Inline Packaging LLC
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Original inventor · Princeton, MN · Since 2001

From the team that invented microwave-popcorn rollstock.

Performance-focused microwave popcorn packaging from a team with decades of category experience. Founded in 2001, Inline Packaging designs, develops, and produces specialized packaging for microwave foods, with 23 patents awarded across microwave packaging and processing.

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FIG. 01 — FACTORY FLOOR PRESS VIEW · INLINE
Inline Packaging single-pass converting line — Princeton, MN
Single-pass converting line — pattern, print, laminate, die-cut in one operation.
23
patents held
265+
years combined experience
SQF
certified · superior rated
2001
founded · Princeton, MN
Why Inline Packaging

We didn't enter this category. We started it.

Other converters chase the popcorn-bag spec. We wrote it. More than 35 years of patents, plant audits, lot-level testing, and tight manufacturing controls live behind every roll we ship, backed by a team that has been doing this longer than the category has had a name.

01
Pioneer & inventor
Inline is built around the team that introduced susceptor rollstock to the microwave-popcorn category. That expertise has been refined over more than 35 years, led by founder Jeff Watkins Sr., who personally holds 23 patents.
→ Original category inventor
02
Technical depth
265+ years across microwave-popcorn packaging, equipment design, converting, adhesives, inks, coatings, and food-contact materials—with knowledge of every equipment type in the category.
→ 265+ yrs combined experience
03
Food safety & compliance
SQF-certified plant with superior ratings in third-party audits. PFAS-free microwave popcorn bags are a flagship Inline capability — a proprietary in-house technique with compliance documentation on file for U.S. and EU receivers.
→ SQF · PFAS-free · US + EU
04
Proprietary technology
Inline’s single-pass converting process patterns susceptor, prints, and laminates microwave-popcorn rollstock in one operation. Faster cycles, tighter tolerances.
→ Single-pass converting
Products

Two core formats. One controlled process.

Popcorn buyers source one of two products from us: rollstock for their own bag-forming line, or pre-made finished bags ready for filling. Both are produced through SQF-audited operations in Princeton.

FIG. A — ROLLSTOCK ON THE WEB ROLLSTOCK · INLINE
Microwave popcorn susceptor rollstock on the web
FLAGSHIP · ORIGINAL CATEGORY

Microwave popcorn rollstock

Flexographic-printed susceptor film web sold to bag makers and contract fillers worldwide.

  • Single-pass: susceptor pattern → 4-color flexographic print → laminate → rewind
  • PFAS-free papers a flagship capability — proprietary in-house technique, U.S. and EU compliant
  • Web widths up to 25 in · core IDs to your line spec
FORMAT
Bag-maker ready
WIDTH
≤ 25 in
PRINT
4-color flexo
PFAS-FREE
Standard
SQF certified · US + EU compliant Request a quote
FIG. B — FINISHED BAG PREMADE-BAGS · INLINE
Pre-made microwave popcorn bag
FINISHED FORMAT

Pre-made microwave popcorn bags

Ready-to-fill bags formed off our line and shipped in case packs. Engineered for clean, consistent seals.

  • Compatible with intermittent bag fillers
  • PFAS-free flagship construction — proprietary technique, years of category experience
  • Built-in process controls for improved oil containment
FORMAT
Filler-ready
PACKAGING
Case-packed
QUALITY
Lot-level tested
PFAS-FREE
Standard
SQF certified · US + EU compliant Request a quote
Inline also produces susceptor sleeves, wraps, heat-seal cartons, trays, and die-cut pads.
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The team

Our team brings 265+ years of combined experience.

Performance-focused microwave popcorn packaging from a team with decades of category experience. Founded in 2001, Inline Packaging designs, develops, and produces specialized packaging for microwave foods, with 23 patents awarded across microwave packaging and processing.

ALUMNI HERITAGE
Conagra · Golden Valley · H.B. Fuller · Siegwerk · ICC
01
Jeff Watkins Sr.
Founder · CEO
Pioneered microwave susceptor packaging at Golden Valley / Conagra and ICC before founding Inline in 2001.
35+ yrs · 12 patents
02
Applications & engineering
Senior team
Veterans of the brands, formers, adhesives, and inks that define the popcorn-bag spec.
Conagra · H.B. Fuller · Siegwerk
03
Operations & SQF
Plant leadership
Daily SQF compliance, lot-level seal-integrity testing, and documented procedures across every program.
Superior third-party audit
FIG. 02 — PRINCETON, MN PLANT AERIAL VIEW · INLINE
Inline Packaging plant floor — Princeton, MN
Inline Packaging’s Princeton, Minnesota production facility.
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Source from the team that invented the category.

We respond to qualified procurement inquiries within one business day. SQF documentation and PFAS-compliance letters are available on request.

Direct contact
+1 (763) 631-1538 info@inlinepkg.com www.inlinepkg.com
1205 18th Avenue South, Princeton, MN 55371
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