Josh Packaging makes custom flexible packaging in-house, from printed roll stock to bags and pouches, for food and consumer-product brands. Founded by Iranian immigrant cousins Abe Golshirazian and Nejat Rahmani after they bought a one-machine plastic-bag business in Brooklyn, the company has grown into a family-owned operation with more than 35 years of experience and a 40,000-square-foot Hauppauge facility. Its next generation joined the business beginning in 2015, preserving the hands-on family operation while expanding its manufacturing capabilities.
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FilmtechFamily-owned for more than 35 years, Filmtech is a Brooklyn flexible-packaging manufacturer known for hands-on experience and long-standing customer relationships. It works with businesses across food, retail and manufacturing to create tailored packaging, including custom-printed poly bags, with production handled under one roof in the USA.BROOKLYN, NY
Bison BagBison Bag grew from a bag-converting machine built in a Buffalo basement into a family-owned flexible packaging manufacturer, producing custom bags, pouches and rollstock for customers of all sizes. Founded in 1968, the company now operates from a 160,000-square-foot Lockport facility, where its staff brings more than a century of combined industry experience to custom packaging challenges and small production runs. Its SQF-certified operation combines in-house printing and converting with a hands-on approach to developing packages that fit a product’s practical and branding needs.LOCKPORT, NY
Walnut Packaging IncFamily-run since 1962, Walnut Packaging Inc. has grown with polyethylene packaging from its East Farmingdale facility, where the Alvarado family still operates the business. The company handles custom flexible packaging work in-house for customers who need printed bags made to specification and schedule.FARMINGDALE, NY
Star Poly Bag, IncFounded in 1961 by World War II refugees Joseph and Irene Kaufman with a single machine, Star Poly Bag manufactures poly bags and flexible packaging for customers across the United States. Still family-owned and now in its third generation, the East Coast manufacturer combines custom design and in-house production with stock packaging and warehousing programs. Its long-running specialties include packaging for food, medical, security, retail and government applications.BROOKLYN, NY