MOD-PAC Corp

What MOD-PAC Corp does

MOD-PAC Corp is a privately held, vertically integrated paperboard packaging manufacturer headquartered in Buffalo, New York, operating from a 500,000-square-foot facility with a workforce of approximately 300-350 employees. Founded in 1881 as Cooper Paper Box, the company has operated continuously for over 140 years and serves consumer product manufacturers across eight industry verticals: automotive/industrial, bakery, confectionery, food and food service, health and beauty, medical, pharmaceutical, and private label. Its core product set comprises custom folding cartons manufactured to client specifications (5,000-unit minimum, quote-based pricing) and stock paperboard packaging sold either through inside sales or via the ShopModPac.com e-commerce storefront (50-unit minimum). Supporting revenue streams include hot stamping/imprinting services and an extensive line of packaging accessories (plastic trays, candy pads, layer boards, ribbon, bags, wrappers).

Production is fully in-house, spanning sheeting, structural CAD design, pre-press, offset printing on Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 presses (up to 21,000 sheets/hour), laser die cutting, automated gluing with in-line barcode and glue inspection, robotic palletizing via OSCAR units (60 pallets/hour), autonomous mobile robots for material transport, and CARTONPACK 4 packing (200,000 cartons/hour). The company has invested more than $50 million in machine technology and building upgrades in recent years, with $30 million+ deployed between 2017 and 2021 alone. Sustainability and quality credentials include ISO 9001:2015, SQF food safety, G7 Master Printer qualification, FSC and SFI chain-of-custody certifications, and GMP, HACCP, and NIST 800-171 compliance.

MOD-PAC's go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales (dedicated custom sales managers handling accounts such as Hershey, Tom's of Maine/Colgate-Palmolive, and Mentholatum) with a long-tenured inside sales team for stock packaging and a self-serve e-commerce channel. The company does not disclose revenue, has no parent, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed institutional investors; leadership under CEO Dan Keane appears to reflect founder-family ownership. Notable differentiators include low minimum order quantities (50 units stock, 5,000 custom), flexible SKU mixing on a single order at structure-family pricing, Make-to-Availability inventory management, and an unusually long tenure among sales staff (many 20+ years).

Name

MOD-PAC Corp

Legal name

MOD-PAC Corp.

Website

https://modpac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MOD-PAC Corp is a privately held, vertically integrated paperboard packaging manufacturer founded in 1881, producing custom folding cartons and stock packaging for consumer product manufacturers across eight regulated and CPG verticals from a single 500,000 sq ft Buffalo, NY facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paperboard Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing (322212), Paperboard Container Manufacturing (32221)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Folding Cartons (Folding Boxboard, SBS/SUS) (IMALACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Folding Cartons & Paperboard Packaging Converting (IMAMAHAB), Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH)

Keywords

• Paperboard folding cartons
• Custom packaging manufacturing
• Stock packaging boxes
• Offset printing packaging
• Pharmaceutical packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Folding Cartons: Bespoke paperboard folding cartons manufactured to customer specifications. Pricing is quote-based, typically for runs of 5,000+ units. Revenue is generated on a per-order basis with no recurring subscription element.
2. Stock Packaging: Standard paperboard stock boxes with low minimums (as low as 50 units). Customers can order via the ShopModPac e-commerce portal or through sales representatives. Also includes accessories such as plastic trays, candy pads, layer boards, stretch loops, ribbon, bags, and wrappers. Hot stamping and imprinting of logos available for personalization.
3. Hot Stamping and Imprinting Services: Custom logo and graphic hot stamping applied to stock boxes, allowing branding of smaller quantities without full custom print runs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MOD-PAC Corp manufactures custom paperboard folding cartons (5,000-unit minimums) and stock paperboard boxes (50-unit minimums) at its vertically integrated Buffalo, NY facility, serving consumer product manufacturers across eight verticals including confectionery, food, pharmaceutical, medical, health & beauty, automotive, bakery, and private label. The company also offers hot stamping/imprinting services, packaging accessories (plastic trays, candy pads, layer boards, ribbon, bags, wrappers), and Make-to-Availability (MTA) inventory management.

Product overview

MOD-PAC Corp is a premium paperboard packaging manufacturer offering two core product lines: Custom Folding Cartons and Stock Packaging. Custom Folding Cartons are bespoke paperboard containers manufactured to client specifications with full in-house capabilities including sheeting, structural design, printing (Heidelberg presses), die cutting, finishing, and decorative effects. Stock Packaging provides pre-made paperboard boxes with low minimum quantities (as low as 50 units), customizable via hot stamping. The company serves diverse industries (Automotive/Industrial, Bakery, Confectionary, Food & Food Service, Health & Beauty, Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Private Label) with tailored packaging solutions. The product portfolio is unified under the company's 'Expect the Expected' quality mantra, delivering consistent, reliable packaging manufactured in-house at their Buffalo, NY facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Folding Cartons Custom paperboard folding cartons manufactured to client specifications with full in-house capabilities including sheeting, structural design, graphic design, tooling, Heidelberg press printing, die cutting, finishing, and decorative effects. Minimum 5,000 units; quote-based pricing. For consumer product manufacturers in food, medical, and personal care industries.
• Stock Packaging Paperboard stock boxes with low minimum order quantities starting at 50 units, including an extensive line of accessories such as plastic trays, candy pads, layer boards, stretch loops, ribbon, bags, and wrappers. Offers hot stamping and imprinting for branding. Served through ShopModPac.com e-commerce storefront and stock sales team.
• Hot Stamping and Imprinting Services Custom logo and graphic hot stamping applied to stock paperboard boxes, allowing branding of smaller quantities without requiring full custom print runs. Enables personalization for SMB and artisan customers.
• Folding Carton Styles Variety of customizable folding carton structures including straight line seal end cartons, 1-2-3 bottom cartons, 4 & 6 corner trays, auto bottom cartons, inner cell cartons, and die-cut blanks. Available as style options within the custom folding carton product line.
• Automotive/Industrial Packaging Solutions Custom industrial folding cartons designed for automotive parts and liquids, featuring heavier gauge boards and expertly engineered constructions. Short runs and quick turnarounds reduce high inventories for industrial manufacturers.
• Bakery Packaging Solutions Custom and stock bakery packaging for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and pastries featuring grease-resistant and poly-coated boards, poly windows for product display, and stock box options specifically designed for bakery operations.
• Confectionery Packaging Solutions Custom candy and chocolate packaging featuring special ink formulations and low-odor inks to minimize odor migration into confectionery products, plus stock boxes specifically designed for candy and chocolate retailers. Serves major enterprise confectioners (Hershey) through artisan makers.
• Food & Food Service Packaging Solutions Custom food packaging for products including baby food, breakfast cereal, frozen food, and more, featuring freezer-grade board and coatings, paperboard food sleeves, packers, and point-of-purchase displays. Maintains product freshness and protection across temperature ranges.
• Health & Beauty Packaging Solutions Personal care and cosmetic packaging for lotions, toothpaste, creams, personal hygiene products, and feminine hygiene products, featuring creative structural design, vibrant printing, specialty coatings, foil substrates, embossing, and foil stamping for shelf differentiation.
• Medical & Healthcare Packaging Solutions Medical device and healthcare packaging produced in an ISO-certified, extremely clean facility with strict ISO standards and barcode-driven production process ensuring copy accuracy and quality assurance for regulated medical applications.
• Pharmaceutical Packaging Solutions Custom pharmaceutical packaging produced in ISO-certified, GMP-compliant facility with tightly regulated, extremely clean environment, featuring barcoding systems to ensure copy accuracy and product management for frequent formula or labeling changes.
• Private Label Packaging Solutions Scalable custom folding carton solutions for private label brands featuring in-house design team, structural design capabilities, full samples, and substrates/carton style identification for store brand products that need to differentiate from national brands while scaling with growth.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced 12-month rolling average of VOC emissions by 69% since 2017
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nardin AcademyminorOthersMOD-PAC partnered with Nardin Academy to redevelop and donate unused land on its 10-acre campus for two multi-use athletic facilities: the $7 million Kevin T. Keane Sports Park and The Nardin Academy Athletic Center. The sports park includes two multi-use turf fields, a turf softball diamond, and lighting; the athletic center has a multi-use indoor turf field and seven international squash courts. 30% of usage is donated to the community. This is a community giving-back initiative rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Graphic Packaging Holding Company: Large publicly traded folding carton and paperboard packaging manufacturer serving food, beverage, and consumer goods customers. Closest scaled competitor to MOD-PAC's custom and stock folding carton lines, with overlapping end-markets in confectionery, food, and beverage.
• Pactiv Evergreen: North American paper-based and foodservice packaging manufacturer. Overlaps with MOD-PAC in foodservice and food-grade packaging categories, though Pactiv is broader in scope.
• Smurfit Kappa Group: European-listed global paper-based packaging leader with growing North American folding carton footprint. Comparable sustainability certifications (FSC, SFI) and significant folding carton capacity serving CPG end-markets overlapping with MOD-PAC.
• Sonoco Products Company: Global packaging conglomerate with folding cartons, rigid paper containers, and healthcare packaging. Overlaps with MOD-PAC's pharma, medical, and consumer goods packaging offerings across similar certifications and end-markets.
• WestRock Company: Major global paper and packaging company with a significant folding cartons division serving consumer goods, food, and healthcare. Comparable vertically integrated converter with national footprint and broader product portfolio than MOD-PAC.

Direct peers

• Diamond Packaging: US-based folding carton and paperboard packaging converter specializing in cosmetics, personal care, and confectionery end-markets. Closest comparable mid-market competitor with overlapping customer verticals and similar offset printing capabilities.
• AGI-Shorewood (part of AGI Media & Entertainment): US folding carton converter with strong consumer goods and entertainment packaging focus. Overlaps with MOD-PAC in custom printed cartons serving CPG and confectionery customers.
• Cascades Inc. Quebec-based sustainable packaging manufacturer producing folding cartons, specialty packaging, and tissue products for food and consumer goods. Direct competitor in the North American folding carton and sustainable packaging category.
• Nosco, Inc. US folding carton and printed packaging supplier focused on pharmaceutical, personal care, and consumer goods. Comparable certifications stack (ISO, G7) and similar SMB-to-enterprise customer mix to MOD-PAC.

Others

• Berlin Packaging: Hybrid packaging supplier (containers plus value-added services) serving food, beverage, personal care, and household customers. Adjacent to MOD-PAC's customer base as a competing channel for folding carton and rigid packaging sourcing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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