DS Containers Expands New Plant,
Takes home Excellence Award
DS Containers (DSC) has opened a new facility in
West Chicago, IL, a little over a mile away from its
Batavia, IL headquarters. The facility opened in
early 2016 with 300,000 square feet of warehouse space. In
early 2017, a 250,000 square foot addition to the new West
Chicago facility was completed
to serve as a second manufacturing
site. In total, the new facility
encompasses more than 550,000
square feet under one roof.
Four manufacturing lines
currently run at the Batavia
plant and DSC’s new line #5
will begin production in West
Chicago in the Fall of 2017. The
new manufacturing facility has
space for as many as four more
can manufacturing lines in total, potentially
matching the Batavia facility.
Currently, DSC has over 200 employees.
Additionally, DSC recently won the Inaugural Supplier Excellence
Award from food marketer Conagra. Out of Conagra’s 700
suppliers, the top 100 were invited to participate in the Supplier
Excellence Program, launched in 2016, according to the company.
The program evaluates suppliers across a wide variety of categories
including Quality, Service, Innovation, Supply Chain Management
and Competitive Focus, with participants supplying components
ranging from ingredients to packaging. DSC was recognized
as the Supplier of the Year Award Winner/ Top Overall Supplier.
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October 2017 Spray 11
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