Diamond Shines

Diamond Packaging was founded in 1911 as a supplier of folding carton packaging materials for the garment and bakery industries. The company has remained faithful to its roots in folding cartons and, today, manufactures paperboard and plastic packaging and provides contract packaging services for Fortune 500 companies around the world. Fichter and Werner have been actively involved in the business since the late 1980s and became co-owners of the company in 2004. They later acquired the other 50 percent of the business, becoming sole owners of Diamond Packaging. The company experienced much success during this time period, growing from 23 employees in 1978 to more than 230 today. And if the owners' vision comes to fruition, the future will continue to be bright. "Our transition to a women-owned business brings new opportunities to carry the best of Diamond's traditions forward into the future: quality, innovation, and passion," states Fichter.