Waterloo, NY, January 16, 2018– Michael Mattia has joined Waterloo Container as Vice President of Operations.  Michael comes to Waterloo Container after a 25year career with Constellation Brands, most recently serving as their Director of Procurement. He brings experience in supplier management, new product development and a proven track record of success in the alcoholic beverage industry. Michael earned his BBA from Saint Bonaventure University.

“My business philosophy is based on a sharing of information to insure our co-workers, customers and suppliers are working toward a common goal and mutual success.” – Michael Mattia, VP Operations

“We are excited to welcome Michael to our growing company.  His vast experience and knowledge in the wine industry will be utilized to enhance our ability to source new products and packaging and to further develop relationships with our larger customer accounts.” – Bill Lutz, President and Owner Waterloo Container Company. 

About Waterloo Container: Waterloo Container is a family-owned and operated business started in 1980 by Norm and Bill Lutz to support the burgeoning wine industry in the Finger Lakes of New York and on the East Coast.  Today, we offer an extensive selection of glass wine and spirits bottles manufactured right here in the United States.  We also stock and source many imported wine, spirit and specialty bottles.  Our vendor partners have been extremely influential in our success and we are proud to work with the best in the industry for glass, corks and closures.  We offer a personalized packaging program that includes services like eight color UV ink glass printing and high-speed shrink sleeving.   We also provide in-house repacking, quality select and warehousing for our customers and employ our own fleet of trucks and skilled drivers. We take pride in being a reliable provider of the highest quality glass containers and packaging products available. We are proud to have been an integral part of the wine and craft beverage industry’s growth in Eastern North America. We look forward to continuing to grow together over the years to come.