Your CPG Co-Packer for Every Season

 

 

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Trusted by Fortune 100 Brands to Deliver at Scale.

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Zero Recalls

quality at creative werks

99.5% First Pass Quality

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97% On-Time Attainment

safety at creative werks

2025 TRIR <1.0

What We Do
Flexible Capacity

70+ Production Lines, Designed for Scale.

With more than 70 production lines supporting hundreds of packaging formats, we flex to meet changing volumes, compressed timelines, and evolving program needs. creative werks delivers dependable throughput and disciplined execution for high-volume CPGs—whether serving as primary support for everyday programs, scaling new items, or managing peak demand.

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Bagging
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Flow Wrapping
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Cartoning
PET Containers (1)

PET
thermoforming

Thermoforming
cup filling

Cup Filling
palette mods (1)

Club & Pallet Mods

Seasonal & Innovation
Creative + Commercialization, All Under One Roof.

werkshop design group (WDG) is creative werks’ in-house design and R&D team—where creative thinking meets operational execution.

WDG partners with brands to transform ideas into production-ready packaging through concept development, market-backed design, artwork, packaging procurement, and critical testing such as shelf-life and ship validation—creating a faster, smoother path from concept to shelf. 

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Canes

Carton Group

Seasonal Cartoning

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Eggs

Advent Group 2

Advent Calendars

Seasonal Group 4

Seasonal Bagging

Seasonal Group

Specialty Tins & Containers

Strategic Investments
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We're built to launch new capabilities. 

creative werks has the space, capital, and engineering expertise to bring new capabilities online quickly and efficiently. Since our inception in 1999, we’ve launched an average of one new capability every year—backed by a proven, disciplined CapEx process that delivers on time and on budget.

Recent Capabilities Added:

• Enrobing
• Bag-in-Box
• Thermoforming
• High-Speed Small Pouching
• Tri-Seal Cartoning
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70 Lines of Flexible Capacity, Seasonal & Everyday
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1 Million Sq. Feet to invest in new capabilities
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Turnkey Seasonal – from concept to commercialization

Proven Brand Protection in Safety, Sustainability, and Quality.

Setting the Benchmark for Client Service in CPG Co-Packing
"creative werks is the pinnacle of our co packers for us. I wish all our external supply chain providers could mimic what they do."
Supply Chain Manager, Fortune 100 Food Brand
Reliable Partner in Growth for Fortune 100 Supply Chain Teams
“I get excited about a lot of things in the cereal supply chain world but our project with creative werks is top of my list. Happy to be partnering with them as we forge into the future!"
Supply Chain Manager, Fortune 100 Cereal Company
Design, Execution, and Quality That Scales
“I am very grateful for all the work their team did. I'm extremely pleased with final design of the tray, and the shipping and compression tests they conducted for this project are much appreciated.”
Brand Manager, Fortune 100 Cookie Brand
"We really appreciate all the great work CW has done for us. Their team has been such a strong partner, and we’re excited to explore where we can continue to grow together."
Procurement Director, Mid-Market Confectionary
The Chicago Co-Packer Trusted by Fortune 100 Brands 

creative werks is a privately held, family-owned contract packaging company headquartered in the Chicagoland area. Since 1999, we have partnered with Fortune 500 food and CPG brands to bring products to market through integrated design, commercialization, and co-packing services.

With one of the industry’s  most diverse co-packing footprints—70+ production lines across dozens of packaging formats—creative werks delivers fully turnkey solutions, from concept and line build to production execution. We are recognized for our automated seasonal expertise, strategic capability investments, and unwavering commitment to quality, safety, and sustainability.

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Complete Design & Packaging Partner in the Midwest:  
  • Candy Cane Tubes: Vertically Integrated & Sustainable: We are the market leader in candy cane tubes, producing over 95% of tubes in-market.  Our vertically integrated manufacturing and automated filling operation is designed for efficiency and sustainability, running a closed-loop system that reintroduces all scrap plastic back into production.  
  • Everyday Co-Packing for Confections, Snacks, Cereals & More: Beyond seasonal launches, our 50+ co-packing lines support everyday programs for global leaders in confections, salty snacks, and cereals.  
  • Central U.S. Location for Faster, Lower-Cost Fulfillment: Our Chicagoland packaging facilities are strategically positioned in the heart of the Midwest, enabling speed to market, reduced freight costs, and greater supply chain reliability.  
  • Commitment to Sustainability: Sustainability is built into everything we do. From recyclable films to light-weighted containers, we help brands meet environmental goals without compromising on the quality, performance, or cost of their food packaging.  

Connect with our team to explore how creative werks can support your next program.

Flexible capacity, new capabilities, and seasonal launches at scale.