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Boveda Inc., formerly known as Humidipak Inc., is a manufacturing company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States. It specializes in humidity control for a multitude of industries and applications. It was founded on July 1, 1997.[1]

The company's technologies are used by cigar companies for shipping and distributing cigars, cigar connoisseurs for storing and aging fine cigars, art museums and collectors for conserving fine art, food manufacturers for extending shelf-life and improving the flavor delivered to consumers, musical instrument manufacturers and musicians for maintaining instruments over a lifetime, to extend the shelf life of cannabis, and by users for many other applications.[2][3][4][5]

History

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The official logo of Humidipak Inc. from 1997 until it was re-branded as Boveda Inc. in 2012.

The technology behind Humidipak was co-engineered by formulations chemist Albert Saari and by Robert Esse, a packaging expert, in 1996.[6] Saari and Esse both came from General Mills Corporation. The company was then founded on July 1, 1997. The company owns patents related to two-way humidity control for packaging, including multi-purpose Humidipaks that manage moisture, absorb oxygen and control mold.[7][8]

In 2008, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars started to manufacture a custom-printed Humidipak humidity control packet in order to make the cigars properly humidified.[9] Between 2010 and 2014, Ashton Distributors Inc., was the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Humidipak and Boveda brands for the premium cigar market.[10] Boveda now self-distributes.

Humidipak Inc. was re-branded as Boveda Inc. in the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) 2012 convention.[8][11]

Marketing and distribution

Numerous companies use the Boveda technology in their product packaging to maintain relative humidity throughout the supply chain. As of 2015, Boveda self-distributes their products for the cigar market in the United States.[10] Internationally, Boveda has numerous distributors in Canada, South America, Southeast Asia & East Asia, Europe and South Africa. D'Addario distributes Boveda's line of Humidipak humidity control products for the music industry.

Market applications

The initial market application for Humidipak was engineered for cigars. As of 2014, Boveda is carried in over 2,500 stores globally.[12]

Because 2-way humidity control is engineered to maintain a very specific, predetermined level of relative humidity (+/- 2% RH), the technology is being used to solve moisture-related packaging problems for many different industries and applications.[13]

Some of these new applications are herbal medicine and medical cannabis,[14][15] wooden instruments, pet food, and electronics.

Boveda products are available in many relative humidity (RH) levels ranging from 32% to 83% RH.

Awards

Year Organization Awards Category Nominated Results Source
2022 Business Journal Best Places to Work 2022 Medium company [16]
2022 O'Cannabiz O'Cannabiz Industry Awards Gala 2022 Cannabis Industry Brand of the Year Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control Шаблон:Won [17]
2022 Grow Up Best Packaging Equipment Best Packaging Equipment Boveda Won [18]
2021 Business Journal Best Places to Work 2021 Medium company 1st [19]
2021 MG Magazine America's Top Cannabis Employers Top Cannabis Employers Boveda Won [20]
2020 Business Journal Best Places to Work 2020 Small company 16th [21]
2020 Cigar Journal Magazine Cigar Journal Awards Best Cigar Accessory Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control Шаблон:Won [22]
2019 Business Journal Best Places to Work 2019 Small company [23]
2019 O'Cannabiz O'Cannabiz Industry Awards Gala 2019 People's Choice - Best Cannabis Accessory Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control Шаблон:Won [24]
2019 MG Magazine Top 50 Cannabis Employers of 2019 [25]
2018 MG Magazine Best Companies to Work for in Cannabis [26]
2018 GreenState GreenState Cannabis Awards 2018 Excellence in Products - Accessories Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control Шаблон:Won [27]
2017 Cigar Journal Magazine Cigar Journal Awards Best Cigar Accessory Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control Шаблон:Won [28]
2015 Cigar Journal Magazine Cigar Journal Awards Best Cigar Accessory Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control Шаблон:Won [29]
2012 Cigar Journal Magazine Cigar Journal Awards Best Cigar Accessory Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control Шаблон:Won [30]


References

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