Employee Appreciation Day
Mar, 2021
Supporting each other as a team is something every employee does each day, and as an organization we want to say thank you. Over the past year many of us have faced new challenges in every aspect of our lives, but the dedication that our team, the Hood Container team, has shown has been […]
Sales Training Program Welcomes New Sales Reps
Mar, 2021
Hood Container Corporation recently kicked off another session of its sales development and training efforts. Welcoming our second class of sales representatives to this program is incredibly exciting and we look forward to supporting them with the necessary experience and skills to be future leaders in the corrugated industry. Jeff Craig, VP of Sales and […]
Roundtable Diversity and Inclusion Discussions
Feb, 2021
Since coming onboard with Hood Container in 2020, Director of Compliance Bridget Hawkins has lead the charge on implementing a code of conduct, enforcing anti- discrimination policies, and bringing Diversity and Inclusion to the forefront of discussions. Today, leadership throughout the organization engaged in roundtable discussion highlighting how diversity in leadership has a connection to […]
Celebrating Black History Month
Feb, 2021
Did you know? Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the Father of Black History Month, is a Historian who recognized an absence in the educational system of impacts made by African Americans in the United States and sought to change that fact by creating Black History Week in 1915. Carter kicked it off with the […]
Hood Container participates in ICPF’s Virtual Student / Executive Dialogue Dinner
Jan, 2021
Hood Container’s very own Jeff Craig, VP of Marketing and Sales, recently participated in International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF)’s VIRTUAL Student /Executive Dialogue Dinner Series, the first of which was hosted on December 16th, 2020. As a response to the pandemic, moving this series to a virtual platform allowed for over 35 students from 10 […]
Hood Container Corporation partners with Indeed for virtual hiring event
Dec, 2020
On December 9th Hood Container hosted it’s first ever virtual hiring event with great success. Partnering with Indeed, we sourced 77 interviews and made offers to 37 new team members. This event was coordinated through our Human Resources departments across nine different facilities in order to recruit talented machine operators. Due to such a positive response, […]
Honoring Our Veterans
Nov, 2020
Today we would like to take a moment to thank and acknowledge all who have served this country, but in particular all of our veterans within Hood Container. We would like to express our deep gratitude and appreciation to our veterans for their brave service to our country. We acknowledge the sacrifices that our servicemen […]
Hood Container now Amazon APASS certified!
Nov, 2020
Hood Container is now Amazon certified to design frustration free packaging! Now listed on their website, Hood Container can offer frustration free packaging to those looking to meet those qualifications. With the goal of lowering costs, enhancing sustainability efforts, decreasing environmental impact and enhancing customer experience, Amazon has made this a growing need. Frustration free […]
Hood Container Chicago Installs New Fosber Corrugator
Oct, 2020
Hood Container continues to invest in our future growth. Introducing our newest installation, a state of the art 98” Fosber Corrugator. This investment will allow us to better serve our clients with a greater breadth of products and faster speed to market. We can provide: Corrugated Sheets – multiple flutes Rod Coated Sheets – capability […]
HCC and Breast Cancer Awareness
Oct, 2020
This month kicked off Hood Container’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month spotlighting the importance of preventative and diagnostic screening. Bringing attention to this topic is personal to so many of our employees as Breast Cancer affects 1 out of every 8 women. To highlight awareness, each team member received a HCC pink logoed water bottle with […]