Pets are part of our families, and pet food is an emotional choice for consumers. That’s why more and more pet owners prefer brands that are distinctive—with impactful shelf or screen appeal—and offer more taste, nutrition and variety for their furry family members. Pet food companies have listened, fetching premium meal and treat options for cats and dogs of all sizes. Flexible packaging has proven to be pet owners’ second-best friend, with resealable, easy-to-store packaging that locks in the flavor pets love—and the odors pet owners could do without. At APC, we’ve invested in the specialized printing technologies needed to best serve this finicky market, creating a new Center of Excellence at our Story City, IA, facility that focuses on pouch making. Combining our award-winning, eye-catching printing with state-of-the-art pouching, you’ll have the kind of packaging that will have retailers begging for more.
Capabilities
Our Centers of Excellence in New York, Iowa and Wisconsin deploy state-of-the-art APC HPE FlexoTM, rotogravure and digital printing methods and streamlined pre-press processes for fast execution and an immediate impact
High-performance adhesive and extrusion laminations provide optimal product protection and package integrity
State-of-the-art equipment recently installed to expand capacity of flat-bottom and double-side-gusseted pouches
Fold and glue style pouches
Traditional stand-up pouch-making equipment for treats
Formats include doy-style, flat-bottom and double-side gusset
Download our pouch-style packaging brochure
High-gloss and/or matte lacquer
Holographic materials
Randomized printing
Personalization of each package
Interactive packaging
Digital watermarks
Promotional coupons
Proof-of-purchase stickers
Backside printing of games and sweepstakes
Thermochromatic inks
Natural surfaces
Soft-touch and tactile surfaces
Shaped pouches
Foils
Dial in required barriers and performance needs with a stable of robust and protective technologies
Tandem extrusion and adhesive laminations of film, paper and foil
The APC Solutions Team of experts for collaborative innovation and ideation
Industrial design, modeling and prototyping services to realize concepts and ideas
Engineering and technical support with testing, problem solving, training and audits in the field
Comprehensive graphics support
World-class plate-making systems
Unique and advanced cylinder engraving process
Research collaboration with RIT Packaging
GET TO MARKET QUICKER (AND GET NOTICED FASTER)
We’re independently owned, with localized decision making, shorter lead times, and a nimble, lean approach to manufacturing. This is why we’re able to quickly get your product to market, giving you the competitive advantage while maintaining the highest quality and strictest brand standards.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY
At APC, protecting the environment and ensuring the health and safety of our employees is at the core of everything we do and every decision we make. Everyone in the APC family has a responsibility to ensure our operations and products meet applicable government and APC standards, always aligning with whichever is more stringent. Our goal is to prevent adverse environmental impacts by reducing waste and emissions and eliminating all preventable health impacts and injuries to our employees.
We’re committed to supplying safe products that exceed customer quality requirements.
