JBM Packaging Opens 52,500 sq ft Contract Packaging Facility in Lebanon, Ohio

# What opened and why it matters

# What the facility contains

# What JBM can do now that it couldn't before With this facility, JBM can manage more of a customer's packaging chain. The company can manufacture seed packets, source and store seeds, fill the finished packages, assemble them on retail displays and ship directly to stores. The expanded machine capacity—reported as a 50% increase—allows JBM to take on larger or more complex contract-packaging programs, and proximity to headquarters reduces travel and handling between sites.

# Operational and workforce impacts JBM plans to add up to 50 team members at the new site. Moving contract-packaging operations into this building also frees space at JBM's headquarters, where the company intends to add new paper-packaging equipment and accommodate future production growth.

# Market positioning and customers The operation positions JBM to expand work with consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies that want paper-based packaging combined with filling, kitting and related services. The facility expands the scope of what JBM can offer clients who need integrated services rather than separate suppliers for packaging, filling and distribution.

# Background and timeline JBM launched its contract-packaging business in a rented Queensgate location in 2021. That space became insufficient because of limited ceiling height, restricted storage capacity and the operational friction of running two sites. The new Lebanon facility addresses those constraints with higher ceilings, larger storage capacity and an on-site layout optimized for production flow.

# Concrete takeaways for potential customers and partners

• If you need an integrated paper-packaging and filling partner, JBM can now handle seed-packet programs end-to-end and similar CPG work.
• Shorter internal transit between sites should reduce lead-time risk and handling costs compared with the previous split-site setup.
• The climate-controlled seed room is designed to absorb seasonal demand spikes rather than forcing customers to stagger shipments.

# What to watch next Expect JBM to expand its service offerings to more CPG customers and to install additional paper-packaging equipment at its headquarters now that space has been freed up. The company's hiring plans and new equipment choices will indicate how aggressively it pursues larger contract-packaging programs.