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to printing up to four colors on its flexo and rotary die cutter lines, to manufacturing corrugated assembled par- titions, Vineland has evolved into a “one-stop shop” for complete packaging solutions and strategies. All of which meant it was only a matter of time before the company
who were first drawn to the area because of its sandy soil. Joseph Sr. retired in 1994, when his sons Joe Jr. and Dave took over the business and renamed it Vineland Packaging Corporation (VPC). Joseph Sr.’s grandchildren, Joseph III, Michael, Anthony, and Christina D’Alessandro now share ownership and control. Joseph III’s son, Jo- seph IV, at 25-years-old, represents the 4th, generation of D’Alessandro working in the family business. Mike D’Alessandro wears “a lot of hats,” the biggest one being sales. Mike’s brother Joe manages customer service, including IT. Christina keeps tabs on accounting and bookkeeping. And Anthony, the Operations Manag- er who Mike calls the “resident gearhead,” oversees plant maintenance and keeps the production floor running at peak efficiency. “I don’t remember a ‘you do this or you do that’ discus- sion,” says Mike about the appointment of duties amongst family members. “We all just seemed to just gravitate to the area of the business that best suited us. That’s worked out well, mostly because the primary thing that all of us in the third generation agree on is continual investment in the company.” The Spectrum Of Converting Solutions Serving industrial, pharmaceutical and food service markets, Vineland Packaging offers the spectrum of con- verting solutions. From package design and prototyping,
would be investing in and growing its footprint, which it did in 2013 by adding 20,000-square-feet to its existing 40,000-square-foot facility. Two years later, the company added a pre-owned mini flexo and a pre-owned rotary die cutter in what was sup- posed to be additional warehouse space. But that quick- A Baysek C170 has been a die cutting workhorse that has been on Vineland Packaging’s production floor for years.
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