Kaufman Container Company

What Kaufman Container Company does

Kaufman Container Company is a privately held wholesale packaging distributor and in-house decorator headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio (1000 Keystone Parkway, Suite 100), with a secondary sales office in Minneapolis. Founded in 1910 and operating for over a century, the company supplies stock and custom packaging components to B2B customers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Its product portfolio centers on glass containers, plastic containers in multiple resins (HDPE, LDPE, PET, PP, OPET, MDPE, PVC, PS) and styles (Boston Rounds, cylinders, cosmo rounds, modern rounds, carafes, cubes, honey bears, wide mouth, cubitainers), caps and closures (screw, dispensing, child resistant, sprayers, pumps), plastic tubes, eco-friendly Celon shrink bands, hot-fill plastic containers, airless bottles, and cannabis packaging. The firm also delivers in-house decoration services including silk screen printing, hot stamping, roll stamping, steam labeling, pressure-sensitive labeling, and heat shrink sleeve labeling, supported by a graphics department and an award-winning decorating facility at the Cleveland headquarters.

The business model is sales-led B2B wholesale with a complementary direct e-commerce channel. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of stock and custom packaging components, professional services for custom package development and decoration, and managed warehousing and logistics programs. Distribution occurs through account managers handling enterprise custom projects, inside phone sales for mid-market customers, an e-commerce storefront for stock items and clearance overstock, and a request-for-quote system. Pricing is quote-based with a $500 minimum for stock items and $2,500 minimum for special orders, plus tiered volume discounts. Customer segmentation is vertical, with primary focus on cosmetic/personal care and food & beverage brands and secondary reach into pharmaceutical/nutraceutical, household and industrial chemicals, pet/vet, craft beverage, and cannabis/CBD end markets. The firm's differentiation rests on a network of over 700 domestic and international suppliers, owned custom mold tooling, and the vertically integrated decoration facility.

The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding. Operating geographies are limited to North America with no claimed global footprint, and there is no public revenue disclosure. The technology profile is traditional: no API, SDK, MCP, proprietary AI/ML models, or data assets are described. AI capability depth is effectively absent based on available evidence, and there are no patents, certifications, M&A activity, or regulatory actions on record in the supplied materials.

Name

Kaufman Container Company

Legal name

Kaufman Container

Website

https://kaufmancontainer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kaufman Container Company is a Cleveland, Ohio-based wholesale packaging distributor supplying stock and custom glass and plastic containers plus in-house decorating services to B2B customers across the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Packaging Containers

NAICS

Plastics Bottle Manufacturing (326160), Glass Container Manufacturing (327213), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Glass Containers (3221), Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Rigid Plastic Containers (Bottles, Jars, Jugs) Manufacturing (IMANAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Packaging Injection Molding (Caps, Closures, Thin-Wall, IML) (IMANAFAA), Plastic Caps, Closures & Dispensing Systems Manufacturing (IMANAEAB), Secondary Packaging & Case Packing (Multipacks, Shrink, Cartoning) (AFAFAJAK)

Keywords

• Wholesale packaging containers
• Glass and plastic bottles
• Bottle screen printing
• Custom package development
• Closures and dispensing pumps

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Packaging Components Sales: Sale of stock and custom packaging containers including glass, plastic, and metal containers, tubes, closures, dispensing pumps, sprayers, and Celon shrink bands.
2. Custom Package Development: Custom packaging design and manufacturing services for unique package requirements, including personalized decorating.
3. Screen Printing & Labeling Services: In-house decoration services including screen printing, hot stamping, roll stamping, shrink sleeve labeling, and pressure-sensitive labeling.
4. Warehousing & Logistics: Warehousing programs and logistics support for packaging inventory management.
5. Packaging Sourcing Services: Sourcing hard-to-find packaging items through supplier network. Service included as part of customer support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kaufman Container is a wholesale packaging supplier that distributes stock and custom glass, plastic, and metal containers, tubes, closures, dispensing pumps, sprayers, and shrink bands to businesses across North America. The company also provides in-house screen printing and labeling decoration, custom package development, warehousing and logistics, quality assurance, and global packaging sourcing through a network of over 700 suppliers.

Product overview

Kaufman Container Company is a wholesale packaging supplier with over 100 years of experience, offering both stock and custom packaging components. The product portfolio centers on physical containers including glass containers, plastic containers (HDPE, LDPE, PET, PP, OPET in various styles such as Boston Rounds, cylinders, cosmo rounds, modern rounds, carafes, cubitainers, and jars), caps and closures (screw caps, dispensing caps, child resistant caps, sprayers, pumps), plastic tubes, eco-friendly Celon shrink bands, and specialty items like airless bottles, foamer bottles, and 5-gallon pails. The company differentiates through in-house decorating services (screen printing, labeling, hot stamping) and comprehensive packaging development support including custom mold creation, warehousing, quality assurance, and global sourcing. Stock items provide quick fulfillment while custom solutions address unique packaging requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Glass Containers Wholesale glass containers including sauce bottles, jars, and vials for food, personal care, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications.
• Plastic Containers
• Caps & Closures
• Plastic Tubes
• Eco-Friendly Celon Shrink Bands
• Sleek Child Resistant Caps Child resistant caps designed for maximum brandability with direct logo printing capability, targeted at cannabis and other regulated product markets requiring child-resistant closures.
• Hot Fill Plastic Containers
• Cannabis Packaging
• Airless Bottles
• Cubitainers
• Stock Items
• Clearance Items
• Screen Printing & Labeling Services
• Custom Design & Development
• Warehousing & Logistics
• Packaging Sourcing
• Quality Assurance

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to over 700 domestic and international suppliers
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 700+ Supplier NetworkcoreOthersKaufman Container has partnered with over 700 unique domestic and international suppliers to provide a wide array of packaging options. This extensive network enables sourcing of hard-to-find items and diverse packaging solutions.
• 500+ Supplier NetworkcoreOthersAlternative source mentions partnership with over 500 domestic and international suppliers for sourcing bottles, jars, closures, pumps, pouches, and other packaging needs.
• Contract FillersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaufman Container works alongside contract filling companies to meet customer requirements for filled products, though they do not have in-house filling capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Berlin Packaging: Largest North American hybrid packaging supplier combining container distribution with in-house decoration and custom packaging development. Closest direct competitor to Kaufman's stock-plus-custom-plus-decoration model.
• All American Containers: Distributor of glass and plastic packaging with decorating capabilities serving personal care, food and beverage, and industrial markets. Direct overlap with Kaufman's product mix and customer verticals.
• SKS Bottle & Packaging: Online-focused wholesale distributor of bottles, jars, caps, and containers with broad stock assortment. Directly comparable in product breadth and SMB-oriented e-commerce channel.
• Freund Container & Supply: Mid-size U.S. packaging distributor offering glass and plastic containers, closures, and decorating services. Closely matches Kaufman's vertical segmentation and decoration offering.
• The Cary Company: U.S. supplier of containers, closures, and packaging components with in-house decoration and custom packaging services. Comparable mid-scale competitor serving similar end markets.
• O.Berk Company: Long-standing U.S. packaging distributor specializing in glass and plastic containers, closures, and custom packaging solutions. Overlaps with Kaufman across stock/custom distribution and decorating services.
• TricorBraun: Major North American packaging distributor of rigid containers, closures, and dispensing systems with design and global sourcing capabilities. Highly comparable to Kaufman across product breadth and B2B wholesale model.

Broad incumbents

• Silgan Holdings: Large public packaging manufacturer of metal containers, plastic containers, and dispensing closures. Competes with Kaufman in stock containers and closures at much greater scale.
• O-I Glass (Owens-Illinois): World's largest manufacturer of glass containers for food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. Represents the upstream supply side that Kaufman distributes alongside, and a potential disintermediation risk for glass SKUs.
• Drug Plastics & Glass Co. Vertically integrated manufacturer of plastic bottles and glass containers primarily for pharmaceutical and personal care markets. Overlaps with Kaufman's pharmaceutical/nutraceutical segment and competes in-stock plastic distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kaufman-container-company
• Instagraminstagram.com/kaufmancontainer

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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