Inovar Packaging Group has announced it has acquired Kansas City-based Tabco in partnership with the existing management team, further expanding its presence in the Midwest in line with its strategic growth plan.

Founded in 1957, Tabco was established to deliver value to its customers serving the pet food, agrichemical, food and beverage, personal care and industrial sectors.

Tabco is the fifth platform company added to Inovar’s existing manufacturing footprint as the company is executing its strategic plan for growth, both organically and through acquisitions to build a regionally based label and flexible packaging business across North America.

"We are extremely excited to have Tabco join the Inovar family," says Jeff Brezek, executive chairman of Inovar Packaging. "Co-owners Gene and John Kubicki have built a dynamic culture of customer focus, innovation and outstanding service with an amazing team of people. They are a fantastic addition to the Inovar platform."

Gene Kubicki, president of Tabco, who will continue to lead the Tabco platform, says, "I am very proud to join forces with the Inovar team. The cultural fit and strategic focus on customers, employees and partners cemented my belief that Inovar is the right partner for our business. Inovar’s scale and broad capabilities will allow us to continue building our market-leading position and achieve our future growth objectives by delivering additional product offerings to our valued customer base and helping to build in critical operational redundancies."

Brezek concludes, "We understand the complex and ever-changing needs of growing consumer and industrial products companies and are committed to increasing our value-added offering and expanding our geographic reach to meet those needs."