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Kerr Group Inc.
 PROFILE
Kerr Group tries to keep a lid on things. The company makes plastic closures primarily for the food and beverage, distilled spirits, and pharmaceutical industries. Many of its injection-molded designs include child-resistant or tamper-evident features. Kerr Group also makes prescription drug vials and plastic bottles. A pioneer in the design of child-resistant closures for the pharmaceutical industry, the company holds more than 180 packaging patents. Its customers include Seagram, Nabisco, and American Home Products, as well as drug firms Merck, Bayer, and Pfizer. Private investment firm Fremont Partners owns Kerr Group.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1997 Sales (mil.): 109.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 1.5%
Employees: 875
Revenue per employee: $124,571.43

 KEY PEOPLE
• Dick Hofmann
    CEO
• Larry Caldwell
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
500 New Holland Ave.
Lancaster, PA 17602
US
Phone: 717-299-6511
Fax: 717-299-5844
Online: Web Site

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