Las Vegas – October 06, 2026 -- Georgia-Pacific Foodservice Solutions is exhibiting its Anchor Packaging brand at the 2026 NACS Show, running October 7-9 in Las Vegas, as convenience retailers push deeper into foodservice to capture profitability gains. Foodservice is now offered in more than 90% of U.S. convenience stores, according to the company, making packaging performance a direct lever for repeat customer visits.
Anchor Packaging brings 65 years of restaurant and grocery experience to convenience retail
At Booth C55059 in the Central Hall, Anchor Packaging is positioning its foodservice expertise -- built over nearly 65 years serving restaurant and grocery operators -- as a growth partner for convenience stores expanding prepared-food programs. Ryan Elwart, senior vice president of Sales and Innovation at Georgia-Pacific Foodservice Solutions, said packaging now functions as a tool for protecting food quality and supporting store operations, not merely as a container.
Crisp Food Technologies containers get live demonstrations at the booth
Visitors can sample food prepared using Anchor's Crisp Food Technologies® containers, engineered to maintain the texture and temperature of hot, fried items both in-case and on the go. Kurt Richars, director of Marketing at Anchor Packaging, linked higher perceived food quality directly to repeat purchase rates among convenience store customers.
Invertibles single-piece container wins 2026 industry innovation award
Anchor is also featuring its InvertiblesTM container line, named Best New Product for Foodservice Packaging for 2026 by Convenience Store News. The single-piece design uses one component as both base and lid, cutting storage requirements by up to 50% and eliminating base-and-lid mismatches. Made from clear, recycle-ready polypropylene, Invertibles is microwave-safe and suited for both hot and cold grab-and-go formats. The product is on display at the booth and in the show's Cool New Products Expo.
Anchor's broader portfolio, manufactured in the United States, also includes Safe Pinch® tamper-evident packaging and cling film solutions aimed at restaurants, grocery retailers and convenience stores adapting to rising consumer demand for takeaway meal quality.