PaperTech, a Findlay, OH-based manufacturer of pressed paperboard products for the food packaging and foodservice markets, announced the completion of its acquisition of Bake-Best Trays, a Redmond, OR-based manufacturer of pressed paperboard trays.

Bake-Best’s pressed paperboard tray products are designed for ovenable applications, enhancing PaperTech’s tray portfolio with additional formats, performance-oriented design features, and microwave active susceptor solutions to improve the browning and crisping of food contents. Founded in 2007, Bake-Best has built a track record of supporting customers across various foodservice end markets, including processors, supermarkets, regional restaurant chains, and schools, it says.

“The acquisition of Bake-Best expands the depth and flexibility of our pressed paperboard tray platform,” says Chris Collis, CEO of PaperTech. “Bake-Best’s ovenable tray designs and susceptor-enabled solutions complement our existing capabilities and strengthen our ability to support customers where cooking performance, consistency, and presentation matter. We are excited to build on Bake-Best’s established customer relationships and deliver additional value through an expanded product offering.”

The acquisition aims to strengthen PaperTech’s sustainable packaging platform through the addition of complementary products and differentiated cooking-performance technologies. The combined offering broadens the solutions available to food processors, distributors, and foodservice operators while helping PaperTech continue to provide customers with economical, more sustainable, and environmentally friendly alternatives to CPET and polypropylene packaging, the companies say.

Paul Hastings served as legal advisor to PaperTech. Steven M. Berne served as legal advisor to Bake-Best.

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