About

Mill Rock Packaging Partners is a specialty packaging growth platform. The partnership was launched to  invest in growth oriented companies with advanced service and product capabilities in the consumer packaging industry.

All Packaging Company

Founded in 1946 and based in Aurora, CO, All Packaging Company is a leading designer and manufacturer of custom paperboard folding cartons for multiple consumer end markets. With a focus on the end-user's shopping and buying experience, All Packaging bring a deeper level of service to its customers' packaging needs.  The company's folding cartons offer brand owners the ability to create a wide variety of customized structures that add visual appeal and strengthen brand messaging, while being consumer, retailer and Earth-friendly.  All Packaging operates facilities in Aurora and Salt Lake City, UT.

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Impressions Incorporated

  Impressions, based in St. Paul, MN and founded in 1967 , is a market leader in the design, engineering and production of high-end paperboard packaging and commercial printing products for a variety of end markets.  The company’s core offering spans a broad range of high-end, ecofriendly, customized folding cartons for consumer staples, pharmaceuticals, health and beauty and other daily-use products.  Impressions offers lithographic printing and a host of value-added services, including product engineering, prototyping and post-print production.  The company operates state-of-the-art production facilities in St. Paul and Hutchinson, MN. 

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Keystone Paper & Box Company

Keystone, based in South Windsor, CT and founded in 1944, is a leading high-end paperboard packaging company focused on premium, multi-SKU, design-intensive packaging solutions and related services. The company's core offerings span a broad range of high-performance, sustainable, customized folding cartons for food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, health and beauty and other daily-use products. With the latest technology, high-speed machinery and three generations of packaging design and production experience, Keystone produces high-quality packaging that meets the most stringent requirements .

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Trojan Lithograph Corporation

Founded in 1950 and based in Renton, WA, TrojanLitho is one of the largest converters of specialty paper packaging in the Pacific Northwest. The company provides high-end, graphic packaging to various consumer markets. TrojanLitho offers a diverse suite of premium, sustainable paper packaging, including single-face litho laminate, folding carton, retail ready and more. The company's differentiated "end-to-end" service offering includes program development, design and engineering, pre-press, finishing and logistics, as well as the flexibility to handle both short and long production runs. These capabilities help blue chip and emerging brands stand out in the marketplace, meet complex retailer specifications, manage SKU volatility, increase speed to market, reduce costs and minimize environmental impact. 

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Mill Rock Capital

Mill Rock Packaging Partners is a portfolio company of Mill Rock Capital, a growth and operations oriented private investment firm. Mill Rock is purpose-built to invest in family-owned businesses, owner-operators and founder-led companies across six industry verticals. Since our team consists primarily of true operators and not financial engineers, we understand the challenges that business owners and managers encounter. We have extensive knowledge and experience operating and growing companies and provide substantial strategic, commercial, operational and financial support. We work closely with business owners to achieve multiple objectives including liquidity, succession, organic growth, addressable market expansion, acquisitions and performance enhancement. Above all we recognize that your business is your most important asset and, as such, the selection of a partner is a critical one.

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Leadership

 

  • Edward Rose (Chairman), Senior Partner of Mill Rock Capital, formerly President Ingevity and Meadwestvaco Corp. Specialty Chemicals Division
  • Robert Feeser (Vice Chairman), Senior Partner of Mill Rock Capital, formerly President, Consumer Packaging of WestRock
  • Allen Ennis (Chief Executive Officer), formerly CEO of Everett Graphics, EVP of Pacific Southwest Container and Founder of Sierra Pacific 

 

  • Dr. Robert Beckler, formerly President, Packaging Solutions of WestRock
  • Charles Obermeyer, formerly SVP Global Operations – Folding at WestRock
  • Diane Parisi, Senior Principal of Mill Rock Capital, formerly Global Vice President of Procurement for Flint Group
  • Adi Pekmezovic, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Mill Rock Capital
  • Eric Popham, Senior Principal of Mill Rock Capital, formerly Vice President and General Manager of Solenis North America Pulp and Paper
  • Christopher D. Whalen, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Mill Rock Capital
  • Alexander Zalesky, formerly General Manager of Amcor Latin America

Press

Lynette Crowder Joins as CHRO

Mill Rock Packaging Acquires Keystone Paper & Box Company

Mill Rock Packaging Acquires Keystone Paper & Box Company

Mill Rock Packaging Acquires Keystone Paper & Box Company

Mill Rock Packaging Acquires Keystone Paper & Box Company

Mill Rock Packaging Acquires Keystone Paper & Box Company

Establishes East Coast Presence

Bruce Lipscomb Joins as COO

Mill Rock Packaging Acquires Keystone Paper & Box Company

Bruce Lipscomb Joins as COO

Steve Rice Joins as CIO

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Names Allen Ennis Chief Executive Officer

Bruce Lipscomb Joins as COO

Mill Rock Packaging Acquires Impressions Incorporated

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Names Allen Ennis Chief Executive Officer

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Names Allen Ennis Chief Executive Officer

Marks Midwest Expansion and Creates Meaningful Additional Scale

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Names Allen Ennis Chief Executive Officer

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Names Allen Ennis Chief Executive Officer

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Names Allen Ennis Chief Executive Officer

Brings Wealth of Packaging Industry Experience to the Platform

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Names Bob Feeser Vice Chairman

Mill Rock Capital Forms Specialty Packaging Growth Platform, Acquires Trojan Lithograph

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Names Bob Feeser Vice Chairman

Joins Mill Rock Capital as Senior Partner

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Acquires All Packaging Company

Mill Rock Capital Forms Specialty Packaging Growth Platform, Acquires Trojan Lithograph

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Names Bob Feeser Vice Chairman

Substantially Increases Scale and Scope of Mill Rock Packaging Partners

Mill Rock Capital Forms Specialty Packaging Growth Platform, Acquires Trojan Lithograph

Mill Rock Capital Forms Specialty Packaging Growth Platform, Acquires Trojan Lithograph

Mill Rock Capital Forms Specialty Packaging Growth Platform, Acquires Trojan Lithograph

Marks Mill Rock Capital's Fifth Platform Investment

Investment Criteria and Contact Information

Mill Rock Packaging Partners is actively seeking investment opportunities in the specialty consumer packaging sector, with a particular emphasis on the premium folding carton and retail-directed corrugated segments. Ideal targets will have differentiated printing, finishing, laminating and/or value-added service capabilities. Please contact us to learn more or to discuss relevant opportunities.

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