Keva Sonderen was reading the December issue of Seattle Business Magazine which featured the 2019 Family Business Awards. She observed that there were many fantastic family businesses and thought that Sonderen Packaging deserved recognition as well. In the side-bar of an article in the magazine, she noticed an ad for the 2020 manufacturing awards and…

At Sonderen Packaging we do our best to promote a culture of equality. One of our owners is a woman who authentically leads despite the male dominated field. We take affirmative action seriously and actively recruit women with mechanical aptitude into operator positions. Positions with skill and pressure, positions traditionally occupied by men. Currently we…

According to Second Harvest, one in eight people in the Spokane community, and one in five children, are food insecure. That means that they do not know where their next meal is going to come from. Bite2Go is a response to that problem. Bite2Go collaborates with our public schools and community partners by providing students…

We’ve always been committed to delivering quality products and strong customer service at Sonderen Packaging. Like anything we do, our process of ensuring quality works best when we do it as a team. For the past year, our new Director of Quality Management, Brian Bell, has put together a Quality Management Department (QMD) able to…

Marc Resseman joined Sonderen Packaging as a glue feeder in June 2018.  Marc was eager to work with his hands and learn more about the company, so when opportunity to be a machine operator in the die cutting department opened up, he immediately applied. Just two months after being hired, he was promoted to running…

On March 22nd, Keva Sonderen was honored at the Women in Business Leadership Awards breakfast as one of the “Top 12 women to watch” in 2018. Twelve women were nominated by their peers and then hand-picked for their contributions to the Spokane region through exceptional leadership and generous service to the community, these women’s inspiring…

The Key role of G7 is to adjust printing presses to a common neutral appearance using simple plate curves, yielding a standardized repeatable gray balance- HUH? What the heck does that mean? In a nutshell, Sonderen Packaging is committed to quality. When it comes to printing, quality means consistency and repeatability. For the majority of…

Since the legalization of marijuana sales in Washington, we at Sonderen Packaging have worked hard to become leaders in creating packaging solutions within the emerging industry of legal cannabis products, from oils to edibles. Navigating the highly-regulated industry with our clients has been exciting and challenging, and we pride ourselves on offering a superior customer service…

At Sonderen Packaging, we work closely with all of our customers to design boxes that are the right fit for their product, their brand, and their budget. Here are a few of the considerations that will make a big impact on the cost of your paperboard packaging. 1. CHOOSE THE RIGHT CARTON MATERIAL “I work…

At Sonderen Packaging, we are always working to refine our processes in order to better serve our customers. We’ve grown a lot over the years and there’s much that goes on behind the scenes in planning and management to constantly improve productivity. Much of that planning is done by our plant manager, Steve Willemsen, who…