About Us
Connecting Food to People™ Since 1976
Bringing Purpose to Food Packaging
Previously known as Packaging Sales and Service, Nextera Packaging entered the packaging world in 1976 via vending. As Nextera grew, many of our competitors continued to add more categories of packaging to their offerings. Nextera chose a different path. We chose specialization and doubled down on food. By doing so, we not only positioned ourselves as a foremost expert in food packaging but discovered our purpose in the process.
Food is Magnetic
From football games to family gatherings, food is present and it’s magnetic. It draws people to it and has the profound ability to forge traditions, share culture, and spur connection. However, for food to have this impact, it must get to people.
Packaging Connects Food to People
Packaging helps connect food to people. Without products like ovenable trays and tamper-evident containers, much of the food we rely on can’t make it to store shelves or our tables. It’s why at Nextera, each time we supply packaging, recommend a new product, or solve a challenge with a client, we believe we’re not just doing our jobs, but living out a greater purpose.
Where Purpose Meets Passion
At Nextera, we connect food to people through beautiful, safe, and sustainable packaging. It’s our passion, and we’re proud to say it’s our purpose too.
The Core of Nextera:
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Purpose:
To connect food to people through
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Mission:
To solve the packaging challenges of food processors with industry-leading expertise and relationship-driven service.
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Vision:
To become North America’s most innovative and trusted supplier of packaging products and systems to food processors.
Culture and Value Pillars
We believe a healthy company culture and strong shared values go hand in hand with good business.
These pillars are not afterthoughts to us, but essential investments that guide our actions and decisions.
A Culture of Honor
Unlike food packaging, we can’t manufacture a healthy company culture. However, we can say “this is the kind of company we want to be” and develop values and habits that support that. At Nextera, we want to be an inclusive company known for a Culture of Honor. From clients to vendors to team members, we want every person we have contact with to feel genuinely seen, valued, and respected.
Four Shared Values
Part inspiration, part accountability, part habit builders, our values keep our heads up and looking for ways we can be difference makers in our relationships with clients, vendors, fellow team members, and even ourselves. When these values are lived out, we believe a Culture of Honor will follow naturally.
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Care for People
When people are seen, respected, and appreciated, amazing things happen.
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Risk for Better
Daring to innovate is not safe. It’s a risk for better. And we take that risk.
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Leave the Ego
We are humble with our attitudes, generous with our help, and leave our egos at the door.
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Seek the Good
We seek out opportunities to do good—even when they’re inconvenient.
Nonprofit Partnership
Our purpose, connecting food to people, doesn’t stop at the end of the workday. Over the next year, Nextera will be working to forge ongoing partnerships with nonprofits working to end hunger in our community by connecting food to people who need it most.
