Contract Packaging Services for Los Angeles, California

Aaron Thomas Company, Inc., a leading provider of packaging services, announced today the expansion of an 207,000 square foot manufacturing, contract packaging and warehousing facility in Garden Grove, California.

October 17, 2006—The newly expanded packaging facility in Southern California brings the total number of Aaron Thomas Company locations to three. Already with locations in Chicago and Memphis, the newly expanded Southern California location completes a strategic triad of contract packaging service facilities.

Garden Grove is located in Orange County, California (about 10 minutes west of downtown Anaheim, California and about 30 minutes south of Los Angeles, California), the hub of Southern California. Our packaging service facility is approximately 25 minutes from Long Beach, California.

Garden Grove, California (zip code 92841) is easily accessible via four major international airports, two ports, six major freeways, and railways. Southern California is home to many national and international businesses and has developed extensive warehousing and distribution capabilities.

Our Southern California contract packaging facility is strategically located to serve the contract packaging service needs of businesses in Orange County, Los Angeles County and all of Southern California.

The Aaron Thomas Company offers a full-range of packaging services including shrink wrapping, overwrapping, blister sealing, bundle wrapping, display assembly, and warehouse club store (Sam’s, Costco, Smart n’ Final and BJ’s) packaging specialties.

The expansion of service centers in key economic and distribution hubs is one of the strategic priorities for Aaron Thomas Company top management and is essential to providing packaging solutions for national and international clients.

About Aaron Thomas Company, Inc.

Aaron Thomas Company provides outsourced contract packaging services and packaging solutions for national and international corporations. With facilities in Garden Grove, California, Memphis, Tennessee and Bolingbrook, Illinois, their three locations are strategically located to service all of North America for national product roll-outs. Since 1973, Aaron Thomas has improved the bottom lines of Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike.