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How Hoffer avoids the ‘blame game’
Alex Hoffer Naples, Fla. — Companies involved in a project — molder, machinery supplier and component supplier — are linked together. But when things go wrong, "the blame game" can undermine that partnership, Alex Hoffer said at the Plastics News Executive Forum. "First, you can only control you," Hoffer made clear. "And second of all, you've got to remember that you're all interconnected. "We rely on each other. Let's work together so that we...
CEO Unplugged To Feature Hoffer Plastics
CEO Unplugged "All in the Family" Features Hoffer Plastics Hoffer Plastics Corp. family members, from left, Bill Hoffer, Alex Hoffer, Gretchen Farb and Charlotte Canning, will talk about their different leadership styles at the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce "CEO Unplugged-All in the Family" Tuesday, March 20. Courtesy of Hoffer Plastics Corp. Find out how the leadership and vision of the Hoffer family has successfully sustained and grown Hoffer Plastics Corporation...
Hoffer family to speak at Elgin chamber event
Hoffer Plastics Corp. family members, from left, Bill Hoffer, Alex Hoffer, Gretchen Farb and Charlotte Canning, will talk about their different leadership styles at the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce "CEO Unplugged-All in the Family" Tuesday, March 20. Courtesy of Hoffer Plastics Corp. The Hoffer family of Hoffer Plastics Corp. in South Elgin will be featured at the next Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Unplugged-All in the Family, sponsored by...
Meet the 2017 Kane County Chronicle’s Best Under 40
The Kane County Chronicle Best Under 40 event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 20 at Royal Fox Country Club in St. Charles. Tickets are $50 and include a reception, dinner and ceremony. The 2017 Best Under 40 class includes Adam Voirin, Alex Hoffer, Austin Dempsey, Dani Hollis, Ellen Kamps, Jason Parthun, Jessica Isaacson, John Webb, Kevin Phillips, Rich Kitick and Toya Webb. Read More
Megatrends Reshaping Food and Beverage Packaging
Plastics and packaging are nearly synonymous. Packaging of all types from food and beverage to consumer goods to durables makes use of plastics because of its durability, consumer friendliness, sustainability and recyclability into myriad new products. PET is one of the primary materials used for packaging, and the PET packaging marketing is forecast to reach 21.2 million tons by 2021 with sustainability and lightweighting expected to play a major role in the development of the industry, according...
Speaker: Don’t let caps get in the way of the product
Sal Pellingra ITASCA, ILL. — Most of us have struggled to squeeze out the last few drops from a packaged consumer good. But did you know that 60 percent of consumers admit they made a mess? Or 18 percent reported farting noises from their bottles? Sal Pellingra knows. Consumers hate wasting products they buy more than going to the dentist, he said at the Plastics Caps & Closures Conference. Pellingra is...
