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website. So, that’s one big contract there. We have a
few other contracts in the works, right now,” he adds.
“Another big thing is that we’re moving again. When
we spoke last year, we were only a year in our new
facility and we’ve outgrown it.” This past August, Phar-
mapacks moved from its current 32,000 square foot
facility to a 142,000 square foot one. “We’ve also in-
vested about eight to ten million dollars in automation
and robotics for the new facility,” Vagenas continues.
“We’ve built out an 80,000 square foot piece of auto-
mation for the new facility.”
Today, the company has approximately 350 employ-
ees, and has added natural and organic products to
its line of make-up, household, and pet products. “And
we’re launching our own, private line of skincare and
other products by the end of the summer for people
who are looking for off-brands, or unique or private
brands,” Vagenas says. In addition to putting samples
of its own products in every package that leaves the
warehouse, this year, all of those packages will say
“Pharmapacks” on them. “Last year, we had generic
packaging, so that’s our own form of marketing,” he
states.
Pharmapacks is also expanding its market reach.
“Since we spoke, we’ve launched Canada and we’ll be
