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Flower City Printing, Inc. ▪ 1725 Mt. Read Boulevard ▪ Rochester, NY 14606 ▪ 585-663-9000 ▪ www.fcp.biz

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© Flower City Printing, Inc. 2010 All rights reserved.

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Corporate Overview

Incorporated in 1970 – 40 Years of Experience

Financially Strong, Privately-held

Retail and Packaging Experience

436,000 sq. ft. of Manufacturing and Kit-Packing Space

300 Dedicated Employees

24/7 Operation

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Recognition and Awards

2007/2008/2009 Best Workplace in the Americas Award Winner

89th on Graphic Arts Monthly 2009 Top 101 North American Printers

100th on Printing Impressions 2009 Top 400 list of leading printing

companies in North America

Printing Excellence Awards from various associations

NAPL Management Plus Hall of Fame Award 2004

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Capabilities Overview

Small, Medium, Large-Format Sheetfed Offset Printing

Narrow Web Flexo Printing

Prototyping Services Staffed by Packaging Engineers

Full Service Bindery and Finishing Department

Kit-Packing and Fulfillment

Web-based Inventory Management of Parts and Kits

Digital and Screen Print Services Provided

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Strategic Investments 13% of annual sales ($7 million)

Facility Expansion

150,000 sq. ft. kit-packing facility

Upgraded Security System

Equipment and Capabilities

73” 6-color UV offset press

13” 8-color UV flexo press

40” 2/6-color perfecting press

High Speed Forty Station Collator

Automated Poster Rolling

Automated Padding Machine

Automated Case Sealer and Labeler

New Technology

G7 Master Printer Certification

File Server Update

CiP4 JDF

Bar-coding/tracking inventory programs

Kodak Magnus Platesetter

On Site Ink Lab

Sustainability Initiatives

Ink Pumping Station

Chain-of-Custody Certification

Press Wash Recycling System

Digital Imposition Proofing System

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Key Points of Differentiation

Total Print Management

One-Stop Shop

Integrated Pressroom and Finishing Department

Full Service Kit-Packing Operation

Inventory Management Systems

Bar-coding

On-line ordering

Internet based ordering system of pieces and kits

Commitment to Continuous Improvement & Technological Innovation

Team-based Customer Support System

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Key Points of Differentiation

Environmental/Green Initiatives

Vegetable oil-based inks

ThINK Green ink recycling program to reuse excess ink

Alcohol eliminated from press solutions to reduce VOC’s

Over 200 tons of paper waste a month is baled and recycled

Solvent Recycler – off-press process that recovers 95% of press wash

solutions for reuse; eliminates solvent disposal and protects the

environment

Ink Pumping Station – process inks are stored in recyclable bladders inside

reusable 55 gallon drums and piped directly to each press; eliminates waste

from non-recyclable metal ink cans

Chain-of-Custody Certified to promote sustainable forestry

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Retail Sign Kits In-store signage

End panels

Counter Displays

Floor Displays

Danglers

Standees

POP/POS

Top sheets and litho labels

Product labels

Folding cartons

Collar tags

Hang tags

PS labels

Packaging Products

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Product Mix

Labels

37%

Folding Cartons

4%

Other

16%

POS/POP

43%

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Structural Design

Packaging engineers on staff for structural design,

white samples and prototypes

Design capabilities include POP/POS, counter top

displays, floor displays, folding cartons and

specialty packaging

CAD equipment

Artios Package Design software

Kongsberg XL22 Sample Cutting Table

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Digital prepress workflow with C-T-P technology

Dedicated FTP site for instant file transfer

Preflight process

Color correction experts on staff

G7 Master Printer Certification

Digital Asset Management

Customized, secure library of high resolution images

Prepress

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Proofing

Large-format Epson 9800 Inkjet Proofing System

Remote Proofing

Proofing equipment placed at customer site

Files sent from FCP print out at customer site

Time for approval process shortened, shipping charges saved

Reverse Calibration

Custom color profiles created

Color profiles used to calibrate our color to match a device at

customer’s location for color accuracy

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Pressroom

Nine sheetfed offset presses including a

73" press, a 40" 2/6-color perfecting

press, and a narrow-web 13" UV flexo

press

Up to 8 colors, in-line aqueous and UV

coatings

Substrates include: SBS, Styrene, Vinyl,

Foil, PETG, Static Cling, StopLight

Soy/Vegetable Oil-Based Inks & UV Inks

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Finishing Department

In-house Operation

Seven Die Cutters; up to 63"

High Die Cutting up to 14" x 14"

Large-Format Litho Mounting

Automated Kleen-Stick Application

In-line Shrink Wrapping & Collating

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Finishing Department

Automated Poster Rolling

Additional Finishing Equipment:

Programmable Cutters

Buckle Folders

Folder/Gluers

Glue binding for tear pads

Blister packs

Embossing

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Full Service Kit-Packing Operation

In-house operation

Dedicated 150,000 sq. ft. facility

Full-time, trained FCP staff

We Go the Extra Mile

Structural engineers will help ensure internal and external integrity of

shippers as well as contents

White sample prototypes made to ensure that all parts fit securely and

remain intact

Flip-Top Mailer Box – added strength and lower shipping costs

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Warehousing/Inventory Management

Climate Controlled Warehouse

On-line Inventory Management System

Bar-coding and Inventory Tracking

Drop Shipment Services Directly to Retailers

with Tracking and Reporting

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Paper Converting

In-house Paper Converting from Rolls to Sheets

Paper, Board and a Wide Variety of Other

Materials

Shortens Schedules & Turnaround Times

80# litho, 10 pt. SBS and others in stock

Allows for maximum flexibility and scheduling

control

Green Initiatives

All sheeting waste is piped directly to an

automated baling system for recycling

Chain-of-Custody Certified

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Quality Control

ISO 9002 Certified

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified Quality Manager

Pressroom Quality Control includes auto-tracking

spectrophotometers on press and sheet fan-out procedure in which

one sheet is pulled every 500 sheets, folded at a critical point,

fanned and compared to all others pulled throughout the run

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Quality Control

Kit-Packing – methodical inspection

process with line samples pulled

every 15 minutes and complete line-

by-line kit inspection

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Customer Support

Account Services Representatives trained in complex project management

Manage only one or two major customers

Most have prepress backgrounds

Daily color coded status reports

Daily Fed Ex/UPS tracing reports

FCP® scheduling system is a real-time, intranet based program that

provides 100% accurate reporting of production status from paper through

finishing

After hours support for last minute color corrections or file uploads

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Customer Support

FCP® Store Stats™ In-Store Marketing Support

FCP® tracks up to 10% of randomly chosen or specific stores at

no cost

Place call to store manager to:

Track arrival of kits

Verify completeness of kits

Report on installation restrictions

Substantiate overall satisfaction

Provide detailed report on findings

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Technology

Management Information Systems (MIS)

Our IT staff works directly with customers to develop custom or

semi-custom programs

On-line ordering of pieces or kits

Inventory Management

Store list database merged with custom packing info

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Technology

Digital Scheduling Boards

Real time data available via our intranet and our extranet

Provides instant scheduling flexibility

One call to know where every element in a promotion stands at any

point in time

Bar-coding

Incoming Materials/Delivery Receipts

Job Tracking and Finished Goods Inventory

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Panther Solutions, LLC, founded in 2004, is a joint venture between

Panther Graphics and Flower City Group. The alliance was formed in

order to assist our clients in meeting Diversity Spending Goals while

providing both parent companies national business opportunities that

may not be available as separate companies. Panther Solutions, LLC

is primarily a regional commercial printer specializing in high quality

offset printing, finishing, variable data digital printing and fulfillment.

Panther Solutions is a certified MBE and SBA company.

Panther Solutions, LLC

Tony Jackson, President


George Scharr, Vice-President


Certified Minority Business Enterprise

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We will make it

operate within budget.

We will

deliver on time.

easy to do business with us.

exceed all expectations.

We will

We will

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