The National Association of Container Distributors (NACD) recognized two of Alpha Packaging's plastic containers with the 2005 Bronze Award in the Food category and Best Creative Use of Stock Components Award in the HBA category.

The NACD awards are given to the distributors who oversee the package design development process, and one award often recognizes the work of multiple manufacturers.

Distributor Industrial Container & Supply Company received the Bronze Award in the Food category for its use of several sizes of Alpha's "Get-a-GripT" high-density polyethylene (HDPE) canisters for Bear Creek Soups. Alpha's "Get-a-Grip" canister was recognized for its dust free and stackable components as well as its wide mouth that allows dried products, soups and drink mixes to be dispensed with ease. The container's side grip was noted for accommodating most hand sizes and aiding in dispensing.

Alpha's "Get-a-Grip" line of canisters is ideal for any type of dry, granular or powdered product sold in large quantities, including soups, beans, rice, cereals, sugar and spices, nutritional supplements, chemicals and other dry mixes. Two styles of neck finishes (110-400 and 603 Snap) are wide enough to accommodate scoops.

The NACD also recognized the OPI Manicure Line, brought together by distributor Alico Packaging, in the Creative Use of Stock Components for the HBA market. Alico won for helping OPI create a consistent packaging look that inlcuded Alpha's polyethylene (PET) Squat Boston Rounds in addition to jars, bottles and pumps from five other manufacturers. The Manicure Line was noted for successfully matching one pearlized color on packages made from three different materials: PET, polypropylene and high density polyethylene.

Alpha Packaging is well-known for its PET color-matching capabilities that allow for true color matches in transparent, translucent, opaque or metallic PET. For the OPI line, Alpha worked with the existing components in the line ® including a special pump dispenser ® to match the color and pearlescent finish.

The recognition for Alpha's design capabilities follows other prestigious packaging industry awards recently won by Alpha, including the NACD's Award of Excellence, HVL's Top Packaging Supplier and Berlin Packaging's 2004 Plastic Supplier of the Year and overall Supplier of the Year awards.

About Alpha Packaging:
Alpha Packaging is a leading manufacturer of HDPE and PET bottles and jars for the nutritional supplement, pharmaceutical, personal care, and niche food and beverage industries. In addition to manufacturing, Alpha Packaging has tool-making capabilities, from unit body cavity molds to complete high-cavity production tooling. It also offers in-house design on CAD/CAM systems, serving as a strategic industrial design partner for customers in a variety of industries. The current management team has been in place since 1985.

Alpha maintains headquarters and manufacturing facilities in St. Louis, Missouri and also has sales and manufacturing plants in Brooklyn, New York and Salt Lake City, Utah. Alpha's sales force sells its products through leading domestic distributors, and also maintains a network of international distributors in key markets. For additional information, visit www.alphap.com.

About National Association of Container Distributors:
NACD is a professional association of rigid packaging distributors who supply plastic and glass bottles, cans, drams, tubes, pumps, sprayers and other closure systems. Services include warehousing and labeling. For more information, visit www.nacd.net.