Enjay buys Ohio's New Method to add US bakery packaging capacity
What's the deal? Ontario-based Enjay ConvertersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired New Method Packaging, a Springfield, Ohio maker of corrugated and paper-based food packaging. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal, announced November 13, 2026, gives Enjay a second manufacturing facility in the US.
Who's who? Co-founded in 1983, Enjay makes food-contact grade packaging — cake boards, boxes, cupcake liners and piping bags — for retailers, supermarkets and food processors across North America. New Method, founded in 1982, supplies cake circles, ovenable baking trays and carryout boxes for bakery, pizza and foodservice customers across the US.
Why now? The transaction supports a family leadership transition at New Method. Owner Kevin Miller, with the company since 1982 and president since 2006, will gradually retire and pass operations to his son, Jerad Miller.
What changes? Jerad Miller, the management team and all employees will stay on and work with Enjay's management. The two companies say their product lines overlap, which they expect to yield synergies and growth across Canada and the US.
Enjay operates a 90,000 sq ft manufacturing facility and a 70,000 sq ft distribution centre in Cobourg, Ontario. New Method runs a 97,000 sq ft production facility and a 43,000 sq ft warehouse in Springfield. Enjay credited Montréal-based Champlain Financial CorporationDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → as its financial partner on the deal.
The signal: The acquisition links two complementary North American businesses and fits a broader 2026 pattern of packaging companies buying converters and adjacent suppliers to expand regional footprints. With terms undisclosed, the deal's scale and valuation impact are unclear — its logic is chiefly strategic and operational.
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