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TrueChoicePack Named One of America’s Top 100 Small Businesses

TrueChoicePack was selected out of more than 14,000 applicants by an esteemed panel of judges for its overall growth driven by cutting-edge ideas, resilience, and strong employee culture. The list includes a diverse array of small businesses of all sizes and industries located in 31 states and Washington, D.C.
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TrueChoicePack Products Recognized by Progressive Grocer Editor’s Picks

Each Year, Progressive Grocer recognizes outstanding companies and their newly launched products of choice, for their innovation and quality. TrueChoicePack has been recognized for their innovation new products! Progressive Grocer recently announced their Editors’ Picks lists, honoring products and brands on the cutting edge of innovation. TrueChoicePack in-house branded products received multiple awards.

Progress 20% PCR Lawn and Leaf Bags Selected for StoreBrands Editor’s Pick

The 2024 Store Brands Editors’ Picks showcases the ongoing efforts of product developers to drive growth in assortments by being unique. From sweet snacks to healthy beverages, expanding collections of wellness products and home goods designed to make life easier, the products showcased in this year’s Editors’ Picks highlight this continued effort.
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TrueChoicePack CEO Heena Rathore makes Inc.’s Female Founders 200 list

Heena Rathore, whose firm TrueChoicePack ranks as one of Cincinnati’s largest women-owned businesses, is part of Inc.’s newly released “Female Founders 200” list.
 

TrueChoicePack Featured In INC 5000’s Seminar On Why Companies Are Moving To Ohio

A webinar at the recent Inc. 5000 conference highlighted one CEO’s experience building a high-growth business in Cincinnati that was an Inc. 5000 company for three consecutive years. Heena Rathore, CEO of TrueChoicePack, co-founded her company in 2008. It specializes in design through delivery of packaging and disposable products technology. During the webinar, Rathore discussed how to build a business between the coasts with Jason Jolley, a professor of rural economic development at the George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University. Jolley also works with economic developers throughout the state, particularly in Appalachian, Ohio–a region in the southeastern portion of the state consisting of 32 counties, according to the Appalachian Regional Commission
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Heena Rathore, whose firm TrueChoicePack ranks as one of Cincinnati’s largest women-owned businesses, is part of Inc.’s newly released “Female Founders 200” list.

TrueChoicePack Rathores – Building a Business Enterprise | Cincinnati Minority Business Collaborative

While working at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Heena Rathore’s imagination was sparked by looking in the cafeteria’s trashcans. There’s a lot of plastic waste in hospitals, she thought. Could there be environmentally-friendly replacements?
She wasn’t sure how to make those alternative products yet, but she had a feeling the idea was a good one. Lucky for Rathore, she was married to a scientist, Rakesh Rathore, who worked at the University of Cincinnati at the time.
“He had, of course, far more understanding about the upcoming materials and then the marketing,” she said. “So he shared with me, and I became extremely passionate about the idea.
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TrueChoicePack CEO Heena Rathore Honored in Fifth Annual Cincinnati Business Courier’s Women Who Mean Business Awards

Heena Rathore has been selected as an honoree of Cincinnati Business Courier’s 5th annual Women Who Mean Business awards! These awards recognize exemplary businesswomen whose achievements have stood out over the past year. Heena’s leadership of TrueChoicePack Corp., which designs, distributes, and manufactures sustainable packaging solutions, earned her a spot on this prestigious list. Heena Rathore was among the founding members of TrueChoicePack Corp. and Vamser Group LLC back in 2008. Since then, she has developed and grown the business to become one of the top performing private firms in the Greater Cincinnati area.

TrueChoicePack Named One of 2020’s Fast 100 Asian American Businesses by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce

TrueChoicePack has been recognized as one of the top 100 fastest growing Asian American-owned businesses in the country in the USPAACC’s annual Fast 100 Asian American Business program. These awards recognize the continued robust growth of Asian American businesses even during these tough economic times. TrueChoicePack and other recipients of the award have generated over $2.6 billion in revenue this year and created thousands of jobs in their communities. TrueChoicePack was able to continue its growth even during this turbulent time by leveraging their robust supply chain to bring PPE to market when there was a critical need.
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TrueChoicePack Recognized in Cincy Magazine’s 14th Annual MANNY Awards for Biggest Breakthrough

TrueChoicePack (TCP) has been selected as a winner of Cincy Magazine’s 14th annual MANNY Awards. MANNY Awards are dedicated to acknowledging the manufacturing industry’s greatest accomplishments. The manufacturing business has played a large role in the economic development of the Tristate area. For this reason, each year Cincy Magazine acknowledges companies who have tremendously impacted the growth of our region. They do this by honoring local companies for their innovation and best practices.

TrueChoicePack’s Progress Disposable Face Mask Wins the 2020 Progressive Grocer – Editors’ Picks Award!

TrueChoicePack Corp. (TCP) has been named a winner in the 2020 Progressive Grocer Editors’ Picks Contest for Best New Product. Each year, Progressive Grocer (PG) recognizes outstanding companies and their newly launched product of choice, for its innovation and exclusivity. TCP’s high efficiency Disposable Face Mask, launched under their all-new Progress brand, has landed them a spot on this year’s list. PGs Editors’ Picks is known for being one of the greatest honors a company can receive for successful product innovation, marketability, and differentiation.
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TrueChoicePack Wins Business Courier’s Innovation & Technology Award for Green Business Innovation

TrueChoicePack Corp has been recognized as a winner of Cincinnati Business Courier’s 10th annual Innovation & Technology Award. This program recognizes companies that are transforming how we use technology, while introducing innovative products and services in Greater Cincinnati. For their exceptional establishment of sustainable products, TCP is making their debut on this list, as winner of the Green Business Innovation category. TCP is a total solutions provider for private label bands and customized disposable products.

Store Brands partnered with TrueChoicePack

TrueChoicePack has been featured in The March 2020 issue of storebrands Magazine.  Find out how eco-friendly value packs and options are driving sales in paper products.

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Heena and Rakesh Rathore interviewed on their eco-friendly approach to private label products. TrueChoicePack provides all compostable products to replace plastics, Styrofoam and other materials. Its products degrade in landfills after 90 days.  Watch the USA Today interview.

For the 2nd Time, TrueChoicePack Appears on Inc. 5000, Ranking #72 With Revenue Growth of 4,618 Percent

Inc. magazine today revealed that TrueChoicePack is No. 4 on its inaugural Inc. 5000 Series: Midwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Midwest economy’s most dynamic segment–its independent small businesses.
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TrueChoicePack named #4 on Inc. Midwest’s list of the fastest growing private companies in the Midwest USA!

Inc. magazine today revealed that TrueChoicePack is No. 4 on its inaugural Inc. 5000 Series: Midwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Midwest economy’s most dynamic segment–its independent small businesses.

Heena Rathore | 2019 National Women’s Conference

Heena Rathore is among the founders for TrueChoicePack and Vamser Group and maintains leadership in the companies as their President/CEO. TrueChoicePack (TCP) Corp. is a manufacturer of private label and customizable disposable products. TCP has proven to be expert in desgining, manufacturing, and distributing a wide range of green, traditional, customized, and private label disposable products. TCP offers a “total solution”, providing customers assistance through every step of the product development process from “concept to delivery” ensuring customers achieve their business goals. Vamser group focuses on providing high quality food and beverages, merchandizing, garments and many other consumer products. Both companies provide service to Fortune 500 companies such as Kroger, Walmart, Amazon, Staples, and many more.
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Heena Rathore | 2019 National Women’s Conference

Heena Rathore is among the founders for TrueChoicePack and Vamser Group and maintains leadership in the companies as their President/CEO. TrueChoicePack (TCP) Corp. is a manufacturer of private label and customizable disposable products. TCP has proven to be expert in desgining, manufacturing, and distributing a wide range of green, traditional, customized, and private label disposable products. TCP offers a “total solution”, providing customers assistance through every step of the product development process from “concept to delivery” ensuring customers achieve their business goals. Vamser group focuses on providing high quality food and beverages, merchandizing, garments and many other consumer products. Both companies provide service to Fortune 500 companies such as Kroger, Walmart, Amazon, Staples, and many more.

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Kroger Partnership with TrueChoicePack

Several years ago, Kroger was looking to expand its billion-dollar organic brand—Simple Truth®—beyond food into sustainable and compostable disposable products. We were looking for a supplier with expertise in making 100% compostable products and found TrueChoicePack Corp. (TCP), based in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 2008, TCP is a leader in packaging and disposable solutions. BioGreenChoice—their eco-friendly foodservice product line—has become one of the leading quality sustainable brands in the U.S. This line of products offers sustainable alternatives to traditional plastic or polystyrene foam products. The BioGreenChoice product line is ecofriendly, 100% biodegradable and compostable packaging made from renewable by-products of the agricultural industry, like sugarcane and corn starch. Kroger partnered with TCP to develop items like Simple Truth 10-inch disposable plates, which are 100% compostable, and Home Sense® brand boxed traditional plastic cutlery. TCP ships thousands of cases per month of these items for Kroger-operated stores nationwide. Heena Rathore, TCP’s president and CEO, has a proven track record of launching and growing successful new products. She also serves on the board of directors for the Biodegradable Products Institute. Rakesh Rathore, Ph.D., leads supply chain efforts and Research & Development for TCP’s packaging materials. Kroger is pleased to work in partnership with TCP to advance both our commitment to supplier diversity and sustainability

Kroger Partnership with TrueChoicePack

Several years ago, Kroger was looking to expand its billion-dollar organic brand—Simple Truth®—beyond food into sustainable and compostable disposable products. We were looking for a supplier with expertise in making 100% compostable products and found TrueChoicePack Corp. (TCP), based in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 2008, TCP is a leader in packaging and disposable solutions. BioGreenChoice—their eco-friendly foodservice product line—has become one of the leading quality sustainable brands in the U.S. This line of products offers sustainable alternatives to traditional plastic or polystyrene foam products. The BioGreenChoice product line is ecofriendly, 100% biodegradable and compostable packaging made from renewable by-products of the agricultural industry, like sugarcane and corn starch. Kroger partnered with TCP to develop items like Simple Truth 10-inch disposable plates, which are 100% compostable, and Home Sense® brand boxed traditional plastic cutlery. TCP ships thousands of cases per month of these items for Kroger-operated stores nationwide. Heena Rathore, TCP’s president and CEO, has a proven track record of launching and growing successful new products. She also serves on the board of directors for the Biodegradable Products Institute. Rakesh Rathore, Ph.D., leads supply chain efforts and Research & Development for TCP’s packaging materials. Kroger is pleased to work in partnership with TCP to advance both our commitment to supplier diversity and sustainability

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