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Innovative, responsive, and dedicated supplier

Maverick Enterprises is the premier closure producer servicing the wine, distilled spirits, and specialty food & beverage industries. We are the only U.S.-based, integrated manufacturer of customized capsules. Over 80% of Northern California wineries rely on us to provide the highest quality, service, and innovation.

Company Background
Maverick Enterprises was founded in 1992 to provide wineries with closures manufactured with materials other than lead. Lead was effectively banned from the wine industry in 1992 by the passage of Proposition 65 (State of California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986).  As a result of our product and market focus and our position as the only U.S.-based fully integrated manufacturer of secondary closures for the wine industry, Maverick is the leading supplier of wine capsules in North America. Maverick Enterprises is a privately owned company with offices and manufacturing facilities in Ukiah, CA. The company was acquired by The Riverside Company in 2004.

Management
Our management team of industry experts represent 100+ years of combined management experience in the industry, producing premium quality products. In addition, Maverick employs over 100 employees and 35% of them have been with the company for over 5 years.

Charles Sawyer | CEO
Steve Otterbeck | CFO
Jon Henderson | VP of Sales
Win Scholze | VP of Operations   
csawyer@maverickcaps.com
sotterbeck@maverickcaps.com
jhenderson@maverickcaps.com
wscholze@maverickcaps.com

Facilities
Maverick has developed a highly refined process for manufacturing premium quality closure products to meet a wide variety of custom requirements for our customers.

Our operations incorporate specialized packaging equipment and depend on manufacturing expertise and artistic design developed over the years since we were founded in 1992. Our manufacturing operations are located in our 36,000 square foot facility in Ukiah, CA which includes a number of specialized packaging machines for printing, slitting, and forming.

Maverick is dedicated to being a responsible manufacturer and has invested in recycling programs for our aluminum, PVC, and cardboard scrap material.

January, 2007
Maverick receives the Business of the Year Award (Ukiah Daily Journal)

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