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Group O was founded in Milan, Illinois in 1974 by Robert Ontiveros. Since then, the company has been built on the principles of trust, quality, exemplary service and customer satisfaction. |
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Bob’s initial business was Bi-State Packaging, which was started to sell packaging materials and equipment to manufacturers. During the 1970’s Bi-State Packaging experienced superior sales growth, requiring the opening of several warehouses throughout the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico – making Group O a truly international business. |
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Through Group O’s packaging success, other business opportunities evolved, which would allow Group O to diversify and grow its’ product offerings. In 1979 Group O opened R&O Specialties to provide specialized supply chain solutions to industrial and consumer products companies. R&O Specialties brought a focus on process management and a Six Sigma culture to Group O that permeates the entire company to this day. |
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In 1990, Group O identified additional opportunities for growth in the area of marketing support services and created Group O Direct. This venture took Group O into customer loyalty and marketing fulfillment programs which required Group O to develop core competencies in the areas of: data management, printing, direct mail, promotional campaign management and business process outsourcing. |
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Today, those three separate companies have become the three divisions - Packaging Solutions, Supply Chain Solutions and Marketing Solutions – that make up Group O. In a generation, Group O has gone from one man’s dream to an international business with over 1,500 employees and recognized as the 20th largest Hispanic business in the U.S. |
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We are proud of our history, and we look forward to creating a prosperous future for our customers and partners. |
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