With leaders from all levels of the former Tupperware facility, Advantage Manufacturing was started with former plant managers, controllers, safety managers, accountants, production supervisors, quality controllers, and production operators. While waiting to receive federal and state finicinaing, the local mayor of Friendship offered the use of their old school gym. Advantage Manufacturing was started in a 1930’s style gymnasium, converted into a production facility with employee investors and close friends that had the faith in the new business.

With Tupperware retirement funds rolled into the new company, Advantage Manufacturing issued their own stock.