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Now in its 121 st year, JL Clark continues to prove its position as a key pillar in the manufacturing industry. Championing Mr. Clark’ s philosophy to take care of its team, customers, and communities, the company is scaling its value-driven solutions to new heights, empowering innovation whilst upholding the iconic brand personalities that the world continues to love. Food Chain sits down with Robert( Bob) Morris, President of JL Clark, to uncover the secrets behind the company’ s longstanding success. He starts by sharing some insight into JL Clark’ s heritage and current growth trajectory.
“ JL Clark was founded by Mr. John Lewis Clark in his hardware store in 1904, where he made a stove pipe flue stopper,” Bob begins.“ He included a decorative metal piece to cover the hole that the stove pipe would leave in the wall, and that was the genesis of what our business is today: a manufacturer of highly decorated custom metal packaging.
“ We support a diverse range of markets. Tobacco packaging is a big area for us, as is food packaging – spices, wines, spirits – and packaging for health and beauty products.
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