Bemis Company is the largest flexible packaging company in the Americas and a major manufacturer of pressure sensitive materials used for labels, decoration and signage. The company uses material science and innovation to supply a global marketplace. With operations in 62 locations in 11 countries, Bemis is poised to serve the increasingly complex and growing needs of multinational food and consumer products customers. Established in 1858 in St. Louis as a manufacturer of seamless cotton bags for milled food products, Bemis has played an influential role in the packaging industry ever since its founding. Now a global supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive label materials headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., the company serves customers worldwide and produces packaging for products found in virtually every aisle of the grocery store. Its Shirley, N.C., office is one of many in the U.S.