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Oshkosh & Twin Cities Plants Earn G7 Master Facility Re-Certification

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Great Northern Packaging is pleased to announce that the Oshkosh and Twin Cities locations have been re-qualified as G7 Master Facilities and have both received a G7 Targeted designation for their offset print presses. This qualification verifies that our Oshkosh and Twin Cities offset presses meet G7 Targeted color specifications for grayscale and primary and secondary colors (CMY and RGB), and their digital pressesRead more

Oshkosh Renews Their Safe Quality Food Certification

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Great Northern Packaging - Oshkosh has completed its SQF audit for 2026 and is pleased to announce its renewal of the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification. This certification validates that Great Northern has robust food safety control systems effectively implemented in its manufacturing process. SQF is recognized by retailers and food service providers around the world who require a rigorous,Read more

Appleton Facility Renews American Institute of Baking Certification

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The Great Northern Appleton facility has recently announced that it has completed its AIB (American Institute of Baking) Certification audit. Being AIB certified allows the Appleton location to manufacture products for secondary packaging for customers. The Great Northern - Racine facility completed its audit earlier this year and is also AIB certified. Read More...

Racine Facility Renews American Institute of Baking Certification

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The Great Northern Racine facility has completed its AIB audit and is pleased to announce its renewal of the AIB (American Institute of Baking) Certification. Being AIB certified allows the Racine location to manufacture products for secondary packaging for customers. Racine joins the Great Northern - Appleton facility with the capability to provide certified packaging to food industry customers. ReadRead more

Great Northern Claims an Excellence Award at the Annual PPC Competition

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Premium Graphics and Optimized Structure for the Supply Chain make this Club Store Solution a Winner! For the last 82 years, packaging manufacturers across the country have entered and competed in the North American Paperboard Packaging Competition: a showcase of the creativity, innovation, and technical excellence that continues to define our industry. Hosted by the Paperboard Packaging Council, the annualRead more

Great Northern Wins Excellence Award at 81st Annual PPC Competition

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For the last 81 years, the best paperboard packages across North America have entered and competed in the North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. Hosted by the Paperboard Packaging Council, the annual competition is for carton manufacturers involved in the concept, design, print, performance, and shelf appeal of paperboard packaging. A jury of packaging professionals, industry experts, and professors judge theRead more

Great Northern’s Appleton Facility Maintains ISO Certification

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The Great Northern Appleton facility has recently completed and passed its three-day ISO (International Organization for Standardization) re-certification audit and will be re-certified for another three years. The ISO 9001:2015 certification ensures a world class management system where an organization demonstrates its ability to consistently provide a product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. This certification alsoRead more

Year Four of the Great Northern Collaborative Experience at UW-Stout Is Underway

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Course Background This year's spring semester at the University of Wisconsin-Stout marks the fourth year of the Great Northern Corporation Collaborative Experience. Back in 2020, Great Northern announced that it would be investing in a four-year pilot project focused on advanced design and packaging. The sponsored course is an advanced design selective for graphic design students and a senior capstoneRead more

Oshkosh Location Renews Their Safe Quality Food Certification

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Great Northern Packaging - Oshkosh has completed its SQF audit for 2023 and is pleased to announce its renewal of the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification. This certification validates that Great Northern has robust food safety control systems effectively implemented in its manufacturing process. SQF is recognized by retailers and food service providers around the world who require a rigorous,Read more

Great Northern Packaging – Oshkosh Earns Safe Quality Food Certification

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Great Northern Packaging - Oshkosh is pleased to announce its renewal of the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification. This certification validates that Great Northern has robust food safety control systems effectively implemented in its manufacturing process. SQF is recognized by retailers and food service providers around the world who require a rigorous, credible food safety management system. Read More...
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Great Northern Packaging – Oshkosh Facility Earns G7 Targeted Certification

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Great Northern Packaging is pleased to announce that the Oshkosh and Twin Cities facilities have both been recertified as a G7 Master Facility. The Twin Cities facility also received a G7 Targeted designation for its offset press while the Oshkosh facility received a G7 Targeted designation for both its digital and off-set print presses. This certification verifies that Great Northern’s digital and off-set pressesRead more
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First Year of Collaborative Course Produces Sustainable Packaging Designs

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Introduction At the beginning of the 2021 fall semester at UW-Stout, the Great Northern Corporation Collaboration Experience kicked off. Six teams of packaging and graphic design students in the course were tasked with creating new, sustainable packaging for Reckitt, a client that makes Air Wick plug-in scented oils and diffusers. When the fall semester wrapped up, the students presented their final projects toRead more
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Great Northern Corporation Collaboration Experience is Underway

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Earlier this fall, University of Wisconsin-Stout and Great Northern Corporation kicked off a four-year pilot project called the Great Northern Corporation Collaboration Experience. This sponsored course is an advanced design selective for graphic design students and a senior capstone for packaging students. The course is to be held four times over four years and is co-taught by packaging and graphicRead more
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Great Northern Packaging – Oshkosh Facility Earns Safe Quality Food Certification

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Our Great Northern Packaging - Oshkosh facility is pleased to announce its renewal of the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification. This certification validates that Great Northern has robust food safety control systems effectively implemented in their manufacturing process. SQF is recognized by retailers and food service providers around the world who require a rigorous, credible food safety management system. WhenRead more
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Great Northern Packaging – Oshkosh Facility Earns SFI Sourcing Label Certification

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Great Northern Packaging - Oshkosh Facility is pleased to announce its renewal of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Sourcing Label Certification. This certification verifies that products from our Oshkosh facility come from recycled content or from a certified forest and that all the fiber in our products are acquired from sources that are in compliance with state, provincial or federalRead more
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Great Northern to invest in UW-Stout advanced design and packaging class to replicate industry

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Great Northern is pleased to announce a collaboration with the University of Wisconsin–Stout to launch The UW-Stout Great Northern Corporation Collaboration Experience course, a four-year pilot project focused on advanced design and packaging. Students will receive instruction and work in cross-disciplinary teams to solve a packaging challenge or complete a project or competition.  “The Collaborative Experience is a multidisciplinary designRead more
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Great Northern Partners with Paper Discovery Center

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When people think about boxes, they think of the items inside the box. This year, Great Northern partnered with Paper Discovery Center to create the program, “Cardboard – Outside the Box,” as a way to inspire creativity in a child’s mind. With the cardboard donations from Great Northern, children were able to explore, create, and invent with this interactive program. Read More...
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Great Northern Joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS)

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Great Northern is now a member of the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS), a select group of companies that Amazon officially recognizes as packaging experts who can help e-commerce vendors with their packaging challenges. View the Press Release to Learn More. Learn how Great Northern can assist you with meeting Amazon’s new standards.

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