What PACCOR International does

PACCOR International is a private for-profit manufacturer and marketer of rigid packaging solutions, headquartered in Zell, Germany, with a founding year listed as 2011. The company's stated business, as captured in the firmographic record, is the manufacture and marketing of rigid packaging; its website is registered at paccor.com. Public information on its specific product lines, end markets, manufacturing footprint, customer base, and revenue is not present in the supplied dataset.

The only documented strategic action in the input is the acquisition of EDV Packaging Solutions, completed on 2019-07-24 for an undisclosed consideration. This acquisition is the principal piece of evidence available regarding PACCOR's scale and operating posture, and it implies the company pursues inorganic expansion to build its rigid packaging business; however, the size of the target, deal economics, and integration outcomes are not disclosed.

Leadership recorded for PACCOR comprises Andreas Schuette as Chief Executive Officer, Kilian Braunsdorf as Chief Financial Officer (titled CXO in the source), and Marcel Rütten in a global talent acquisition and employer branding role. Beyond these data points, the input does not provide information on financial performance, customer concentration, geographic footprint, technology stack, or partnership ecosystem attributable to PACCOR International. A separate, more detailed dataset in the input is self-identified as pertaining to Faerch A/S, a distinct Denmark-headquartered rigid food packaging business, and the source material itself explicitly states that this content does not pertain to PACCOR International; consequently, those Faerch-specific facts (CIRPET+, Evolve by Faerch, Danish Crown, Smukfest, etc.) have not been attributed to PACCOR in this analysis.

Name

PACCOR International

Website

https://paccor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PACCOR International is a private German rigid packaging manufacturer headquartered in Zell, founded in 2011, that sells packaging solutions to business customers and expanded via the July 2019 acquisition of EDV Packaging Solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rigid Food Packaging

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Dairy & Refrigerated Foods Packaging (IMALAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging (MAP/Vacuum/Skin) (IMALAHAF)

Keywords

• Rigid plastic packaging
• Food packaging solutions
• Recyclable food containers
• Thermoformed packaging
• Sustainable rigid packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Zell

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PACCOR International manufactures and markets rigid packaging solutions for the food industry. Its offering covers recyclable rigid food packaging produced from PET, PP, CPET, and recycled-content materials (CIRPET+) via thermoforming, injection moulding, extrusion, and in-mould labelling processes, sold to food producers, retailers, and foodservice operators across dairy, fresh meat and protein, ready meals, foodservice/QSR, food-to-go, produce, and shelf-stable food segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CIRPET+™ Recycled-content material produced from recycled former food packaging, offering significant CO2e reductions for food packaging portfolios. Used by food producers and brand owners seeking circular packaging.
• Evolve by Faerch Tray solution made from at least 90% recycled content, fully recyclable and compatible with existing recycling systems. Targeted at food producers replacing virgin plastic trays with recycled-content alternatives.
• DuoSmart™ PP PP packaging solution designed to enable food producers to transition from glass to plastic packaging while maintaining product quality and sustainability performance.
• RecycleDuo™ Packaging designed for modern recycling systems, featuring advanced self-separation design that enables customers to meet recyclability requirements.
• MAPET II PET hot cup lid solution designed for hot beverage applications in foodservice and QSR settings.
• Safe-T-Fresh / Tamper Evident Tamper-evident packaging solution that supports food safety requirements for food producers and retailers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55 million black meat trays replaced with green recycled trays
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Royal UnibrewcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for circular cup initiative at Smukfest festival in Denmark. Royal Unibrew contributed to the collection and recycling of festival cups, achieving 95% collection rate of over one million cups.
• Dansk RetursystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in circular economy initiative for festival cup collection and recycling system. Enabled 95% collection rate for Smukfest festival cups.
• HerkkumaacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinnish producer of preserved vegetables, jams, sauces, and mayonnaises that transitioned from glass to DuoSmart™ PP packaging to reduce environmental footprint.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Sabert Corporation: Mid-sized manufacturer of rigid plastic food packaging and foodservice containers with a strong sustainability and recycled-content narrative. Comparable in scale and product mix (CPET, APET, PP trays, foodservice).
• Genpak LLC: North American manufacturer of rigid plastic food packaging (CPET, APET, PP) for supermarket fresh protein, dairy, and foodservice. Closely comparable product portfolio and end-market focus, though geographically more concentrated.
• Faerch A/S: Faerch is the operational rigid food packaging subsidiary within PACCOR's group (per the dataset itself), manufacturing PET, PP, and CPET trays using thermoforming and injection moulding. It is the closest functional peer and is effectively part of the same business.

Broad incumbents

• Coveris Holdings: European flexible and rigid packaging manufacturer serving food processors and retailers. Comparable customer profile in fresh and convenience categories.
• Amcor plc: Global packaging giant with rigid plastics, flexibles, and specialty cartons. Competes across ready meals, dairy, and protein segments and is rapidly scaling PCR and circular platforms that mirror PACCOR's CIRPET+/Evolve positioning.
• Berry Global Group: Large diversified plastics manufacturer with rigid food containers, dairy cups, and closures. Competes on volume scale in the same fresh protein, dairy, and foodservice verticals.
• Huhtamäki Oyj: Finland-based global rigid and fiber-based food packaging incumbent with comparable product lines (trays, cups, containers) across dairy, fresh produce, and QSR. Larger and more diversified than PACCOR but directly competes on foodservice and fresh protein trays.
• Pactiv Evergreen Inc. North American-focused foodservice and food packaging manufacturer with broad rigid plastic tray, cup, and container portfolio. Competes in foodservice/QSR and ready meals segments.
• Sonoco Products Company: Diversified global packaging company with rigid plastics, paper-based, and foodservice offerings. Competes in protein trays, dairy, and foodservice formats with similar sustainability initiatives.
• Sealed Air Corporation: Protective and food packaging incumbent with significant presence in fresh protein trays, MAP/skin packaging, and QSR. Directly relevant on technology overlap (MAP, vacuum, skin) and customer overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paccor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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