01.25.16
Fortis Solutions Group has announced the acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Inc.’s label printing plant. The facility, based outside of Kansas City, MO, USA, provides pressure sensitive prime, promotional and thermal labels to a number of Smithfield Foods facilities as well as third party customers. It will operate under the Fortis Solutions Group name.
In October 2015, Fortis Solutions Group was selected by Label & Narrow Web as a “Company to Watch.”
Fortis President and CEO John O. Wynne, Jr. comments, “We are excited to acquire Smithfield’s print plant and further our 25+ year relationship with Smithfield Foods. We see tremendous opportunity to enhance our service offerings to new and existing customers through this acquisition. We look forward to growing the facility and are delighted to welcome its employees to the Fortis organization.”
Plant Manager DeeAnne Bogar says, “We are very enthusiastic to become a part of such a growing and vibrant company in the label manufacturing industry. We are very excited to expand our capabilities under the direction and leadership of Fortis Solutions Group.”
Employing 265 employees across five sites, Fortis intends to continue its pursuit of attractive acquisitions to further the breadth of product offerings and locations that can serve its customer base.
In October 2015, Fortis Solutions Group was selected by Label & Narrow Web as a “Company to Watch.”
Fortis President and CEO John O. Wynne, Jr. comments, “We are excited to acquire Smithfield’s print plant and further our 25+ year relationship with Smithfield Foods. We see tremendous opportunity to enhance our service offerings to new and existing customers through this acquisition. We look forward to growing the facility and are delighted to welcome its employees to the Fortis organization.”
Plant Manager DeeAnne Bogar says, “We are very enthusiastic to become a part of such a growing and vibrant company in the label manufacturing industry. We are very excited to expand our capabilities under the direction and leadership of Fortis Solutions Group.”
Employing 265 employees across five sites, Fortis intends to continue its pursuit of attractive acquisitions to further the breadth of product offerings and locations that can serve its customer base.