[video] The Business of Beautiful: ABA @ Luxe Pack LA

Mar 5th, 2018

Jeb Gleason-Allured

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During our visit to Luxe Pack LA/MakeUp in LA in Santa Monica, we visited Mike Warford, director of dales, ABA Packaging Corp., who showed us their latest packaging offerings. Watch the video for the full story.

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