By your side for over 65 Years
For three generations, we’ve been by your side, providing reliable and innovative packaging solutions. With over six decades of experience, we understand the importance of quality, sustainability, and efficiency in everything we create. Trust us to deliver the expertise and support you need to keep your products fresh and your business thriving.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support the fast-paced Food & Beverage industry by delivering essential products and services that ensure seamless operations. Through cultivating meaningful, long-term relationships with our customers, we help you reach your objectives with skill, speed, and accuracy. We are dedicated to providing an exceptional customer experience at every stage of the process.
Honoring a Legacy
Over the decades, we’ve built lasting relationships by delivering quality, reliability, and innovative solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. Here’s to continuing our commitment to excellence for many more years to come!
1959
With an extension phone line in his basement home in Rockford, MI, Lloyd Paulson begins providing packaging services to local fruit wholesalers.
1965
Palm Sunday tornado destroys warehouse in downtown Rockford, MI.
1965
After the tornado RPS moved into a newly constructed 5500 sq ft warehouse. Since then three additions were added as the company grew.
1979
Lloyd's son, Howard joins the family business. Retail and cider divisions were added to support farm markets across the country.
2004
Completed new 32,000 sq ft building next door to the original warehouse to expand retail sales.
2011
Howard's son, Chad and his wife, Kristen join RPS to continue the family legacy. Shortly after, RPS gets a logo refresh, and the green leaf is born.
2012
RPS launches a new equipment program which quickly grows to a full line of case formers, bag sealers, tapers, and tech support.
2016
RPS moves into its new, expanded 100,000 sq ft home in Comstock Park, MI to better serve customers and a growing industry.
2017
RPS launches a new e-commerce website. Logistic services were expanded to include inventory management and transportation.
2022
RPS introduces a new division focused on manufacturing paper totes, helping to meet growing demand.
2025
RPS expands into the Food and Beverage Packaging space, focusing on creating innovative and sustainable solutions to keep up with the industry's changing needs.
To Our Customers
Thank you for allowing us to grow with you!
From farm to aisle
We serve a wide array of customers, including local farm stands, markets, and agritainment businesses, offering customized packaging solutions for fresh produce. We also partner with corporate grocery stores, providing high-quality, efficient packaging to meet the demands of large-scale retail and distribution.