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Learn more Helping your business grow, as you help them grow. You help them get the nutrients they need. We’ll help you stand out on the shelf, engage shoppers and provide the convenience that busy parents need. Read more Better Packaging. Better Life. At Sonoco, we believe People Build Businesses by Doing the Right Thing. Learn more about our commitments to our stakeholders, our community and our environment. Learn more Introducing ChillTech from Sonoco ThermoSafe ChillTech® is a pre-qualified range of 2°C to 8°C PCM systems providing temperature control from 2 days up to 6 days for payloads from 4L to 40L. Utilizing Sonoco ThermoSafe’s patented Zero Bench-Time® technology, systems can be packed-out straight from the freezer, saving customers space, time and money. Read more Decrease shipping damage and increase your bottom line You may be surprised by the impact shipping damage can have on your profits. Let Sonoco Protective Solutions show you the costs you are incurring with ineffective packaging. Calculate the Costs A World's Most Admired Company Sonoco is proud to once again be featured on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list, ranking second in the packaging sector and first in financial soundness and long-term investment value. Read more Maybe it's time your brand got a little more exposure Introducing the clear, retortable plastic can from Sonoco. The TruVue® Can delivers full-surface visual transparency, communicating a fresh brand image and signaling the purchasing cues of better taste, freshness, authenticity and premium quality. Turn heads Let's talk. Talk to us in person! Find us at one of our upcoming trade shows. Learn more Sonoco Recognizes Interbake Foods for Sustainability Achievement Sonoco has awarded a gold-level Sonoco Sustainability Star Award to Interbake Foods of Front Royal, Va., a subsidiary of Weston Foods of Canada, for achieving zero waste to landfill status. Read More Sonoco announces 5-year, $2.725 million fresh packaging initiative Sonoco, one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, has announced a new research partnership with Clemson University: the Sonoco FRESH (Food Research Excellence for Safety and Health) initiative will develop new technologies and new forms of packaging to optimize the fresh food lifecycle. Read More Sonoco Issues 2018 Financial Guidance and Targets Strategic Priorities Sonoco's President and Chief Executive Officer Jack Sanders and members of the Company’s senior leadership team today provided the investment community in New York with an overview of the Company’s financial guidance and strategic priorities. Read More Sonoco President and CEO Jack Sanders to Retire in April 2018; Chief Operating Officer Rob Tiede Named CEO-Elect President and Chief Executive Officer M. Jack Sanders will retire, effective April 2, 2018, following a 30-year career with the Company. Sonoco’s Board of Directors has named Robert C. Tiede, who currently serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, as CEO-elect. Tiede will join the board of directors upon Sanders’ retirement. Read More Sonoco to Host Annual Investor Conference on Dec. 1, 2017 Sonoco will host its annual breakfast meeting for the financial community in New York City on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, in the Villard Ballroom of the New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison Ave. Read More McCall Farms named finalist for Gama Innovation Award Glory Farms vegetables, a McCall Farms brand, has been named a packaging finalist for the 2017 Gama Innovation Awards. The Glory Farms brand of canned premium vegetables changed their packaging earlier this year into a "see-thru" can, a style of packaging unprecedented in the canned food industry. The clear plastic can was developed in partnership with Sonoco Products, a global packaging leader. Read More Sonoco Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today reported financial results for its third quarter, ending October 1, 2017. Read More Sonoco Declares Regular Quarterly Common Stock Dividend The Board of Directors of Sonoco (NYSE:SON) today declared a $.39 per share quarterly common stock dividend. The dividend will be paid on December 8, 2017, to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2017. Read More Sonoco to premiere expanded produce packaging line at PMA 2017 Sonoco will exhibit at PMA 2017 in New Orleans to showcase its newly expanded produce packaging capabilities. Due to the recent acquisitions of Peninsula Packaging and Clear Lam, Sonoco now offers the industry's broadest array of packaging solutions tailored to the needs of the fast-growing produce market. Read More Sonoco develops revolutionary rain-resistant adhesive and sealant cartridge Sonoco has leveraged its world-class RainGuard® technology, previously applied to its Sonotube® forms, to develop a new fiber cartridge for adhesives, caulks and sealants designed to withstand inclement weather on construction sites. The cartridge can be used for traditional adhesives and sealants packaged in fiber cartridges, and is now available for the entire adhesives and sealants market. Read More Sonoco provides playful packaging for kids’ drink Jumbotonic Colourful and convenient packaging for kids’ products catches the consumer’s eye on the shelf, and adds an element of fun to everyday use. Launched in Jumbo Toy stores just before Christmas 2016, Jumbotonic Kid Instant Choco is a chocolate drink powder that combines the high quality of other Gialousis products with playful and attractive packaging that might appeal to children and parents. For the collaboration for the Greek market, Gialousis, a major manufacturer of powdered beverage products, and Jumbo S.A., a leading Hellenic toy retailer, chose rigid paperboard containers from Sonoco Europe. Read More Case Study: Marchoc Gourmet Hot Chocolate Sonoco's Greek customer Gialousis wanted to diversify its customer base in 2015 by launching a new, more premium line of gourmet, aromatic chocolate powdered drinks geared toward retail consumers. Ultimately, Sonoco developed a premium package that won awards for style. Read More Sonoco honored for Cubox packaging Sonoco's Mexico City facility was recently awarded Stellar Container by the Mexican Packaging Association. It was selected as ergonomic, easy to open, innovatively portion-controlled and multi-packed, attractive, high-quality and sustainable. To read more about our rigid paper offerings, click below. Read More Sonoco’s 2016-2017 Corporate Responsibility Report shows steady progress Sonoco has released its 2016-2017 Corporate Responsibility Report. The report, which is available on the Company’s website at www.sonoco.com/sustainability, celebrates Sonoco’s successful projects while reporting on the Company’s significant progress toward long-term sustainability goals. Read More Sonoco ThermoSafe Launches Reusable Range of Shipping Solutions Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) and a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, has launched a new range of reusable, universal solutions for the pharmaceutical and biologics markets. ChillTech® is a pre-qualified range of 2°C to 8°C PCM systems providing exceptional temperature control from 2 days up to 6 days for payloads from 4L to 40L. ChillTech® utilizes Sonoco ThermoSafe's patented Zero Bench-Time® technology, where systems can be packed-out straight from the freezer, saving customers space, time and money. Read More Sonoco Completes Acquisition of Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. We've completed our acquisition of Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., a family-held developer and manufacturer of flexible and forming plastic packaging films. Clear Lam is a technology leader in the development, production and conversion of high barrier flexible and forming films used to package a variety of products for CPGs and retailers, with a focus on perishable foods. Read More Sonoco Names Philippe Guillemot to Board of Directors Sonoco has announced that Philippe Guillemot has been named to its Board of Directors. “With approximately 20 percent of Sonoco’s sales emanating from our consumer and industrial packaging businesses in Europe, we are extremely pleased to add an experienced senior executive to our board who understands the changing European and global markets,” said Harris DeLoach, Sonoco’s executive chairman. Read More How much is ineffective packaging costing you? We’ve developed an online tool to examine the real Cost of Damage to your business. Read More Dole GO Berries!™ with Sonoco containers awarded Best New Packaging Dole GO Berries!™, which utilizes Sonoco’s packaging, was awarded Best New Packaging as part of the Produce Innovation Awards at United Fresh 2017, an expo dedicated to innovation in produce and fresh foods. The berries are packaged in 3-packs of fun, snack-sized containers that offer snap, rinse and go convenience. The ventilated packaging promotes increased airflow around the berries, aiding cooling and improves freshness, while also making rinsing easy for consumers. Read More Sonoco Expands Clear Barrier Flexible Packaging Line to Include Liquid Pouches Sonoco has expanded its popular ClearGuard™ portfolio of flexible packaging to include pouches for liquid or more viscous products. The expanded product line, able to withstand the rigors of the hot fill and retort cooking processes, will be on display at the Global Pouch Forum in Miami starting June 14. Read More Sonoco Issues 2016 Annual Report to Shareholders Sonoco has released its 2016 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is now available on the Company's website in the Investor Relations section. The report reviews Sonoco's 2016 financial performance and examines the Company's strategy to provide innovative packaging solutions to customers and long-term value creation to shareholders. The Company's Annual Meeting will be held April 19, 2017. Read More Sonoco Acquires Peninsula Packaging Sonoco has completed the acquisition of Peninsula Packaging Company, a leading manufacturer of plastic packaging for fresh fruit and vegetables found in the fast-growing perimeter of retail supermarkets. Peninsula’s customer base includes most of the leading household names for fresh fruits and vegetables. Read More Ver mais