Crown Packaging

What Crown Packaging does

Crown Packaging is an integrated manufacturer and marketer of corrugated cartons and sheets, printed paper wraps, and wallboard tape, operating from a state-of-the-art converting facility in Richmond, British Columbia. The company distributes through sales offices and distribution centres in Kelowna, Calgary, and Edmonton, serving over 900 customers across Western Canada in verticals including bakery, berries, beverage, dairy and cheese, field crop, fish and seafood, floral and nursery, food service, hot house, meat and poultry, mushrooms, pizza, tree fruit, and industrial products. Its go-to-market is relationship-led direct sales, with custom graphic and structural packaging design tailored to each customer's marketing, operational, and distribution requirements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

The company operates as a division of Crown Paper Group, which also includes Port Townsend Paper Company, Boxmaster, Viking Way Plant, and Industrial Products divisions, giving Crown Packaging access to an integrated containerboard supply chain in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. Production is supported by FSC Chain of Custody certification (held since 2010), a SAI Global Good Manufacturing Practices Superior Rating of 98.56% (September 2023), and GPS-equipped delivery trucks for route optimization. The company recycles approximately 700 tonnes of old corrugated containers (OCC) per month, indicating a closed-loop fibre input into its Richmond operations. Crown Packaging also acts as the Canadian distributor for Easy Fold Fixtures products from Precision Tool & Die, Inc., extending its offering into carton assembly fixtures. Leadership is Rob Kreizenbeck (CEO) and Colin Fernie (President); the company is privately held with no public ownership disclosure.

Name

Crown Packaging

Legal name

Crown Corrugated Company

Website

https://crownpackaging.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Crown Packaging is a Western Canadian corrugated packaging manufacturer producing cartons, sheets, printed paper wraps, and wallboard tape from its Richmond, BC facility for 900+ food, agricultural, and industrial customers across BC, Alberta, and the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Papers & Allied Products (2600)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins) (IMAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protective Paper Packaging (Honeycomb, Paper Cushioning, Paper Wrap) (IMALACAH), Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH), Folding Cartons & Paperboard Packaging Converting (IMAMAHAB)

Keywords

• Corrugated packaging manufacturing
• Corrugated cartons
• Printed paper wraps
• Wallboard tape
• Industrial packaging products

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corrugated Packaging Products: Manufacturing and sale of corrugated cartons, sheets, printed paper wraps, and wallboard tape to commercial and industrial customers across Western Canada

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Crown Packaging is an integrated manufacturer and marketer of corrugated cartons and sheets, printed paper wraps, and wallboard tape, supported by industrial products. It designs and produces custom corrugated packaging solutions for food, agricultural, and industrial customers across Western Canada.

Product overview

Crown Packaging is an integrated manufacturer and marketer of corrugated packaging products. The company's core product portfolio consists of corrugated cartons and sheets, printed paper wraps, and wallboard tape, supported by industrial products. These products are offered through multiple industry-specific sub-categories including Bakery, Berries, Beverage, Dairy and Cheese, Field Crop, Fish and Seafood, Floral and Nursery, Food Service, Hot House, Meat and Poultry, Mushrooms, Pizza, Singleface, and Tree Fruit packaging. The company operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Richmond, BC with sales offices and distribution centers in Kelowna, Calgary, and Edmonton, serving over 900 customers throughout Western Canada. As a Canadian distributor for Easy Fold Fixtures, the company also offers custom carton assembly solutions. Crown Packaging is a division of Crown Paper Group, which includes Port Townsend Paper Company, Boxmaster, Viking Way Plant, and Industrial Products divisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corrugated Cartons and Sheets Corrugated cartons and sheets manufactured at Crown Packaging's Richmond, BC facility, serving over 900 customers throughout Western Canada across food, agriculture, and industrial sectors.
• Printed Paper Wraps Printed paper wraps providing graphic and structural design characteristics for the marketing, operational, and distribution needs of customers.
• Wallboard Tape Wallboard tape product manufactured as part of Crown Packaging's integrated manufacturing and marketing of corrugated products.
• Industrial Products Industrial packaging products offered alongside corrugated packaging solutions for industrial customers.
• Singleface Singleface corrugated packaging products for various industry applications.
• Easy Fold Fixtures Custom-made fixtures distributed by Crown Packaging as Canadian distributor for Easy Fold Fixtures (a division of Precision Tool & Die, Inc.), enabling cost-effective assembly of die-cut or non-glued cartons using one operator and minimal floor space.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.56% Superior Rating on SAI Global Good Manufacturing Practices audit in 2023

Named customers2 records

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Easy Fold Fixtures (Precision Tool & Die, Inc.)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 26 July 2013Crown Packaging became a Canadian distributor for Easy Fold Fixtures, a division of Precision Tool & Die, Inc. Custom made models allow cost-effective assembly of die-cut or non-glued cartons using one operator and minimal floor space.
• United Way of the Lower MainlandminorOthersCrown Packaging has a long-standing support of the United Way of the Lower Mainland. Employees demonstrate personal support of the community through this partnership.
• BC Children's Hospital FoundationminorOthersCrown Packaging is a proud supporter of the BC Children's Hospital Foundation and its Campaign for BC Children, which supports construction of a new Children's Hospital to serve BC and Yukon families.
• Canuck Place Children's HospiceminorOthersCrown Packaging has been a significant supporter of the 'Extending Our Reach' campaign for Canuck Place Children's Hospice in Abbotsford. A Counselling Office in the new facility has been dedicated in Crown's honor.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cascades Inc. Canadian-headquartered manufacturer of corrugated packaging, containerboard, and tissue products. Directly comparable as a North American corrugated converter that divested its Richmond, BC plant to Crown Paper Group in January 2026, indicating head-to-head competition in Western Canada.
• Kruger Packaging: Canadian manufacturer of containerboard and corrugated products serving Canadian and U.S. markets. Closely comparable as a Canadian-headquartered integrated competitor with overlapping Western Canada converting footprint.
• Atlantic Packaging: U.S. corrugated packaging manufacturer with regional converting operations and a focus on sustainable, recycled-content solutions. Comparable in scale, vertical diversification strategy, and FSC-style sustainability positioning to Crown Packaging.

Broad incumbents

• Smurfit Westrock: Largest North American integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producer following the 2024 merger of WestRock and Smurfit Kappa. Competes with Crown Packaging for large national and regional accounts through integrated mill-to-converter economics.
• Packaging Corporation of America (PCA): U.S. integrated producer of containerboard and corrugated products with significant converting capacity. Competes with Crown on containerboard supply dynamics and serves many of the same large food/beverage/industrial customers in North America.
• Graphic Packaging: Major paperboard packaging producer with a heavy focus on folding cartons and food-service packaging. Overlaps with Crown's printed paper wraps and food/beverage converting business, especially with national brand-owner customers.
• Sonoco Products Company: Diversified global packaging producer with significant paperboard, corrugated, and industrial packaging operations. Overlaps with Crown on paper-based converting and serves similar food, beverage, and industrial end markets.
• Mondi Group: Global integrated paper and packaging group with corrugated and kraft paper operations. Competes for the same large brand-owner accounts and competes for containerboard/fiber input supply in North America.

Emerging players

• Pactiv Evergreen: Producer of food and beverage packaging including paper-based formats. Overlaps with Crown in food-service, beverage, and agricultural end markets where paper-based substitution of plastic is accelerating.
• Stora Enso: European-headquartered renewable materials company with significant market pulp and packaging board operations. Comparable on the fiber-input side and on supplying renewable packaging substrates to North American converters and brand owners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/crownpackaging

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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