Our History
More than 115 years of innovation in custom packaging
In a history that spans more than a century, American Packaging Corporation (APC) has been owned by only two families—the Kardons and the Schottlands. And in that time, our company has been led by only five CEOs. Our longstanding success as a custom flexible packaging supplier has been fueled by our commitment to providing more innovation, more quality and more responsive customer service, and driven by our strategic investments in the latest technology. Read Stan the Man to learn more about the foundation on which our company was built.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES IN OUR COMPANY'S HISTORY
1902: American Bag & Paper (ABP) was founded by the Kardon Family as a specialized bag company in Philadelphia, PA.
1965: APC acquires Northern Packaging
1969: Stanley Schottland becomes President & CEO of ABP.
1972: ABP acquires Amerpack, expanding into rotogravure printing in Columbus, WI.
1986: Schottland family purchases APC from Kardon family and Steve Schottland becomes President. In 1989 Steve becomes CEO
1999: Peter Schottland becomes President & CEO of APC.
2014: APC builds its new Center for Packaging Innovation in Columbus, WI, to promote collaboration, ideation, prototype construction and the exhibition of products.
2017: New rotogravure printing and laminating facility is built in DeForest, WI. Nine months from groundbreaking to commercial product.
2018: In January, our new flexographic printing and laminating facility in Chili, NY, opens for business.
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