One plant, run by the people named on this page.

In the contract packaging business for 60 years. Today: packaging, direct mail and fulfillment from one plant in Gurnee, Illinois.

Plant
200,000 sq ft
Isolated production area
25,000 sq ft
Location
Gurnee, Illinois

About us

60 years, and still a young company.

MGA has been in business for 60 years, since 1967. While this in itself is cause for celebration, MGA feels it's also a time for thanks. In our industry, you don't make 60 years without great partners and loyal clients. This has certainly been the case for us at MGA. With clients that include some of the largest retailers and biggest names in consumer packaged goods, we are grateful to have been able to work with some of the very best in the industry.

Another key to MGA's longevity has been its dedication to evolving as the industry changed and staying a step ahead of our competitors. MGA designs, develops and produces product sampling programs for brands to launch consumer trials. In MGA's continued quest to serve its customers to the highest standards, MGA became SQF certified.

No company is the same after 60 years in business as when it began. But some things never change, mostly creativity. It's in our DNA. That's why our clients look to us for innovation, and time and time again we have delivered ideas that create impact and build brand awareness.

So while MGA is very proud of the hard-earned stability that has kept it thriving for six decades, it still considers itself pretty young. After all, MGA still has the same entrepreneurial spirit, the same drive and the same flexibility to adapt that it brought to the table when it was founded. We can't wait to see what the next 50 years bring!

The company today

Still changing with the industry.

Today one plant in Gurnee runs retail co-packing and displays, sampling programs that launch consumer trials, direct mail entered into the USPS mail stream under Optional Procedure, fulfillment with EDI, and hand assembly in a 25,000 sq ft isolated production area. With partners and vendors around the world, we have the resources for your project.

Continuum has worked with us since 2017; Brandshare’s Doug Guyer put it at “the last 28 years”. Read what Brandshare, Continuum, SoPost and PPI Beauty say.

What we do

Three places your product can go from here.

Every program at MGA ends at one of three destinations. Start with the one that matches yours.

Meet the management team.

The President, the Vice President and the five department heads who report to them. You will talk to them by name.

Credentials

Certified and approved.

The certificates and USPS approvals behind the work. The details are on the certifications page.

  • SQF certified
  • Premier USPS Customer
  • Approved for Optional Procedure
  • Approved for commingling

Come and see the plant.

The best way to judge a contract packager is to walk its floor. Book a tour or a pre-award audit, or send us the project and we will reply with a plan.