Fortis Solutions Group acquires Orem printer Kala Packaging

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a Virginia Beach, Virginia, printing company, has acquired Orem-based Kala Packaging, a producer of pressure-sensitive labels and flexible packaging. Fortis is a portfolio company of Main Post Partners of San Francisco. Kala Packaging offers variable content printing, anti-counterfeit and security solutions and food safe flexible packaging, including food pouches. Kala serves the food and beverage, health and beauty and nutraceutical end-markets. Established in 2002, the company employs about 80 people.

“While technology has always been an important characteristic of our ethos, supporting our customers as a vital extension of their operation is a foundational principle at Kala,” said Kala president and CEO Maui Chai. “Fortis understands the importance of these relationships and will persist in the continual removal of industry barriers that our customers have enjoyed with Kala over the past 18 years. The comprehensive abilities Fortis flows into this partnership complements Kala’s capability inimitably.”

“With its fleet of digital presses and top-tier flexographic printing technology, Maui Chai and the Kala team have established a national presence in the quick- turn labels and flexible-packaging markets,” said John O. Wynne Jr., Fortis president and CEO. “We are fortunate to join forces with such an outstanding team and are excited to further the value-added offerings we provide.”