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Article: BERRY PLASTICS PUTS DOWN NEW ROOTS COMPANY CALLED 'ANOMALY' THAT BUILDS IN U.S.
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- May 20, 2009
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Berry Plastics is really a bit of a knock-off operation.
That's how Ira G. Boots, Berry chairman and chief executive
officer, described the company to members of the Rotary Club of
Evansville on Tuesday. Asked how many patents Berry Plastics obtains
every year, Boots said the number is low.
"We don't try to reinvent the wheel," he said. "We take things
you use every day and make them faster and more cost-effective."
One of the company's chief products, the cup, has been around for
thousands of years. Berry began
making it out of plastic slightly less than a decade ago.
And because of its success, Berry Plastics is expanding its cup-
making operation in Evansville. About $150 million will be ...