The 2017 updated BOTTLEBOX® catalog is here. It contains a number of new, exciting products like the 5×9″ and 6×6″ hinged, co-extruded containers in black and clear, tangerine and clear, and lime green and clear. Great for grab-and-go snacks and sandwiches. We are also featuring our BOTTLEBOX® Bakery line for perfect display and serving…
Direct Pack’s success story with post-consumer recycled PET plastic containers continues. The BOTTLEBOX® range is very popular in supermarkets and in the foodservice industry, and many growers use recycled PET containers for fresh produce. In 2016 we used a total of 17 million pounds, which is 28% more than in 2015. Direct Pack is one of the pioneers in…
Using recycled beverage bottles to make our famous BOTTLEBOX® containers, we divert millions of plastic bottles from landfills every year. Since 2011, we have used 2.8 billion bottles! This little video shows you just how much that is, and what it equates to in terms of the number of cars taken off the road, energy…
We are proud to announce that Direct Pack, Inc. received the 2016 Packaging Supplier of the Year award at Del Taco’s 2016 National Convention. Direct Pack received this award based on outstanding customer service, both when it comes to order handling, delivery precision, problem-solving and working with their teams to create new, innovative, sustainable packaging. We…
In the second AIB audit, Direct Pack, Inc. received the highest rating, a Superior rating, with a score of 940 points (94%), and 15 points over last year. American Institute of Baking (AIB) is a pioneer and leader in food safety auditing and education. The AIB inspection is conducted according to the AIB International Consolidated Standards. The Standards…
Direct Pack team is expanding into the East Coast. With demand for our products growing on the East Coast and many of our current customers expanding their business in the East, the decision to establish a home base in this area was easy. We look forward to establishing new customer partnerships and adding strength to…
The Direct Pack / BOTTLEBOX team will be at the NRA show in Chicago May 21-24, 2016. Come meet our sales team and check out our new great products: For cold food applications, we are adding a clear 7×7” container and completing the co-extruded colors with the 5×9” and 6×6” sizes (who else has that?!). For hot…
Once again, we are increasing our use of recycled material to make our BOTTLEBOX containers. In the first quarter of 2016, we used 3.6 million pounds post-consumer recycled PET, which is equivalent to 158 million recycled PET bottles. That is 80% more than during the last quarter of 2015. Keep recycling those bottles!
Each year we verify and audit how much post-consumer recycled PET plastic (rPET) we use in our manufacturing facilities. 2015 was a record year with over 13 million pounds of rPET used, and that is an increase of 43% over 2014. This is equivalent to saving 578 million bottles from landfill, and taking 1,605 cars…
Direct Pack continues to increase the use of post-consumer recycled PET in its line of BOTTLEBOX® containers and produce and berry packaging. Compared to the last year, DPI used 38% more recycled PET beverage bottles in the first two quarters of 2015. Since the start in 2011, Direct Pack has used almost 1.8 million recycled…