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Hoffmaster Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed in 2007 through the simultaneous acquisition and merger of the Hoffmaster division of The Solo Cup Company and Converting, Inc. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Hoffmaster is a leading manufacturer and supplier of premium disposable tableware products. Hoffmaster offers a broad range of value-added products consisting of napkins, placemats, tablecovers, tray covers, guest towels and doilies. Hoffmaster holds the #1 or #2 market position in nearly all of its core product segments through its line of leading brand names such as Sensations® (grocery), Creative Expressions (retail party stores/mass merchandisers) and Hoffmaster® (foodservice). Headquartered in Clintonville, Wisconsin, Converting is a leading designer, printer and converter of premium disposable tableware products. Converting markets a product line of table covers, napkins, banquet rolls, table skirts, plates, cups, bowls, and placemats, as well as cutlery and print ensemble decor and accessory items to party goods retailers, consumer mass market retailers and institutional contract manufacturing and foodservice customers. Converting sells its products under the following brands: Special Occasion, Every Occasion, Linette, Savoy and Swankies. Upon the merger, Hoffmaster’s consumer segment was integrated with Converting to form the Company’s Consumer Division, and Hoffmaster’s foodservice segment operates as the Company’s Foodservice Division. The combination of the Consumer Division and Foodservice Division represents an enterprise that is uniquely positioned to compete in the premium disposable tableware products industry, integrating the strong brand identity and market position of the Foodservice Division with the Consumer Division’s product breadth and efficient manufacturing platform. The Company offers among the broadest line of products and suite of brand names in the industry.
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