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Fourth-generation, family-owned Hammer Packaging is among the largest and most forward-thinking producers of high-end packaging decorating in North America. Roughly 70 percent of Hammer's capacity supports the production of litho-based labels for the food and beverage industry, with web offset and flexo-printed labels accounting for the remaining 30 percent. The company also is said to be the world's largest producer of premium seed packets. Customers include Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Campbell's, and many other well-known brands. The $100 million company employs more than 400 people at three plants in the Rochester, N.Y. area.