Packaging Industry Disruptor Anthony Magaraci Wins Global Impact Award

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Packaging Industry Disruptor Anthony Magaraci Wins Global Impact Award

Magaraci’s alma mater, Rowan University, pays tribute to his groundbreaking impact on the packaging industry, dedication to philanthropy, and community involvement.

VOORHEES, NJ – June 5, 2023 – Anthony Magaraci, the founder and CEO of Trinity Packaging Supply (Trinity) and SupplyStream, is being awarded Rowan University’s first-ever Global Impact Award tonight during the university’s annual Alumni Awards Reception. This award recognizes an alumnus who excels in their chosen endeavors, civic involvement, and community impact.

“Anthony stood out as a titan in the packaging industry, founding both Trinity Packaging Supply and SupplyStream. Additionally, Anthony’s passion for supporting a variety of causes made it clear that giving back is something that Anthony truly values,” said Rowan University’s Alumni Board of Directors. “Anthony’s personal and professional accomplishments are driving forces behind him being our inaugural recipient.”

Anthony was one of the first eight graduates of Rowan University’s Entrepreneurship Program, where he received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Business Administration: Entrepreneurship. He currently serves on Rowan’s Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs. Anthony and his entrepreneurial success are featured in the textbook Entrepreneurship: The Practice and Mindset by Heidi Neck.

“It is surreal to be honored with this award. I never could have imagined this when I was sitting in the classroom, just trying to get by,” said Magaraci. “As an entrepreneur student, I felt like a fraud. I had no inventions, ideas for businesses, or money. Professor Kimble Byrd gave me the confidence that I could succeed as an entrepreneur. Rowan University’s Entrepreneurship Program faculty bridged academia with the real world, which left a lasting impact on me and gave me the foundation to create Trinity Packaging Supply and SupplyStream. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.”

Three years after graduating from Rowan, on the heels of a recession and with a baby on the way, Anthony founded Trinity Packaging Supply from his home office. Since then, he has grown Trinity into a $100 million company that has made the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America list seven times in a row, the Inc. Best Places to Work list four times, and ranked 89th on Fortune’s list of America’s Most Innovative Companies 2023. Anthony’s latest innovation, SupplyStream, is a first-of-its-kind e-commerce platform that is revolutionizing the wholesale industry.

Anthony is passionate about philanthropy. In 2022, he donated over $2 million to charitable causes, including the American Heart Association and the NAACP Youth Council. On a global scale, he helped form the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Manufacturing Coalition to Fight COVID-19, which worked with companies in India and China to ensure an available supply of PPE at a time when no one could procure any.

In addition to Trinity’s various accolades, Anthony holds many distinguished awards. He was named South Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year, one of the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce’s 40 Under 40 winners, and a finalist for the Orange County Business Journal’s Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award and Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 for the Pacific Southwest region.

The Alumni Awards Reception is being held tonight at 7 p.m. at the Welcome Center on Rowan University’s campus in Glassboro, New Jersey.  If you are interested in interviewing Anthony please email Jennifer Sherlock at jsherlock@jennacommunications.com.

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About Trinity Packaging Supply:

Trinity Packaging Supply (Trinity) is the first company to leverage proprietary software to connect hundreds of packaging supply manufacturers and wholesalers across North America, changing how businesses access and think about packaging supplies. Powered by proprietary, first-of-its-kind software, SupplyStream, Trinity aggregates supplier catalogs into one best-in-class e-commerce platform to offer packaging’s largest catalog of 80,000+ custom and stock packaging products with next-day delivery and low pricing.

To learn more about the future of the wholesale packaging industry, visit www.trinity.global

About Rowan University’s School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SIE):

The School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SIE) encourages students to rapidly adapt, thrive, and understand how global, economic, social, political, and environmental events and problems will impact emerging enterprises. The education that our students receive extends well beyond the classroom. The program is experiential by design and includes both challenge-based and project-based learning opportunities, allowing students to work with clients such as BDO Seidman, Microsoft, and the Federal Aviation Administration to gain real-world experience while in the classroom. Each entrepreneurship core class challenges students to engage in the greater entrepreneurial community, whether it be through interviewing entrepreneurs, pitching their ideas to the community, networking at industry events, or developing other professional skills.