What Portage Plastics does

Portage Plastics is a United States-based, privately held manufacturer specializing in stock and customized thermoformed plastic materials serving a range of industries. Per firmographics, the company was founded in 1997 and operates with 101–250 employees. The available operational profile, attributed to Lacerta Group, describes a Mansfield, Massachusetts-headquartered plastic food packaging manufacturer founded in 1993 with vertically integrated design, tooling, and production capabilities for the fresh prepared foods, sandwich, salad, dip, parfait, cut fruit, snack, bakery, and confectionery segments.

The core technology stack centers on thermoformed PET and related plastic containers, with proprietary material and format innovations including ReCERTA™ post-consumer recycled material guaranteeing minimum 10% PCR content across all PET products, film-lidding packaging that uses nearly 50% less plastic and cuts costs up to 25% versus clamshells, tamper-evident Fresh N' Sealed® container designs, and HPP-compatible packaging for high-pressure-processed foods. The product portfolio spans dozens of stock SKUs across round, square, rectangular, square-to-round, bowls, clamshells, and tray formats, plus a custom packaging design service. Documented sustainability credentials include over 150 million pounds of plastic recycled since inception and 2024 environmental impact metrics (33,000 barrels of oil saved, 1.06 billion gallons of water conserved, energy savings equivalent to heating 5,400 homes).

The business model combines direct quote-based sales for custom and standard packaging to mid-market and enterprise food service customers, with a self-serve e-commerce channel (Lacerta Online) serving smaller-quantity stock orders. GTM is sales-led with content marketing support (blog, product finder, LinkedIn). Pricing is non-public and quote-driven. Leadership listed includes Anthony Domerchie as President and founder, and Dan Joyce as President & CEO. Revenue, ownership, and headcount detail beyond the firmographic range are not disclosed.

Name

Portage Plastics

Legal name

Lacerta Group LLC

Website

https://portageplastics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Portage Plastics is a US-based private manufacturer of stock and customized thermoformed plastic materials for the food packaging industry, serving fresh prepared foods, sandwich, salad, and bakery customers through direct sales and an e-commerce channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Thermoformed Plastics

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing (32611), Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermoformed Packaging (Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods) (IMANAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Custom Thermoforming & Contract Manufacturing (IMANAHAI)

Keywords

• Thermoformed plastics
• Custom plastic fabrication
• Plastic sheet materials
• Custom thermoforming
• Industrial plastic components

Headquarters

HQ city

Portage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plastic Food Packaging Products: Manufacture and sale of plastic food packaging containers, lids, and related products for the food industry including prepared foods, sandwiches, salads, snacks, bakery, and confectionary applications.
2. Custom Packaging Solutions: Custom design and manufacturing of plastic packaging tailored to specific customer requirements, providing differentiated solutions for unique packaging needs.
3. Lacerta Online E-commerce: Online ordering platform for select stock packaging in smaller quantities, enabling direct purchasing by smaller businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Portage Plastics manufactures and supplies both stock and customized thermoformed plastic materials. The company produces plastic components and parts from its manufacturing facility for various industrial customers, offering standardized catalog items alongside tailored custom runs to meet specific application requirements.

Product overview

Lacerta Group is a plastic food packaging manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of solutions organized around multiple product lines. Their core offerings include Fresh N' Sealed® tamper-evident containers, film-sealable grab-and-go packaging (including Seal N' Flip with up to 50% less plastic), HPP-compatible packaging for high pressure processing, sectional containers, and ReCERTA™ sustainable materials with post-consumer recycled content. Products are categorized by food application (sandwiches, salads, parfaits, cut fruit, snacks, bakery, confectionery), shape (round, square, rectangular, square-to-round, bowls, clamshells, trays), and features (tamper-evident, recyclable, film-sealable). The company also offers custom packaging design services and Lacerta Online for stock product ordering in smaller quantities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ReCERTA™: Sustainable material made with post-consumer recycled plastic, guaranteeing an average of at least 10% PCR content across all PET products, with custom blends available upon request.
• Fresh N' Sealed®

Products and services

• Stock thermoformed plastic materials Pre-manufactured thermoformed plastic materials offered from a standard catalog, supplied to industrial customers without the need for custom tooling.
• Custom thermoformed plastic materials Customized thermoformed plastic materials fabricated to specific industrial customer requirements, including tailored geometries, sizes, and material specifications for varied applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 50% less plastic used compared to similar-sized plastic clamshell containers
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Reynolds Consumer Products: Consumer packaging manufacturer with substantial foodservice and retail prepared-foods container exposure (Hefty, Presto). Comparable business model at the broad packaging level with national retailer accounts.
• Berry Global Group: Global plastic packaging conglomerate with vast food packaging exposure across rigid containers, films, and converted products. Provides scale and capacity benchmarks; competes on national accounts and broad-line RFQs rather than niche fresh-foods specialization.
• Sonoco Products Company: Diversified global packaging manufacturer with rigid plastics, thermoformed, and food packaging segments. Relevant peer at the broad category level but spans many categories beyond fresh prepared foods.

Direct peers

• Anchor Packaging: Thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer focused on fresh foods, produce, and foodservice categories with product lines including tamper-evident and microwaveable containers. Closely comparable in size and product focus.
• Sabert Corporation: Food packaging manufacturer producing rigid plastic and molded fiber containers for retail, food service, and prepared foods applications. Competes directly in deli, produce, and grab-and-go packaging with growing sustainability-led product lines.
• Dart Container Corporation: Major foodservice packaging manufacturer with extensive thermoformed and injection-molded container lines across QSR, grocery prepared foods, and convenience channels. Comparable in scale and breadth with focus on polystyrene and PET clamshells/cups.
• Placon Corporation: US thermoformed plastic packaging specialist with stock and custom food packaging lines (Barger, Olhausen brands), serving fresh foods, deli, bakery and confectionery. Closest mid-market direct competitor in thermoformed food containers including PCR/rPET offerings.
• Pactiv Evergreen: Largest North American fresh foods and beverage packaging manufacturer, producing thermoformed and molded fiber containers, clamshells, and food service disposables. Direct competitor across every category the subject company serves: prepared foods, grab-and-go, fresh-cut produce, and C-store/QSR packaging.
• Inline Plastics (D&W Fine Pack): Manufacturer of clear clamshell and tamper-evident food packaging containers including the Safe-T-Fresh line. Direct competitor in fresh prepared foods, deli, bakery, and produce packaging with comparable thermoformed clear-container product set.
• Genpak (Georgia-Pacific): Thermoformed and molded food packaging producer with deli/produce containers, hinged containers, and tamper-evident product lines. Direct overlap in fresh prepared foods and grab-and-go clamshell markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lacerta-group-inc
• Xx.com/PortagePlastics
• Facebookfacebook.com/portageplasticscorporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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