Inovar Packaging Group has acquired The Kennedy Group, a premier label and packaging platform with two facilities based in Willoughby, OH, and one in Levittown, PA. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in Inovar’s growth strategy, as this is its 10th platform acquisition, and it further expands Inovar’s presence in the Midwest and Northeast regions.

The Kennedy Group, which has a well-known reputation for being a highly innovative, customer-focused, and employee-oriented business, primarily focuses on serving mid-sized and large accounts in the beverage, agriculture, automotive, food, supply chain, healthy and beauty, industrial, and household industries. It adds significant capabilities to the Inovar platform that include pressure sensitive, roll-fed, and RFID label capabilities. Additionally, the company’s talented and experienced leadership team will help continue to bolster the leadership team currently at Inovar.

“As we build out our platform, we continually seek opportunities to enter additional markets, attract new customers, and enhance our value as a trusted supplier by acquiring businesses that add new capabilities andproduction scale while also expanding our services offering,” says Jeff Brezek, CEO, Inovar. “The acquisition of The Kennedy Group is particularly attractive given their outstanding reputation as an innovative and customer focused organization. This combination boosts our production and distribution capacity in new regions and extends our capabilities with additional roll-fed, pressure sensitive, RFID, and sustainability solutions. Above all, both organizations are comprised of incredibly talented and dedicated people who make everything we do possible. We are thrilled to partner together.”

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