Handgards Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1959

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 300

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt - Acquisition

  • Financing Rounds
  • 6

  • Investments
  • 6

Handgards General Information

Description

Manufacturer of food service plastic disposables intended to serve broad-line distributors, group purchasing organizations and national food service accounts. The company manufactures a wide variety of films, gloves, bags, protective apparel and flexible packaging, enabling clients to get new and innovative products that help them save time and money.

Contact Information

Website
www.handgards.com
Formerly Known As
Plasticsmith
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 901 Hawkins Boulevard
  • El Paso, TX 79915
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Other Commercial Products
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing
Corporate Office
  • 901 Hawkins Boulevard
  • El Paso, TX 79915
  • United States
+1 (800)

Handgards Timeline

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Handgards Valuation & Funding

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Handgards Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Manufacturer of food service plastic disposables intended to serve broad-line distributors, group purchasing organizatio
Other Commercial Products
El Paso, TX
300 As of 2025

Reno, NV

Gurnee, IL
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Handgards Competitors (2)

One of Handgards’s 2 competitors is FoodHandler, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Reno, NV.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
FoodHandler Formerly PE-Backed Reno, NV
Cleveland Folder Service Corporation Gurnee, IL
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Handgards Patents

  • 12

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • 1

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Handgards Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20190069618-A1 Embossed gloves with gripping features Inactive 06-Sep-2017
GB-2411886-A Food preportioning bag suitable for freezing and heating Inactive 09-Mar-2004
GB-0504451-D0 Freeze and heat food preportioning bag Inactive 09-Mar-2004
US-20050198880-A1 Freeze and heat food preportioning bag Inactive 09-Mar-2004
US-20100040308-A1 Freeze and heat food preportioning bag Inactive 09-Mar-2004 B65D33/001
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Handgards Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Handgards Investments (6)

Handgards’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Sterno (Food Service Business) for . The deal was made on 30-Mar-2026.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Sterno (Food Service Business) 30-Mar-2026 Buyout/LBO Electrical Equipment
Albany Packaging USA 25-Sep-2025 Buyout/LBO Distributors/Wholesale
Inno-Pak 06-Feb-2025 Buyout/LBO Paper Containers and Packaging
Volk Protective Products 13-Dec-2024 Buyout/LBO Other Commercial Products
Emi Yoshi 10-May-2023 Buyout/LBO Logistics
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Handgards Affiliates

Subsidiaries (5)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Albany Packaging USA Deerfield Beach, FL 2012
Fine Line Settings Middletown, NY 2010
Fineline Settings Middletown, NY 2009
Emi Yoshi North Brunswick, NJ 2001
Inno-Pak Delaware, OH 1992

Handgards FAQs

  • When was Handgards founded?

    Handgards was founded in 1959.

  • Where is Handgards headquartered?

    Handgards is headquartered in El Paso, TX.

  • What is the size of Handgards?

    Handgards has 300 total employees.

  • What industry is Handgards in?

    Handgards’s primary industry is Other Commercial Products.

  • Is Handgards a private or public company?

    Handgards is a Private company.

  • What is Handgards’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Handgards is .

  • How much funding has Handgards raised over time?

    Handgards has raised $658M.

  • Who are Handgards’s investors?

    Wynnchurch Capital has invested in Handgards.

  • Who are Handgards’s competitors?

    FoodHandler and Cleveland Folder Service are competitors of Handgards.

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