We highlight Rohrer Corporation’s approach to packaging innovation, combining sustainable materials and design expertise to deliver customized solutions that protect products and strengthen brand presence in a competitive marketplace.
PRACTICAL PRESENTATION ALL WRAPPED UP
The eponymously founded Rohrer Corporation (Rohrer), established in 1973 by brothers John and David Rohrer, has built a trusted reputation in retail packaging solutions, showcasing decades of industry leadership.
After being acquired by Revelar Capital in 2021, the company is now recognized for its innovation, sustainability, and speed, which together deliver exceptional value and reinforce Rohrer’s commitment to progress.
The company’s portfolio includes a wide range of products, such as thermoformed and paperboard packaging. This encompasses blisters, blister cards, folding cartons, clamshells, trays, sustainable materials, combination and custom tools, heat-seal tooling, and tailored designs.
Moreover, the company offers design services and contract packaging to provide comprehensive solutions for its customers.
With nine strategically located facilities across the US and Mexico – including Ohio, Georgia, Arizona, Illinois, and Rhode Island – Rohrer operates with the scale of a national provider while maintaining the responsiveness of a local partner, ensuring reliable service.
This geographic footprint enables shorter lead times and reduced transportation emissions, and allows for quick adaptations to changing market demands.
Leveraging these advantages, Rohrer has been dedicated to helping brands stand out on the shelf while achieving their business goals for over 50 years.
Indeed, the company’s capabilities in harnessing technology for its packaging processes are particularly innovative. By combining advanced thermoforming and printing technologies with a customer-first approach, it delivers packaging that is both high-performing and visually impressive.
An example of this innovation is Rohrer’s ezCombo® program, which consolidates multiple orders into a single production run. This process reduces waste, lowers costs, and shortens lead times.
Furthermore, the company’s automation and precision tooling ensures consistency and speed, with the design team utilizing cutting-edge software to create packaging that is both functional and visually appealing.
These capabilities enable Rohrer to respond rapidly to market trends, helping brands efficiently meet their sustainability and performance goals.
COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS
Rohrer offers a comprehensive packaging solution by integrating design, printing, thermoforming, heat-seal tooling, and supply chain services all within one organization.
This structure reduces the number of handoffs, which subsequently speeds up the design, approval, and production processes. At the same time, the company’s extensive product portfolio allows customers to consolidate their suppliers and maintain consistency across their offerings.
To further enhance this efficiency, Rohrer utilizes a strong Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) program which includes minimum and maximum stocking levels, multi-plant redundancy, and data-driven replenishment, ensuring a reliable supply and helping to reduce working capital.
These capabilities create a streamlined, agile, and highly dependable packaging partnership for Rohrer’s nine facilities, each with unique strengths. For example, some specialize in high-volume thermoforming for blister and clamshell packaging, while others focus on premium printing and finishing for folding cartons and insert cards.
Additionally, the company provides smart packaging solutions with its radio frequency identification (RFID) capabilities. RFID tags – or QR codes – offer brands detailed visibility of packaging movement, enabling optimization at every step of the supply chain.
Rohrer’s capabilities and specializations ensure that every project benefits from the right combination of technology and craftsmanship.
With its nationwide footprint and integrated services, Rohrer acts as a true partner, helping brands create packaging that performs, protects, and stands out on the shelf.
ENABLING A GREENER FUTURE
Rohrer is actively pursuing various sustainability initiatives, including providing eco-friendly packaging materials.
The ezCombo® program supports these efforts, and the company highlights eco-friendly material offerings that can assist brands at every stage of their sustainability journey, providing practical, high-performing solutions.
In 2024, Rohrer achieved a 30 percent improvement in its Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) rating, reaching a B level. Additionally, in June 2025, the company increased its EcoVadis score by 12 percent, reaching 57 out of 100, while maintaining its Committed Badge sustainability rating.
These advancements demonstrate Rohrer’s dedication to environmental transparency, ethical sourcing, and responsible operations – areas that are increasingly scrutinized by global brands, retailers, consumers, and investors.
This commitment is exemplified by the EcoVolve™ product line, which represents a significant step forward, beginning with EcoVolve-30™, a blister board made from 30 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) fiber.
This product is compliant with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), and designed to maintain print quality and durability while clearly showcasing a brand’s commitment to sustainability.
In addition to EcoVolve™, the company’s portfolio includes 100 percent recycled-fiber clay coated news back (CCNB) with 45 percent PCR content, FSC®-certified solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard, low-volatile organic compound (VOC) water-based coatings, and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) as an alternative to virgin plastic.
Programs like ezCombo® further reduce waste by consolidating production runs, saving resources and costs while accelerating delivery. These initiatives enable brands to achieve their sustainability goals without compromising on performance or aesthetics.
COMPLIANCE MEETS CREATIVITY
The industry currently faces significant challenges, and Rohrer is effectively addressing the increasingly complex packaging landscape.
Brands are encountering rising expectations from both regulators and retailers, as well as economic uncertainty resulting from tariffs, supply chain volatility, and shifting global markets.
Recognizing these challenges, Rohrer is committed to helping its customers navigate them with confidence.
Compliance has become a core expectation from state and federal agencies, as well as major retailers, and to remain ahead of these standards, the company has made substantial investments.
These include ensuring material compliance with emerging state regulations, such as SB 54, as well as extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, recycled content mandates, and full transparency through material documentation, such as ASTM International classifications and third-party certifications.
As well as conducting cross-functional regulatory reviews of new materials – such as PCR and rPET paper-based packaging and next-generation sustainable substrates – Rohrer collaborates closely with customers to ensure packaging meets specific planogram, sustainability, and labeling requirements, thereby minimizing the risk of line reviews or resets.
Despite the fast-changing environment, Rohrer continually updates its processes, materials, and labeling standards so that customers remain compliant without added burden.
One of the biggest challenges today is meeting the demand for domestically sourced packaging that balances speed, flexibility, and sustainability, as brands seek partners who can deliver transparency and quality without compromise.
As it continues to redefine the industry landscape, the company is uniquely positioned to meet these expectations through its nationwide footprint, streamlined processes, and commitment to sustainable materials.
By offering end-to-end solutions and acting as a true partner – not just a supplier – Rohrer helps customers navigate these challenges with confidence.
