Nestlé Honors APT for Outstanding Supplier Performance

For Immediate Release
June 9, 2008
Chadds Ford, PA


Nestlé Honors APT for Outstanding Supplier Performance


Nestlé's Prepared Foods Division recently recognized Associated Packaging Technologies (APT), the leading global supplier of thermoformed CPET food trays, for outstanding supplier performance. Over the past five years APT, working closely with the Nestlé Packaging Group and Frozen Food Plants, has significantly reduced the number of consumer and vendor complaints. Consumer complaints are down 13% and vendor complaints are down 66%.

Tom Herrington, Quality Manager at Nestlé stated, "APT's efforts have had a sizeable impact at the Nestlé factories and also with the consumers, who are the ultimate judge of quality. Nestlé Prepared Foods would like to convey sincere thanks and congratulations to all those at APT who have contributed in any way to the major success of these outstanding results."

APT is the world's largest vertically integrated manufacturer of CPET dual-ovenable containers for the food industry, the leading source for plastic food trays in the North American frozen food industry, and a major source for plastic food trays in other markets, including case ready meats, institutional, prepared foods, and bakery. The company has thermoforming plants in: Cambridge, Ontario; Waynesville, North Carolina; Chillicothe, Missouri; and Carrickmacross, Ireland.

For more information, contact: Associated Packaging Technologies, 1 Dickinson Drive, Suite 100, Chadds Ford, PA 19317, 484-785-1120, Fax: 484-785-1121, www.APTechnologies.com, www.CR-Freshlock.com, email: info@APTechnologies.com.