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LOI WITH FLEXIBLE PACKAGING DISTRIBUTOR, FEEDBACK FROM INDUSTRY INSIDERS..

Hi All, does anyone have experience in the flexible packaging manufacturing space?  Distribution space?  If so I would love to get your feedback on the industry, the IBIS report was pretty glum....  Please comment or message me!  Thanks, MM

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searcher Texas A&M University - 04/02/2021

Morgan- I'm much more familiar with plastic rigid packaging market (part of my current customer base). For flexibles, you have plastic bags, then pouches, etc. Some major players in bags (Hilex, etc). There is some innovation attempts in bags right now (Kroger launched these "eco" bags which are supposed to be re-usable, but in reality are just a bigger consumer of petroleum based plastic). If you are talking flexibles outside of plastics, that could be a growth area, with a move away from plast

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searcher The Ohio State University - Max M. Fisher College of Business - 04/02/2021

Morgan - happy to connect and offer any insights I may have. I have been focusing on paper & packaging deals for a boutique investment bank for a few years and may have some resources that could be helpful.

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searcher Brown University The University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business - 04/02/2021

Morgan - happy to connect and share my thoughts. I recently acquired a packaging distribution business with a healthy exposure to flexible packaging.

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searcher London Business School Imperial College London - 04/02/2021

Morgan, I have generally been looking into the whole plastic space and there seems to be a lot of innovation to deal with single use plastic, which I believe, without knowing the specifics of the product, that this is what we are looking at here.

There are a number of suggested ways to deal with single use plastic from reducing the quantities used to introducing new plastics that are firstly recyclable and then also bio-degradeable and/or compostable.

However I do not see the use

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searcher The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business Colby College - 04/02/2021

Morgan, I’ve spent most of my career in flexible and rigid packaging selling into and alongside distributors. Happy to speak if helpful. Harry

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searcher INSEAD Tel Aviv University - 04/03/2021

Morgan, I've ran a flexible packaging manufacturer in Israel for three years, selling mainly to distributors in Europe. I'm happy to chat.

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey - 04/20/2021

Morgan we are negotiating the acquisition of a Flex-Packaging manufacturing company in Mexico. Happy to chat if we can help.

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