M&M Industries, a thriving family-run business, is reshaping its customers’ futures one creative design at a time
M&M Industries (M&M) was started in 1986 by the late Glenn Morris Sr., an inventor and entrepreneur who held over 30 patents in closures and packaging. Today, his son, Glenn Morris, who is the CEO of M&M, has over 25 patents for custom designs and packaging. Driving revolutionary results in innovation remains at M&M’s core.
Glenn joins us to elaborate on the company’s evolution and how it is embracing design and sustainable practices to meet modern demands. Starting with M&M’s
history, Glenn begins: “My father has always been an entrepreneur, and he and my mother ran another business prior to M&M, where they made child-resistant prescription vials. He eventually sold that business, and just as I was graduating from college, he asked me if I wanted to start a new company with him. Although it was an unexpected change of direction, I decided to take the leap, as I knew I would learn more from working with him than from any other path. Subsequently, my father was approached to provide a child-resistant packaging solution for pool chemicals. Our first shipment of this product was in 1989, and this type of packaging still accounts for a significant portion of our sales today. We expanded our creativity into new markets and introduced additional packaging, as well as designing custom solutions.
“Today, we manufacture and package a range of products across the pharmaceutical, chemicals, household, consumer, and food industries,” he adds. “For customers looking for a custom solution, we’ve established a dedicated manufacturing area, and we offer design assistance. While we manufacture pails and design packaging for some of the largest companies in the world, we are especially passionate about supporting small to medium-sized businesses with custom manufacturing solutions. We thrive working with large companies, but we are intensely devoted to providing smaller businesses with the same flexibility and agility as our larger clients.”
M&M’s custom pail and packaging design service offers a range of benefits, including enhancing brand value, meeting specific functional requirements, and ensuring sustainability and regulatory compliance. Its custom designs also allow businesses to quickly adapt to emerging market trends and evolving consumer preferences while enabling an increased level of innovative and creative freedom. As M&M works across diverse industries, some sectors have specific requirements in terms of durability, chemical resistance, or food safety. A custom solution allows the client to work closely with M&M to create a pail that is fit for purpose.
Aside from custom solutions, M&M’s extensive product portfolio includes traditional pails, Lite Latch, Super Kube, and Snap Lite pails, as well as several fittings and covers. Designed for maximum quality, value, and dependability, traditional pails are available in multiple sizes, a range of colors, and can be used for offset or heat transfer printing. The Lite Latch range offers an easy-to-open and lightweight solution that uses less plastic and FDA-grade raw materials. Now available in four generations, the Super Kube range is a modular, lightweight pail designed to maximize retail shelf space and reduce shipping costs.
As the world seeks to reduce its carbon footprint, many companies are exploring sustainable packaging options. M&M offers an innovative range of eco-conscious solutions, including post-consumer resin (PCR). “We are very proud to be one of the first packaging companies to use a co-injection process that utilizes PCR,” Glenn shares. “Additionally, we are constantly investing in our research and development capabilities to innovate new products and tweak designs to enhance a product’s sustainability credentials.”
Indeed, M&M’s ReGenesis range reduces environmental impact without compromising quality. This durable solution is available in any size or pail style and can also be made using post-industrial resin or PCR. “However, there must be strong customer demand for sustainable solutions, as they do cost more than traditional options,” Glenn explains. “PCR is more expensive to buy than regular virgin resin due to the breaking down process. As some customers address costs, PCR does not offer savings, but we do have some customers opting for our sustainable products despite the price difference.”
It is clear to see M&M has a commitment to sustainability in its processes, especially when it comes to the ReGenesis product range. With these principles at the forefront of its operations, the company will continue to innovate and grow, providing forward-thinking packaging solutions that meet complex and ever-changing requirements.
As our conversation comes to a close, Glenn shares his thoughts on how the company will continue to flourish in 2026 and beyond. “Currently, we are bringing in more automation to enhance our manufacturing process, not to replace our people but rather to empower them,” he says. “Manufacturing is an art that needs to be reinvigorated in the US, and we strive to do this through a combination of automation and personal development.
“In terms of the future, we plan for organic growth of approximately eight-to-12 percent every year. We will also leverage acquisition opportunities along the way if they align with our business and add value to our operations,” Glenn concludes. “There is always room for advancement in terms of both the products we sell and the services we offer, but we’re conscious to retain our approach to innovation and customer service as our operations expand.”