It was about three years ago when Bear Naked Granola decided it wanted to overhaul the packaging on its line of best-selling granolas and granola bites. As a leading brand in the granola space, it wanted to take the lead in another important category: sustainable packaging. But the brand wanted to maintain the feel, function and appearance of its current packaging.

The Iowa Area Development Group (IADG) has named Marion, Iowa-based press-to-close zipper manufacturer Elplast America, Inc. the 2017 Outstanding Business of the Year.

Elplast has launched its Innovation Center, offering clients the opportunity to produce prototype bags with various EL-ZIP press-to-close zippers while using a variety of customers’ films.

Fast lead times. Emphasis on customer service. Short to medium runs. No red tape. Those are just four of the pillars that have made Sixto Packaging a staple in the South Florida economy — and packaging community as a whole – for the past 45-plus years.

The DoubleZip, a popular and proven solution in the Zip-Pak press-to-close family of resealable closures, provides consumers with an easy way to achieve a complete seal with every use of a pet food product.