September 2015

CPA to host panel discussion at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
CPA is hosting a panel discussion on the Innovation Stage at Pack Expo Las Vegas, which will focus on the multiple and differing capabilities of contract packagers and contract manufacturers and the related benefits for brand owners - large and small, new and established; retailers and consumers. Panelists include contract packager and CPA Board Vice President, Tim Koers. Tim brings extensive contract packaging experience from his role as COO for The Visual Pak Companies. Dave Eggleston, COO of Frain Industries, Inc., will represent the supplier side for the panel discussion. And Todd Caraway, Director Contract Manufacturing Procurement for Continental Mills, and Stewart Irving, VP of Operations for Back to the Roots, will provide the brand-owner perspective for this informative session.

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2016 CPA Annual Meeting Agenda announced
CPA's Annual Meeting is taking place February 25-28, 2016 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, NV. Agenda is focused on honing your business intuition and skills. Agenda, as of September 15 (and subject to change), includes sessions on staffing performance, "big data," legal developments, and CPA's highly anticipated panel discussion, which will zero in on the dynamic contract packaging industry.

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Contract Packaging Sourcing Center: THE place to be at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
CPA's popular Contract Packaging Sourcing Center is coming to Pack Expo Las Vegas, Sept. 28-30. As a contract packaging resource for CPGs and brand owners, the CPA Sourcing Center (Booth #C-1257) showcases contract packaging products and services provided by leading contract packaging companies.

Click here to see who will be representing their goods and services at the CPA Sourcing Center. And make sure to stop by the booth to make those important connections!
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Featured Member:
Frain Industries
Frain is North America's largest provider of integrated packaging and processing equipment solutions. The company focuses its efforts on capital optimization, variable and asset management. Frain maintains over 8000 pieces of equipment and employs 85 experienced industry professionals, providing single source solutions for project consulting and application management, along with multi unit integration and engineered services.

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Did you know that CPA offers a multiple entity membership option?
If your organization is part of a larger corporation with multiple brands that would like to be represented as CPA members, then the multi-unit membership may be of interest. The corporation or governing entity must join CPA first at the regular rate and renew each year at this rate. Brands and/or subsidiaries of the governing entity may join at half of the current dues, which are:

Regular Member - Corporate - $1,500
Individual brands, subsidiaries of regular member - $750/each

Associate Member - Corporate - $2,500
Individual brands, subsidiaries of associate member - $1,250/each

For more information, contact Nikki Johnson, Member Communications Director, CPA, with question at [email protected].
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Contract Packaging magazine provides the inside track
Contract Packaging (CP) is the official magazine for the Contract Packaging Association and is dedicated exclusively to covering contract packaging issues and news. Published three times each year (Spring, Summer, Winter), the publication (produced by PMMI Media) provides an excellent source of CPA news and industry developments, trends, analysis, and information for buyers and sellers of contract packaging.

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Upcoming Events

Sept. 28-30, 2015
Pack Expo Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Sept. 28-30, 2015
Pharma Expo
Las Vegas, NV

October 7-8, 2015
PhillyPack
Philadelphia, PA

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