FORT WAYNE — Fort Wayne paper straw manufacturer Aardvark Straws has been acquired by Hoffmaster Group Inc. Hoffmaster sent WANE-TV a press release on Monday announcing the acquisition.

Hoffmaster Group Inc. is a Wisconsin based company that creates “disposable tabletop products.” In their press release, they say they have acquired all operating rights and manufacturing assets of Aardvark, including a manufacturing plant in Fort Wayne. It is unclear if Hoffmaster plans to continue production at the Fort Wayne location.

Aardvark Straws was created in 2007 by Precision Products Group (PPG). PPG will continue to operate a plant in Fort Wayne unrelated to straw production.

In a statement Andy Romjue, president of Hoffmaster’s Foodservice Division said “In the coming months, we will aggressively ramp up Aardvark’s manufacturing capacity to meet the rapidly accelerating demand for paper straws while conducting a full review of the business needs to optimally fold it into the current Hoffmaster infrastructure. We are committed to being a reliable supply source for paper drinking straws in the foodservice market.”

Source: WANE