During our Annual Shareholders Meeting this month, we honored the service of former Sonoco Board Member Thomas Whiddon, who served on the Company’s Board for 25 years. Mr. Whiddon served as a financial expert for Sonoco's Audit Committee and previously as chair of the committee for many years. Pictured here are former Chairman and CEO Harris DeLoach, Former Board Member Thomas Whiddon, President and CEO Howard Coker and Chairman of the Board John Haley. Also honored was former Board member Blythe McGarvie (not pictured), who served on Sonoco's Board since 2014, most recently chairing the Financial Policy Committee.
About us
Founded in 1899, Sonoco (NYSE: SON) is a global leader in value-added, sustainable metal and paper consumer and industrial packaging. The Company had net sales of $7.5 billion from continuing operations in 2025 and has approximately 22,000 employees working in 265 operations in 37 countries, serving some of the world’s best-known brands. Guided by our purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life., we strive to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence to provide solutions that better serve all our stakeholders and support a more sustainable future. Sonoco was proudly named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune in 2026 as well as one of America’s Most Admired and Responsible Companies by Fortune and Newsweek and by USA TODAY’s list of America’s Climate Leaders. For more information on the Company, visit our website at www.sonoco.com. Our integrated packaging solutions help define brand personalities, create unique customer experiences and enhance the quality of products and the quality of life for people around the world. It’s all in the service of our purpose: Better Packaging. Better Life. Sonoco is committed to creating sustainable products, services and programs for our customers, employees and communities. Sonoco was listed as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for 2021 as well as being included in Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies for the third year in a row. Learn more at Sonoco.com.
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http://www.sonoco.com
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- Industry
- Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Hartsville, SC
- Type
- Public Company
- Specialties
- Packaging, Consumer Products, Industrial Products, Protective Packaging, Sustainability, Recycling, Packaging Services, Paper, Tubes & Cores, Temperature Assurance Packaging, and Healthcare
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Employees at Sonoco
Updates
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Thank you for connecting with us at ABRE Associação Brasileira de Embalagem 2026 Forum of Sustainability, in Brazil! As a packaging partner committed to innovation and sustainability, we enjoyed sharing our all-paper GreenCan® solution and exploring: - Recent packaging regulatory developments - Packaging’s role in driving circularity - Opportunities to strengthen relationships and connections Want to stay connected? Contact us: https://lnkd.in/eVhibe4p #BetterPackagingBetterLife #ABREForum #SustainablePackaging
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Discover how to deliver consistent results across your menu using our custom and semi-custom smallware solutions. We’re back at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago this May with a live demo of how the biggest brands in the business use our AccuSalt® & AccuTaste™ dispensers to boost operational efficiency and maintain customer loyalty. We’re also raffling off prizes, so don’t miss your chance to win! Register: https://lnkd.in/eiFS54Zb & learn more about what you’ll see at the show: https://lnkd.in/eDaNxuSc #2026RestaurantShow#Tradeshow#Foodservice#CustomSolutions
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We do safety differently at Sonoco. As we celebrate #WorldSafetyDay, we want to recognize our global teams who help to prevent exposures before they occur with questions like: 🔹What assumptions am I making? 🔹Do I have an uneasy feeling? 🔹Where could I get hurt? Learn more about our safety culture: https://lnkd.in/enVS39bb #BetterPackagingBetterLife #WorldDayforSafetyandHealth #WorkplaceSafety
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This National Apprenticeship Week, we’re celebrating how our facility in Hartselle, Alabama develops the next generation of manufacturing talent. With six hands-on apprenticeship programs, this location helps students and employees build meaningful careers that strengthen our global operations. Interested in an apprenticeship? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eiu5yVwG #PeopleBuildBusinesses #NationalApprenticeshipWeek #FutureOfWork
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In a new study commissioned by Sonoco Consumer Packaging EMEA/APAC, we found more pet owners—particularly young families—choose to dine with their furry companions with insight into why. The findings give brand owners a better tool to market their products and engage in shifting consumer preferences among millennials and Gen Z audiences. Discover more: https://lnkd.in/e-Q5YQrt #ConsumerBehavior #BrandStrategy #Millennials #PetIndustry #BetterPackagingBetterLife
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Have you already secured your tickets for interpack? We invite you to join us at Booth C34 in Hall 9 to discover a comprehensive range of PPWR-compliant paper and metal packaging. Between 7 and 13 May, our team will be on hand to demonstrate how these solutions are driving the transition toward a more circular packaging future. Register today: https://lnkd.in/esM7H5B9 #BetterPackagingBetterLife #Interpack2026 #SustainablePackaging #ConsumerPackaging
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Create a sustainable future with Sonoco! This Earth Day, we’re doing our part to promote good environmental and natural habitat stewardship across the globe with responsible actions like: ⚡Starting our first offsite renewable energy initiative, a 140-megawatt Virtual Power Purchase Agreement ♻️ Supporting customers with a sustainable paper and metal portfolio 🏭 Ensuring our plants and facilities comply with local environmental laws and regulations What's one way you're promoting responsible stewardship in your community? #BetterPackagingBetterLife #EarthDay #EarthMonth
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Sonoco GreenCan® not only provides a high-paper, recyclable solution, it now paves the way for personalised customer experience too. Through a new partnership with German-based coffee roaster your coffee taste®, consumers can create coffee tailored to preferences using on-demand technology—from how the bean tastes to how the label of the GreenCan® looks. It’s a new customer touchpoint where product protection, design flexibility and environmental responsibility converge into one unforgettable, #BetterPackaging experience! Click the link below for the full article and keep an eye out this May when your coffee taste hits the market. https://lnkd.in/euH5XSAS #SustainablePackaging #PackagingInnovation #Sustainability #CoffeeIndustry
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In celebration of #NationalVolunteerMonth, we’re highlighting team members who volunteer and impact families and communities in the places we call home through our Sonoco In Action initiative. These dedicated Sonoco In Action team members give their time and talents to truly make a difference. Pictured here are just a few of our amazing volunteers in Hartsville alongside President and CEO Howard Coker. #BetterPackagingBetterLife #PeopleBuildBusinesses
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