Coastal Cleanup
Did you participate in the International Coastal Cleanup this year? We did! Employees, partners, and family members participated in the…
HMS Host introduces new fresh salads in BOTTLEBOX® packaging
This summer, HMS Host has introduced new fresh salads at airports and motorways all across North America, and they are…
The Cheesecake Factory celebrates Earth Day with the BOTTLEBOX®
The Cheesecake Factory is one of Direct Pack’s dear and long term partners. In celebration of Earth Day 2019 they…
Direct Pack volunteers clean up the LA River
On Saturday, April 13 Direct Pack sponsored and provided 126 volunteers for the Great LA River CleanUp organized by the…
One billion bottles saved from landfill
One billion bottles! That’s how many post-consumer recycled plastic bottles Direct Pack used in manufacturing in 2018. As the…
New Product Innovations from Direct Pack
Do you like our new product innovations? Every now and then, we gather some of our new, innovative products in…
Nature-Watch uses BOTTLEBOX® containers as educational greenhouses
One of Direct Pack’s customers, Nature-Watch, provides educational nature products and craft activity kits designed to teach children about…
DPI’s Rockingham, NC. facility receives high score in first AIB audit
In its first AIB International audit, Direct Pack’s factory in Rockingham, NC. received a score of 905 points, which is 90.5%. Rockingham…
PYRAPAK® Bakery and Catering Platters now in the web shop
We’re now introducing Direct Pack’s PYRAPAK® Bakery and Catering platters in the web shop. It is a complete family of…
DPI takes another 740 cars off the road
Direct Pack continues to take cars off the road – not literally, but through the greenhouse gas impact saving that…
New Bakery and Deli catalog
If you are looking for new bakery and deli packaging, check out our new Bakery & Deli catalog. With Direct Pack’s…
DPI participates in International Coastal Cleanup
The International Coastal Cleanup day took place on September 15, 2018. Organized by the Ocean Conservancy in collaboration with local…
21% increase in recycled PET
As the interest for sustainable solutions among our food service, supermarket and produce customers continues to grow, the demand for…
New fresh fruit cup for Naturipe Farms
In close collaboration with Direct Pack’s innovative design and engineering team, Naturipe is launching a new fruit cup for people…
New catalogs available
Our brand new catalog and sell sheets are now available for download on our website. Contact us if you…
LA River cleanup April 14, 2018
Direct Pack and BOTTLEBOX® gathered employees, partners and family members to participate in the LA River 2018 Cleanup in Sepulveda…
Direct Pack receives NatureSweet Innovation Award
NatureSweet is one of Direct Pack’s long term partners. We have worked closely with them for many years and they…
Direct Pack participates in LA River Cleanup 2018
Direct Pack is a proud sponsor of the LA River Cleanup 2018, and all employees have been offered the…
Direct Pack using more recycled bottles than ever
We are happy to announce that the use of BOTTLEBOX® containers keep increasing, and we are saving more bottles from…
Brilliant Colors on top of Fast Casual’s trend list
The site Fast Casual.com just released a list of 11 menu trends going mainstream in 2018, and on top of…
Naturipe wins award with Direct Pack snack pack
Our long term partner and customer Naturipe Farms, a leading berry company, has won the Joe Nucci Award for Product…
Direct Pack receives Superior AIB score
In the 2017 AIB International audit, Direct Pack’s operations in Sun Valley, CA. received the highest rating – Superior – with…
2018 IHOP Vendor Partner of the Year
At IHOP’s Global Franchise Conference in Florida in the end of October, Direct Pack, Inc. was honored with the 2018 IHOP…
Direct Pack increases use of recycled plastic by 10%
The success with our range of post-consumer recycled PET plastic containers for the foodservice, supermarket, produce and processor markets…
Direct Pack displays products at the IDDBA show
Come visit us at the IDDBA show in Anaheim, CA June 4-6. IDDBA is the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association…
2017 BOTTLEBOX® catalog is here!
The 2017 updated BOTTLEBOX® catalog is here. It contains a number of new, exciting products like the 5×9″ and 6×6″…
Direct Pack increases use of recycled plastic with 28% in 2016
Direct Pack’s success story with post-consumer recycled PET plastic containers continues. The BOTTLEBOX® range is very popular in supermarkets…
Direct Pack receives Supplier of the Year Award
We are proud to announce that Direct Pack, Inc. received the 2016 Packaging Supplier of the Year award at Del…
Billions of bottles saved from landfill
Using recycled beverage bottles to make our famous BOTTLEBOX® containers, we divert millions of plastic bottles from landfill every year.…
Direct Pack receives Superior Rating from AIB
In the second AIB audit, Direct Pack, Inc. received the highest rating, a Superior rating, with a score of 940…
DPI expanding manufacturing into the East Coast
Direct Pack team is expanding into the East Coast. With demand for our products growing on the East Coast and…
The new BOTTLEBOX® catalog is here!
The new BOTTLEBOX® catalog is here! As the demand for sustainable packaging options increases, we are expanding The BOTTLEBOX® collection.…
Meet us at the NRA Show in Chicago
The Direct Pack / BOTTLEBOX team will be at the NRA show in Chicago May 21-24, 2016. Come meet our sales…
More recycled material – again
Once again, we are increasing our use of recycled material at Direct Pack, Inc. In the first quarter of…
DPI increases use of rPET by 43%
Each year we verify and audit how much post-consumer recycled PET plastic (rPET) we use in our manufacturing facilities.…
38% increase in recycled PET
Direct Pack continues to increase the use of post-consumer recycled PET in its line of BOTTLEBOX® containers and produce…
Healthier school lunch with the BOTTLEBOX
Check out what Dallas Independent School District is doing for their students. A healthier lunch in a sustainable BOTTLEBOX!…
DPI receives Superior Rating from AIB
Direct Pack, Inc. is proud to announce that we received the highest rating, a Superior rating, with a score…
Unique Platters for Cakes and Catering
Our brand new PyraPak® brochure is here! It features our complete family of upscale bakery and catering platters. Inspired by…
The BOTTLEBOX® Web Shop is complete
Looking for a place to buy our BOTTLEBOX® containers? Look no further! After a successful launch of our Web Shop…
The BOTTLEBOX® in FSR’s Buyer’s Guide 2015
The BOTTLEBOX prints is one of the hot new products recommended in the FSR’s Buyer’s Guide 2015. We are of…
A Bakery Game Changer
If you’re tired of bulky bakery containers and deli containers that blend into the background, then our new Pyrapak line…
The new BOTTLEBOX® catalog is here!
Take a look at our brand new catalog and discover all the cool BOTTLEBOX stock items that are available. The…
Perfectly Fresh 5-compartment
If you are looking for an outstanding container for fresh-cut fruit or vegetables, look no further! Direct Pack, Inc.’s high-quality…
DPI further increases usage of recycled bottles
At Direct Pack we are steadily increasing the use of recycled bottles in our containers. Between January 2011 and June…
NEW: The BOTTLEBOX® prints Collection
We’re all about making recycling attractive. As the demand for the BOTTLEBOX® containers continues to grow, we keep adding innovative,…
Multi-color lids now available
Looking for higher impact in the supermarket shelf? Direct Pack, Inc. is now offering both one, two and three color…
Direct Pack launches two-color print on deli containers
When designing packaging solutions for Food Processors who are packing large volumes of food in an automated or manual environment,…
DPI increases usage of post-consumer recycled PET
At Direct Pack, we regularly audit how much rPET we are using. Our 2013 full year audit shows that we have used…
A brand new take on the classic 6×8″ container
Continuing to push the limits for eco-friendly, outstanding packaging solutions, Direct Pack is presenting a new take on the classic…
PMA Impact Award Winner 2013
Congratulation to our long term partner NatureSweet® for receiving the 2013 Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Impact Award for their Cherriots™…
Launch of Web Shop
We are proud to announce the launch of our Web Shop at www.thebottlebox.com/shop/ On this site you are able to purchase…
VP of Manufacturing
As Direct Pack Inc. is continuously growing, we are pleased to announce the recent hiring of Mike Drozek as our…
Co-Extrusion Process
At DPI we are proud to offer our customers colored co-extruded products that will be released in the month of…
DPI in compliance with updated recycling law – AB837
Being on the forefront in regards to sustainable packaging, we are pleased to inform you that Direct Pack, Inc. is…
Direct Pack, Inc. in compliance with AB 341
In October of 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 341, requiring businesses that generate more than four cubic…
Design and Innovation help Customer win Best New Product Award
Innovation and Functionality are key elements to our design philosophy here at Direct Pack Inc. We believe that packaging should…
Modular and Colorful -The Next Generation Parfait and Snack
Direct Pack, Inc. Introduces a Variety of Bright Colors to Their New Modular Parfait and Snack Cup AZUSA, CA (…
Supplier of the year
Direct Pack Inc.’s VP of Sales and Marketing, Laura Murphy, was given a Key Supplier Award at BJ’s Restaurant and…