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Graphic Packaging and Combined Technologies Inc. Help Nutraceutical Brands Stand Out On-Shelf with Boardio™ Paperboard Packaging

PR Newswire•04/11/2026•07:00 ET
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Key Highlights

  • ➤Boardio now available to North American nutraceutical brands through CTI
  • ➤Boardio can reduce plastic use more than 90% versus rigid plastic cans
  • ➤Boardio packaging offers high-barrier options for oxygen and moisture protection
  • ➤CTI provides Boardio co-packing without customer equipment capital outlay

Expert Statements

Jerry Thompson, President and Owner, Combined Technologies, Inc.

“The health and wellness aisle is highly competitive, and many brands are looking for packaging that better reflects their values while helping them stand out”

Jerry Thompson, President and Owner, Combined Technologies, Inc.

“By offering Graphic Packaging's Boardio solution, we can give our customers access to an alternative to rigid plastic that delivers the shelf appeal, product protection, operational efficiency, and economics they need.”

Jerry Thompson, President and Owner, Combined Technologies, Inc.

“Our job is to help customers find packaging that works — not just from a sustainability perspective, but also in terms of product protection, cost, operational efficiency and retailing. With Boardio, we advise customers on materials, barriers and package formats needed to get a product successfully to market.”

Carlos Carrillo, Vice President, Global Innovation at Graphic Packaging International

“At Graphic Packaging, our goal is to replace existing packaging with something better — more circular, more functional and more convenient”

Carlos Carrillo, Vice President, Global Innovation at Graphic Packaging International

“Boardio delivers on all three, proving that brands no longer have to compromise. They can have it all in one smart, standout pack. And by working with co-packing partners like CTI, we're making it easier for brands to bring that innovation to market.”

Graphic Packaging and Combined Technologies Inc. Help Nutraceutical Brands Stand Out On-Shelf with Boardio™ Paperboard Packaging PR Newswire

ATLANTA, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, is providing North American nutraceutical brands access to a rigid plastic packaging alternative with the Boardio™ paperboard canister, now available via Combined Technologies, Inc. (CTI), an Indiana-based co-packing partner serving the health and wellness market.

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