ATLANTA, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Coregistics, a packaging-centric supply chain services company, today announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Cano Packaging, Corporation (Cano), a Chicago-area company that specializes in primary contract packaging services for food and confectionary manufacturers.

The combination of the two companies immediately establishes a Coregistics presence in Chicago and significantly increases the company’s ability to support its diverse client base both geographically and through the acquisition of Cano’s physical assets which include state-of-the-art High Speed Cartoning, Vertical Form/Fill/Seal, High-Speed Pouching and Overwrapping equipment.

For almost four decades, Cano has been recognized as a leader in food and confectionary contract packaging. The Cano team and their expertise compliment Coregistics’ “packaging-centric” approach to supply chain solutions, allowing for a rapid and seamless integration.

“Capacity for food and confectionary packaging services like bagging and pouching is extremely limited in this country. Cano provides a ‘mission critical’ capability that food manufacturers simply do not have enough of internally, especially when it comes to projects that require short runs, small bags or frequent changeovers,” said Eric Wilhelm, Chief Executive Officer of Coregistics. “By infusing Cano’s offering with the same resources and processes that have made Coregistics a successful packaging solutions provider, we can now offer food manufacturers an even more powerful resource for increasing operational efficiency while significantly reducing their total supply chain costs.”

The acquisition of Cano is the second for Wilhelm and his team, who announced in April 2012 the completion of the acquisition of New Jersey-based Market Resource Packaging (MRP). “MRP allowed us to leverage a proven 20-year track record of providing innovative packaging solutions to some of the largest, most respected brands in the world. The result of the MRP acquisition was the establishment of four logistically relevant supply chain centers – Atlanta, New Jersey, Indianapolis and Memphis. Adding Chicago to this mix now solidifies our geographical coverage, enhances our primary packaging capabilities and provides the step change Coregistics has been planning since its inception,” added Wilhelm.

Cano was founded in Chicago in 1974 and today operates out of a 180,000 square foot temperature and humidity controlled facility in Chicago suburb Wheeling, IL from which it offers customers a variety of confection and food industry-specific contract packaging services including bagging, pouching, labeling, cartoning, kit assembly, shrink wrapping and date coding. The facility meets cGMP and HACCP standards, is AIB and Kosher Certified and has been approved by the FDA.

About Coregistics

Coregistics is a packaging-centric supply chain services company. Led by a team of elite industry professionals, Coregistics provides unique primary and secondary packaging solutions to a wide variety of consumer goods companies. From packaging design and material sourcing to fulfillment and distribution, Coregistics delivers the right combination of the services customers need to successfully deliver their products to retail. With five strategic locations in New Jersey, Illinois, Tennessee. Georgia and Indiana, as well as customer embedded operations and capabilities nationwide, Coregistics has the agility and scalability to meet the growing demands of a constantly changing industry. Visit www.coregistics.com to learn more.

SOURCE Coregistics