Gulf Packaging

What Gulf Packaging does

Gulf Packaging is a privately held, for-profit packaging manufacturer founded in 1990 and headquartered in Bay Minette, Alabama, United States. Per firmographic data, the company manufactures and supplies corrugated shipping boxes and employs approximately 101–250 people. Its core business sits in the secondary/protective packaging segment, serving customers that require corrugated shipping and containerization products.

The bulk of the enriched source material in the provided data is attributed to SupplyOne, a national packaging manufacturer and distributor operating under a combined manufacturer-and-distributor model. That material describes a broad portfolio spanning primary packaging (shrink films, bags, pouches, lidding and forming films), secondary packaging (corrugated boxes and displays), packaging supplies, equipment and services, digital printing, and expert-driven programs such as Packaging Management, Managed Services Partnership, Vendor Managed Inventory, Food Packaging Solutions, and Supply Chain Optimization. The provenance data indicates this SupplyOne content may be associated with Gulf Packaging through a corporate relationship, but the sources explicitly state that no Gulf Packaging–specific revenue, ownership, history, or management information was located.

On business model, the sourced material describes a direct enterprise field-sales motion with expert consultation and customized packaging programs, guaranteed written cost savings, and vendor-managed inventory — monetized through product sales, packaging equipment/services, and managed program engagements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Given the explicit gaps flagged in the input, Gulf Packaging's standalone financials, customer roster, and ownership structure cannot be verified from the provided data.

Name

Gulf Packaging

Website

https://gulfpkg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gulf Packaging is a privately held U.S. packaging manufacturer, founded in 1990 in Bay Minette, Alabama, that produces and supplies corrugated shipping boxes to manufacturing and industrial customers requiring containerization and protective packaging solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Packaging

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Corrugated Packaging (Boxes, Sheets, Pads) (IMALACAA), Custom Engineered Transit Packaging & Packaging Design Services (IMALAFAM)

Keywords

• Corrugated shipping boxes
• Corrugated packaging
• Industrial packaging manufacturer
• Shipping box supplier
• Protective packaging products

Headquarters

HQ city

Bay Minette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gulf Packaging manufactures and supplies corrugated shipping boxes, serving manufacturers and building products companies with custom corrugated and value-added packaging solutions. As part of the SupplyOne packaging platform, the company operates as both a packaging manufacturer and distributor under one roof, offering national coverage with localized service, packaging automation equipment, digital printing, and end-of-line packaging solutions for bagged products, panels, roofing, flooring, and construction materials.

Product overview

SupplyOne is a packaging company that functions as both a manufacturer and distributor, offering a unified platform of packaging solutions with guaranteed savings. The portfolio consists of primary packaging products (shrink films, bags, pouches, and custom films), secondary packaging (corrugated boxes and displays), packaging supplies, equipment and services, shipping products, facility supplies, and digital printing. These products are complemented by expert-driven programs including Packaging Management, Managed Services Partnership, Multi-Location Business Support, Food Packaging Solutions, Supply Chain Optimization, and Sustainability Assessment. The company provides end-to-end capabilities spanning design, manufacturing, distribution, equipment services, and kitting & fulfillment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corrugated Shipping Boxes Custom corrugated cardboard boxes designed for shipping and protecting industrial products, manufactured and supplied to manufacturers and building products companies.
• Packaging Equipment & Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Guaranteed savings on packaging costs

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Compass Packaging SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026SupplyOne acquired Compass Packaging Solutions to continue New England expansion. This is SupplyOne's 48th acquisition since its founding in 1998, demonstrating a strategy of growth through targeted acquisitions to expand geographic footprint and capabilities.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• KapStone Paper and Packaging (Pactiv Evergreen predecessor interests): Pactiv Evergreen is a major food and beverage packaging producer that overlaps with Gulf Packaging/SupplyOne specifically in food-packaging applications (meat, poultry, seafood). Its narrower food focus and recent strategic shifts make it a partial, food-vertical-comparable peer rather than a direct general-industrial competitor.

Direct peers

• Graphic Packaging Holding Company: Graphic Packaging is a leading fiber-based consumer packaging producer focused on paperboard cartons, corrugated boxes, and food-service packaging. Its product mix (especially in food and consumer goods) and mill-converter model align closely with Gulf Packaging/SupplyOne's corrugated and food-packaging offerings.
• Pratt Industries: Pratt Industries is one of the largest privately held corrugated packaging manufacturers in North America, producing 100% recycled corrugated boxes and displays — the same core product category as Gulf Packaging, with similar vertically-integrated mill-to-customer operations and a focus on sustainability-driven differentiation.
• Hood Container Corporation: Hood Container is a privately held corrugated and specialty paper packaging manufacturer with operations across the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, including integrated containerboard and converting capabilities. It is a closely comparable regional-to-mid-market peer to Gulf Packaging's corrugated box manufacturing profile.

Broad incumbents

• Sonoco Products Company: Sonoco is a diversified global packaging manufacturer with a sizable presence in corrugated and paper-based packaging alongside rigid plastics and metal containers. Its industrial and consumer customer base overlaps with Gulf Packaging's manufacturing and building-products segments at a larger, multi-product scale.
• Packaging Corporation of America: PCA is a publicly traded Fortune 500 corrugated packaging producer with integrated containerboard mills, converting plants, and a national footprint. It competes with Gulf Packaging/SupplyOne for the same manufacturing and building-products customer segments but at meaningfully greater scale and with vertically integrated raw-material ownership.
• Sealed Air Corporation: Sealed Air is a global protective and food packaging company best known for bubble wrap and food packaging systems. Although its primary focus is plastic-based protective packaging, its food packaging and supply-chain optimization offerings compete for the same procurement budgets as Gulf Packaging's packaging automation and food packaging solutions.
• Smurfit Westrock: Smurfit Westrock (formed by the 2024 combination of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock) is one of the world's largest paper-based packaging companies, with extensive US corrugated operations and integrated mill-converter-distributor capabilities — a global incumbent competing for the same end customers as Gulf Packaging.
• Greif Inc. Greif is a global industrial packaging leader with corrugated, rigid industrial, and paper-based product lines serving manufacturers across multiple verticals. Its broad multi-product portfolio and global scale make it a comparable broader-market incumbent versus Gulf Packaging's more regionally anchored corrugated focus.

Regional players

• Cascades Inc. Cascades is a Canadian-headquartered manufacturer of corrugated packaging, tissue, and specialty products with US operations in the Northeast and Midwest. Its containerboard and corrugated converter model is structurally comparable to Gulf Packaging's, but its primary geographic base is outside the Gulf/Southeast US region where Gulf Packaging operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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