From Rigid Bottles to Spouted Pouches: Innovation that Transforms Packaging and Performance

When Prestone, a trusted leader in automotive fluids, set out to refresh its packaging to a flexible spouted pouch for its top-off pouch, the goal was clear: reduce environmental impact, improve cost efficiency and ensure product safety. The company saw an opportunity to evolve the packaging from a rigid bottle to a large-format spouted pouch – a lighter and more sustainable packaging solution that uses significantly less plastic.

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Hoffer Plastics Debuts Expanded Lok Line at PACK EXPO Booth N-5138

Flexible and rigid solutions deliver more choices, more value and more impact. SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (September 23, 2025) – Hoffer Plastics announced today the expanded Lok family of closures, debuting at PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 29–Oct. 1), Booth N-5138. Building on a legacy of customer-driven engineering, the new line extensions give brands greater versatility,…

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Custom Closures: Faster to Market Through Collaborative Engineering

When RoseBud Ice Cream set out to disrupt the frozen treat category, it brought more than just a new product to market. It introduced a bold new format: premium ice cream in a flexible, pouch-based package. To make the vision a reality, Founder Sam Rose needed more than a supplier. He needed a partner who could deliver a high-performance closure system that balanced function and food safety while pairing seamlessly with his custom equipment.

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Spouts and Caps: Unwrapping the Magic of Flexible Packaging

Tomte Cake, a company delivering a fresh take on a beloved holiday classic – gingerbread houses, captured the attention of audiences on Shark Tank. As they began to prepare commercializing their product, they identified the need for a proven, reliable partner to provide secure, child-friendly caps and spouts for its flexible frosting pouches. Hoffer Plastics’…

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Hoffer Plastics Meets Growing Demand with a Focus on Sustainability

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Custom molder to showcase full range of injection molded caps, closures and fitments for flexible and rigid solutions at Pack Expo booth N11308 Sustainability is in Hoffer Plastics’ DNA. So is meeting customer needs for safety, product functionality and aesthetics. Through its Lok™ family of closures, which will be on display at booth N11308 at…

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Hoffer Plastics and Mespack Partner for Breakthrough Innovation

Featured at this year’s Global Pouch Forum: Partners Hoffer Plastics, a family owned custom injection molder based in South Elgin, IL, and Mespack, a global producer of flexible packaging machinery based in Barcelona Spain. A shared vision and passion for innovation in packaging, and a perfect match of complementary skills and technical expertise.   Hoffer and…

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