Appco Paper & Plastics

What Appco Paper & Plastics does

Appco Paper & Plastic Corp. is a privately held wholesale distributor founded in 1972 and headquartered in a single facility at 3949 Austin Blvd., Island Park, New York. The company distributes paper and plastic products, food service disposables, janitorial supplies, and party supplies to small and mid-sized businesses primarily across the Northeast United States. Its served verticals span food service operators, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, churches, day cares, and industrial clients, with products organized into Casual Dining, Elegant Dining, Party Supplies, Containers, In the Kitchen, and Cleaning Up categories covering plates, cups, napkins, cutlery, tablecovers, serving pieces, baking pans, foil, hygiene products, and food containers.

The business operates on a traditional wholesale model: bulk per-pack and per-case pricing for commodity disposable goods sourced from third-party manufacturers. The core commercial technology is a VirtueMart-based online catalog (currently transitioning to a Wix-hosted storefront at appcopaper.wixsite.com/appco) with online checkout non-operational, leaving phone-based ordering at (516) 608-9200 as the primary intake channel. There is no proprietary technology, mobile app, API, or digital integration beyond the e-commerce storefront, and no social media or digital marketing presence is disclosed.

The revenue model is straightforward wholesale product resale on a pay-as-you-go basis, with no subscription, licensing, or recurring contract layer. No management team, ownership structure, funding, partnerships, or M&A activity is disclosed in public materials, and the company has 11-50 employees. The addressable market position is that of a small, legacy Northeast distributor competing against national e-commerce-first suppliers (e.g., WebstaurantStore, Amazon Business) and broadline foodservice distributors, with limited differentiation beyond incumbency and customer relationships built over five decades.

Name

Appco Paper & Plastics

Legal name

Appco Paper & Plastic Corp.

Website

https://appcopaper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Appco Paper & Plastic Corp. is a privately held, 50-year-old wholesale distributor of paper and plastic disposable goods, food service supplies, and janitorial products to SMB customers across the Northeast US from its Island Park, New York headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Island Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wholesale product sales: Revenue generated through wholesale distribution of paper and plastic dinnerware, party supplies, food service disposables, and janitorial supplies. Products are sold in bulk quantities with per-pack and per-case pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Appco Paper & Plastics is a wholesale distributor of paper and plastic disposable products, including casual and elegant dinnerware (plates, cups, napkins, tablecovers, cutlery, serving pieces, bowls, and table skirts), party supplies, food containers, kitchen supplies (wrap, baking, pans), and janitorial/cleaning hygiene products. The company sells these items in bulk at per-pack and per-case wholesale prices to businesses in food service, healthcare, education, religious, day care, and industrial verticals, primarily via phone orders and an online catalog.

Product overview

Appco Paper & Plastics is a wholesale distributor of paper and plastic products for the foodservice, healthcare, educational, and hospitality industries. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized across three main dining categories: Casual Dining (paper plates, plastic cups, napkins, tablecovers, cutlery, serving pieces, bowls, and skirts), Elegant Dining (premium plates, bowls, cutlery with decorative handles, tumblers, champagne flutes, cake stands, and formal table skirts), and Party Supplies (themed plates, cups, napkins, lanterns, centerpieces, and serving accessories). Additional product lines include In the Kitchen supplies (baking pans, aluminum foil, microwave containers, measuring cups), Cleaning Up products (paper towels, toilet tissue, cleaning hygiene items), and food Containers (portion cups, carry-out pans, combo containers with lids). The company operates as a wholesale distributor selling to businesses via phone orders, with the product catalog accessible through a VirtueMart e-commerce platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plates (Casual Dining) Paper and plastic plates in various sizes (6" to 11") and colors for casual dining occasions, sold at wholesale.
• Cups (Casual Dining) Plastic and frosted cups in various sizes (10oz to 16oz) for casual dining and beverage service.
• Napkins (Casual) Paper napkins in various sizes (10x10, 13x13, 15x17, 16x16) and ply counts for casual dining use.
• Tablecovers (Casual) Plastic and poly table covers in various sizes and colors for dining table protection and decoration.
• Cutlery (Casual) Plastic cutlery including forks, knives, spoons, and mini cutlery sets in various colors for casual service.
• Serving Pieces (Casual) Serving utensils including cake cutters, tongs, and serving spoons for casual food presentation.
• Bowls (Casual) Plastic bowls in various sizes (12oz, etc.) and colors for casual dining service.
• Skirts (Casual) Decorative table skirts in various colors for casual event styling.
• Bowls (Elegant) Elegant serving bowls including square bowls, flaireware, palatial silver, princess silver, casino gold/silver, and empress gold styles.
• Plates (Elegant) Premium plates for elegant dining including wave plates, flaireware, savi serve, and renaissance patterns in various colors.
• Cutlery (Elegant) Elegant plastic cutlery with decorative handles, including Duet fork, knife, and spoon in black and white finishes.
• Cups (Elegant) Elegant drinkware including French goblets, tumblers, margarita glasses, champagne flutes, and metallic tumblers.
• Serving (Elegant) Elegant serving pieces including cake stands, trifle bowls, and prism bowls in clear and white finishes.
• Skirts (Elegant) Elegant table skirts for formal event styling.
• Theme Party Supplies Themed party products including plates, cups, napkins, table covers, lanterns, and centerpieces with various designs (e.g., Tiny Toes, Celebrate in Style, Day at the Beach, Zebra patterns).
• Party Supplies Comprehensive party supply category including plates, cups, napkins, table covers, cutlery, serving pieces, and themed decorations.
• Containers Food containers and portion cups including dart combo bowls with lids and plastic portion cups in sizes from 1oz to 48oz.
• Pans (Kitchen/Carry-Out) Aluminum containers and carry-out pans in various sizes including half-size sheet pans, loaf pans, and combo containers.
• Wrap (Kitchen) Food wrap and storage items including challah bags, microwave combo containers, and oval bowls.
• Baking Supplies Baking supplies including cake pans, angel food pans, pie pans, baking cups, and measuring/mixing bowls.
• Hygiene (Cleaning) Cleaning hygiene products including C-fold towels, facial tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, and toilet seat covers.
• Pans (Containers/Lids) Aluminum foil pan lids and covers for food storage and transport.
• Hygiene (Kitchen/Facility) Bathroom tissue and paper products for kitchen and facility hygiene.
• Cleaning Up Supplies Cleaning supplies including bleached roll towels for facility maintenance.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Webstaurant Store: Largest online direct competitor in foodservice disposables, paper, and janitorial supply distribution. Operates as a digitally native, multi-category wholesaler serving the same restaurant, healthcare, and institutional buyers Appco targets, but at vastly greater scale and with fully functional e-commerce.
• Restaurant Depot: Membership-based wholesale foodservice distributor carrying disposables, janitorial, and kitchen supplies. Competes directly with Appco for the same SMB food-service buyer, primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, though via warehouse-club pickup rather than phone/online ordering.
• Imperial Dade: One of the largest foodservice and janitorial supply distributors in North America, offering paper and plastic disposables alongside cleaning products. Targets the same institutional and food-service verticals as Appco but operates a multi-region distribution network with dedicated sales reps.
• Brady Industries: Regional janitorial, foodservice, and paper supply distributor serving the Western U.S. Closely comparable business model to Appco — multi-vertical distribution of disposables and hygiene products — though geographically concentrated in a different region.
• PJP Marketplace: Online foodservice and janitorial supply distributor serving restaurants, schools, and healthcare facilities. Closely comparable to Appco in product mix and SMB target buyer, with a more developed e-commerce experience.
• Gordon Food Service: Broadline foodservice distributor selling disposables, kitchen supplies, and cleaning products to restaurants, schools, and healthcare. While primarily known for food distribution, GFS's non-food catalog directly overlaps with Appco's foodservice disposables business.
• Bridgewell Resources: Wholesale distributor of foodservice disposables, packaging, and janitorial products serving Pacific Northwest customers. Comparable in catalog breadth and vertical mix to Appco, though regionally focused rather than Northeast-based.

Broad incumbents

• Bunzl: Global distribution incumbent supplying foodservice disposables, packaging, cleaning, and hygiene products across multiple verticals. Overlaps with Appco's catalog but operates at vastly greater scale, with international sourcing and negotiated manufacturer contracts that smaller distributors like Appco cannot match.
• Uline: Major broadline distributor of shipping, packaging, janitorial, and foodservice disposable products. Competitor for paper and plastic SKUs in Appco's catalog, with strong digitally native ordering and broad U.S. shipping coverage.

Emerging players

• Amazon Business: Digital-native commercial marketplace that has become a default search destination for SMB buyers of paper, plastic, and janitorial supplies. Competes with Appco not on product curation but on convenience, price transparency, and delivery speed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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