Of course, the company only had one fulltime employee, less than $40,000 in sales and just a handful of customers. Mark’s family and friends weren’t so sure about the acquisition.

But Mark Graham had a keen eye for a business opportunity. He recognized the potential for an entrepreneur to find ways to innovate in what was the fractured, slow-moving packaging industry of the mid-seventies.

The next two and half decades proved him right. Since Mark Graham bought the company and eventually changed the name to Bell Incorporated, it has consistently grown through a tenacious focus on innovation, meeting customer needs and driving out costs. For example:

• Bell Incorporated became the world’s largest manufacturer of overnight envelopes by identifying less expensive raw material sources and developing proprietary process innovations that significantly reduced unit costs.
  
  
• Bell Incorporated developed the first pre-cut, pre-glued “bone guard”, an essential component in the gas-flush packing process that revolutionized the pork industry. We continue to supply packaging for a number of meat processors, as well as producers of dry, frozen and wet foods.
  
  
• Bell Incorporated’s low cost structure and design capabilities helped it penetrate the quick serve restaurant market. Bell Incorporated is a major supplier to one of the world’s largest quick serve restaurant chains and won a 2002 Paperboard Packaging Council Gold Award for quick serve packaging/direct food contact.
  

Today, Bell Incorporated is one of the 20 largest independent folding carton manufacturers in the United States. It provides comprehensive packaging, printing, converting and inventory services to Fortune 500, regional, and foreign companies. And it continues to be one of the country’s fastest growing folding carton firms.

Despite its growth, Bell Incorporated has not forgotten its roots: an entrepreneurial,innovative company that puts its customers first. Everyone from Mark Graham to employees working on the line maintain the same commitment to finding new, innovative ways to drive out costs and meet customer needs. That’s why we call ourselves The Face of Packaging Innovation™.

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