Valpak receives national media exposure during presidential candidate Mitt Romney's visit to VMC
On Saturday, January 28, presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney visited the Valpak Manufacturing Center in St. Petersburg, FL.
CNN covered the event live, broadcasting from the VMC. The event was also attended by a variety of national and local news media and about 130 Valpak employees and guests. Romney and members of the press took a tour of the VMC and then convened in the community room where the candidate gave his remarks.
Following the event, video footage and photos of the candidate, Valpak executives and the VMC appeared in many other news outlets, including ABC, Good Morning America, newspapers and local television stations across the country.
Rick Baker, Mayor of St. Petersburg, recommended the VMC to Romney as a must-see destination in St. Petersburg.
Although Romney's visit was not an endorsement of the candidate by our company, we were extremely pleased to host this event to show off our new flagship facility on a national platform and to give our employees a unique opportunity to participate in our country's democratic process.