His
last role was General Manager of Alcoa Flexible Products, a $250
million unit. The growing popularity of takeout food
from full service restaurants , along with expanded prepared food offerings
from supermarkets, convenience stores and other retail stores, will further
increase the importance of packaging in terms of visual appeal, and the
ability to protect food and enable later reheating in the same container.solocup.

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Bauerbach succeeds Portola founder Jack Watts as CEO.S.
These and other trends are presented in "Foodservice Disposables," a new
study from The Freedonia Group, Inc.7 percent annually through 2009. "The grip areas were designed to work with the natural way a
person holds onto cups and plates, so they can get a more comfortable and
secure grip.
Established in 1936 and headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois, the company
has broad expertise in paper, plastic, and foam disposables.

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Foodservice Disposables study

Fastest advances among foodservice disposable products are anticipated for
packaging, which is forecast to increase at a 4.
(Photo: http://www. A global
presence with facilities in Europe, Asia, and The Americas, Solo Cup creates
brand name products under the Solo, Creative Expressions and Sensations names.

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Bauerbach recently
served as Chief Operating Officer of Portola, a global provider of
tamper-evident plastic closures, containers, and related equipment and
services. "This company has a great
deal of potential , and I look forward to driving the changes required
for success.

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degree in Industrial Technology .
Lids and wraps are expected to post the fastest gains, with most container
types also logging above-average growth. Gains for eating and drinking
places, which comprise 65 percent of the entire market, will be fueled by
continued strength in limited service restaurants and above-average
opportunities in full service restaurants., Solo Cup Company is adding two
new products to its successful SoloGrips (TM) line.

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SoloGrips new 7-inch snack
plate and 18-ounce bowl are part of a complete line of easy to hold disposable
tableware products that help reduce spills and make clean-up as quick and easy
as possible.

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"Since joining Portola, Brian has demonstrated the values, talent,
and experience required to lead Portola in the coming years," said
Watts.

Broader menu offerings in quick service restaurants, along with
continued rapid revenue growth of smaller limited service establishments
will also boost packaging demand.

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, a Cleveland-based industrial market
research firm. Demand will be propelled by favorable growth in limited
service restaurants, which account for nearly half of overall restaurant
revenues. Today, the SoloGrips line includes cups, plates and bowls in
multiple sizes in bright red, blue and yellow colors. All SoloGrips products
have well defined handgrip areas for increased comfort and greater stability.

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Among major markets, retail establishments and eating and drinking
places will experience the fastest growth.

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Bauerbach Named CEO of Portola Packaging

Originally launched in 2004, Solo(R) was the
first disposable tableware company to offer products with an ergonomic, easy
to grip design.

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Portola Packaging manufactures plastic closures and containers for
leading dairy, beverage, and food companies worldwide.

PRESS RELEASE US Foodservice Disposables Demand to Reach $14.4 Billion in 2009

New Additions to the SoloGrips(TM) Line Expand Availability of Unique Hand
Grip Design Feature

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.

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US demand for foodservice disposables is
projected to climb 4. Advances
will be driven by continued expansion of carryout food and beverages from
restaurants and retail stores and steady demand growth from institutional,
sports and recreation, and other markets .
Solo Cup Company is exclusively focused on the manufacture of disposable
foodservice products for the consumer/retail, foodservice, packaging, and
international markets with annual sales revenue of more than $2 billion.

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Business Editors/Manufacturing Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.4 billion in 2009.

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The company has over
a dozen manufacturing plants in the United States, Europe, China,
Mexico , and Canada, and sells to companies throughout the world.

Solo Cup Company Introduces SoloGrips(TM) Snack Plates and Bowls

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He joined Alcoa in 1987 after graduating from Ohio
University, where he earned a B.

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Watts will
be the company's non-executive board chairman. Away-from-home
expenditure growth will reflect increased consumer willingness to pay for
convenient, ready-to-eat offerings.

Serviceware demand, which includes cups, dinnerware, utensils and other
products, is projected to rise 3. Today , the SoloGrips cup has
quickly become the number one selling cold cup in the category, according to
recent AC Nielson data.

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Prior to joining Portola as Chief Operating Officer in January
2005 , Bauerbach spent 18 years at Alcoa, where he worked in the Rigid
and Flexible Packaging and Closure Systems business units, serving the
beverage, food, industrial, tobacco, and pharmaceutical markets . Trends toward healthier and more
sophisticated offerings in limited service restaurants and expanded
promotion of takeout options by other establishments will be of particular
importance to foodservice disposables demand, as will efforts to increase
efficiency and maintain sanitary conditions in large -scale food operations.

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"Portola is facing a new set of challenges, and we must become a
more customer-focused and much leaner organization to be competitive
in today's environment," said Bauerbach . The ongoing popularity of coffee
houses, coupled with increased promotion of gourmet coffee by quick service
restaurants and convenience stores, will also fuel gains for disposable
cups.com /cgi-bin/prnh/20050525/CGW042 )
SoloGrips unique handgrip design allows users of any age to comfortably
hold and carry drinks and food.
To learn more, visit the Solo Cup website at http://www.

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----The Board of
Directors of Portola Packaging, Inc.
Additionally, SoloGrips plastic plates and bowls feature a deep well design to
hold more food and they are cut-proof and soak-proof.

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2 percent per year to $14. Growth
will be fueled by rising disposable personal income levels and increased
spending on food eaten or prepared away from home.newscom."
Since SoloGrips cups and plates hit store shelves in Spring 2004, the
products have gained national media attention and received accolades for its
durable, attractive design and unique benefits.

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appointed Brian Bauerbach to the
position of President and Chief Executive Officer. The company
also supplies the cosmetic and personal care industries with packaging
through its Portola Tech International division.9 percent annual pace
through 2009.

This category is for manufacturers and suppliers of packaging products used for packaging food and beverage products.

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"As a leader in disposable tableware, we are constantly developing new ,
innovative products to help reduce a little of the stress in consumers'
lives," said Kimberly Healy, director of marketing, consumer division, Solo
Cup Company. We've had tremendous response from consumers about the design
benefits, and feel SoloGrips has made a difference in the way people think
about disposables.