Sabert Corporation to acquire Kalman Packaging

Sabert Corporation has agreed to acquire Kalman Packaging, a North Carolina based manufacturer of thermoformed plastic hinged food containers, for the bakery/supermarket sector.

The food service packaging manufacturer says it keeps an eye on growing trends with its offering of food packaging products and one segment that continues to grow across multiple channels is bakery.

"With the acquisition of Kalman, Sabert will be able to provide new innovation and versatile packages designed specifically for pies, cupcakes, muffins, and other bakery foods," said Dan Kalmanides, president, Kalman Packaging.

Sabert was founded in 1983 and designs, manufactures and distributes packaging for food distributors, restaurants, caterers, supermarkets, national food chains and consumer entertaining.

Headquartered in Sayreville, New Jersey, the company operates North American facilities in New Jersey, California and Kentucky, with manufacturing plants in Belgium and Zhongshan, China.