What Jamestown Container Company does

Jamestown Container Companies, legally Jamestown Container Corporation, is a privately held, family-owned corrugated and foam packaging manufacturer founded in 1956 and headquartered at 14 Deming Drive, Falconer, New York. The company designs and produces custom corrugated boxes, retail packaging and point-of-purchase displays, custom-cut polyurethane and polyethylene foam inserts, litho laminated cartons, and specialty gluing. Production is distributed across facilities in Falconer (NY), Rochester (NY), Buffalo (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Lyons (NY — foam center, acquired from H.P. Neun in 2016), Cleveland (OH — Midwest Box Company, acquired 2024), and an announced Syracuse (NY) acquisition (June 2026); a 575,000 square foot Canton kitting and distribution facility supports Daimler Truck North America's dealer network.

The company operates an integrated service stack around the core packaging output: an ISTA-certified design and test lab, in-house custom ink blending, an in-house structural design team, and Total Optimization Packaging Software (TOPS) for packaging design and analysis. Contract packaging services span assembly, kitting, and order fulfillment, complemented by Vendor Managed Inventory and electronic Vendor Managed Inventory (eVMI) programs, warehousing, and an online store (jamestowncontainer.shoppkg.com) for stock boxes and packaging supplies.

Jamestown sells primarily to enterprise and mid-market manufacturing, retail, food and beverage, and industrial customers across New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Southern Ontario. GTM is sales-led through field representatives for custom and enterprise work, with self-serve e-commerce for SMB stock orders. Revenue is generated via quote-based, multi-year custom packaging contracts, professional services for contract packaging/assembly, managed services for VMI/eVMI, and unit-priced e-commerce transactions. Certifications include ISO 9001:2015 (Lake Ontario and Lake Erie regions), FSSC 22000 (Cleveland, through February 2028), ISTA lab certification, and 2024 awards from the Fibre Box Association (Perfect Plant and Safety Excellence).

Name

Jamestown Container Company

Legal name

Jamestown Container Corporation

Website

https://jamestowncontainer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Jamestown Container Company is a family-owned, multi-facility manufacturer of custom corrugated boxes, retail packaging, foam inserts, and contract packaging services serving manufacturing, retail, food, and industrial customers across the Great Lakes region since 1956.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211), Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing (32614)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Plastics Foam Products (3086)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Corrugated Protective Inserts & Partitions (Die-Cut Inserts, Dividers) (IMALAFAD)

Keywords

• Corrugated packaging manufacturing
• Custom foam packaging
• Contract packaging services
• Retail packaging solutions
• Vendor managed inventory

Headquarters

HQ city

Falconer

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Corrugated Packaging Sales: One-time and recurring sales of custom corrugated packaging products including boxes, retail packaging, and specialty cartons
2. Contract Packaging Services: Assembly, kitting, and fulfillment services provided at customer facilities or company locations
3. Vendor Managed Inventory (eVMI): Ongoing inventory management and warehousing services with electronic vendor-managed inventory programs
4. Stock Box Sales: Online sales of stock boxes and packaging supplies through e-commerce platform

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jamestown Container Company manufactures custom corrugated boxes, retail packaging, and custom-cut polyurethane and polyethylene foam inserts at multiple facilities across the Great Lakes region. The company also provides end-to-end contract packaging services including assembly, kitting, and order fulfillment, along with Vendor Managed Inventory (eVMI) programs and warehousing. Customers include manufacturers, retailers, and industrial buyers requiring protective shipping containers, point-of-purchase displays, and supply-chain inventory management.

Product overview

Jamestown Container Companies is a family-owned corrugated packaging manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. The core offerings include corrugated boxes, retail packaging, custom foam packaging (centered at the Lyons, NY facility), stock boxes and packaging supplies, contract packaging/assembly/fulfillment, and inventory management/warehousing through their eVMI program. The company operates multiple facilities across the Great Lakes region including headquarters in Falconer, NY, Rochester, NY, Lyons, NY, Buffalo, NY, Cleveland, OH, and acquired brands such as Midwest Box Company. The portfolio is complemented by design services using Total Optimization Packaging Software (TOPS) and sustainability initiatives like the Box to Nature program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Midwest Box Company: A division of Jamestown Container Companies located in Cleveland, OH, offering corrugated box manufacturing and custom packaging solutions.

Products and services

• Corrugated Boxes Custom and standard corrugated shipping boxes manufactured to protect products during transit, available in various sizes and configurations for industrial, commercial, and retail customers.
• Retail Packaging

Quantifiable outcome

• Fast turnaround times without compromising quality
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• H.P. Neun Co., Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2016Acquired Lyons, NY custom foam packaging facility from H.P. Neun in May 2016. This facility became the center of all foam packaging creation efforts for Jamestown Container.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pratt Industries: One of the largest U.S. privately-held corrugated packaging manufacturers and a family-owned roll-up acquirer. Directly overlaps with Jamestown's core corrugated box business but operates at national scale with vertically integrated paper mills.
• Packaging Corporation of America: Major publicly-traded U.S. corrugated and packaging producer with national manufacturing footprint. Competes in the same corrugated box category but at a far larger scale with vertical integration into containerboard mills.
• Smurfit Westrock: Global paper-based packaging leader formed via the Smurfit Kappa / Westrock merger. Overlaps with Jamestown in corrugated containers but operates globally across folding cartons, corrugated, and specialty papers.
• Greif Inc. Global industrial packaging company with corrugated, rigid, and containerboard operations. Competes in the same corrugated/industrial packaging category as Jamestown but at substantially larger scale.
• Pactiv Evergreen: Major manufacturer of food and beverage packaging including foam and food-service products. Overlaps specifically with Jamestown's foam packaging line and food/beverage account focus, although Pactiv is much larger and foam-centric.

Direct peers

• Welch Packaging Group: Regional U.S. converter of corrugated packaging and POP displays serving manufacturing and retail accounts. Closely comparable in scope (custom corrugated + retail displays + contract packaging) and regional/mid-market positioning to Jamestown.
• Menasha Packaging: Independent packaging manufacturer producing corrugated shipping containers, retail-ready packaging, and POP displays. Highly comparable to Jamestown in product mix (corrugated + retail + displays) and mid-market customer focus.
• Pregis: Protective and specialty packaging manufacturer producing foam-in-place, fabricated foam inserts, and corrugated solutions. Directly overlaps with Jamestown's Lyons foam packaging business and broader protective packaging offering.
• Hood Container: U.S. regional corrugated container and sheet feeder with multiple plant locations. Closely comparable as a private, family-influenced multi-plant corrugator targeting manufacturing and retail accounts in regional markets.

Regional players

• Cascades Inc. Canadian-based manufacturer of corrugated packaging, tissue, and specialty products. Directly comparable in corrugated category and geographically adjacent through Southern Ontario service area where Jamestown also operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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