Container Supply Company

What Container Supply Company does

Container Supply Company is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer of food-grade packaging containers, established in 1947 and headquartered in Garden Grove, California. The company produces metal cans in seven diameters (211, 307, 401, 404, 502, 603, 610) with a range of matched can ends, alongside food-grade virgin HDPE plastic pails and tubs ranging from 3 gallons to 20 liters, plus corresponding lids and covers. All production is conducted at its single Garden Grove facility using American-made steel and plastic, and the company self-identifies as the largest family-owned manufacturer and supplier of food cans and pails in the western United States, serving customers in food manufacturing, specialty coffee, dairy, snacks, and broader food-services across the Western US, Mexico, and South America.

Product differentiation rests on specialized food-grade coatings (BPA-NI and epoxy), proprietary end designs including a valved peelable end for off-gassing products such as freshly roasted coffee and a DOUBLESAFE aluminum pull-top with no exposed sharp metal edges, as well as in-house lithography that prints directly on cans, ends, and pails. The company holds Interstate Milk Shippers (IMS) certification for single-service dairy containers and contracts First Quality Solutions (FQS) for ongoing third-party safety inspections; its products are described as 100% recyclable, with steel cans cited as having the highest recycling rate of any food packaging in the United States.

CSC operates a sales-led B2B go-to-market model with quote-based pricing on multi-year supply arrangements, supported by direct delivery via company-owned trucks and trailers in Southern California and freight-carrier relationships across the Western US and Mexico. Will-call pickup from the Garden Grove facility and limited direct-order intake serve Southern California customers. Revenue is generated exclusively through hardware sales of containers, with no disclosed software, licensing, or recurring service streams. The company has 51-100 employees, leadership is exclusively internal (Director of Sales & Marketing Joe Rider since 2018 and Director of Customer Service & Logistics Fernando Ceja since 2017), and there is no record of institutional investment, external funding, M&A activity, or a parent entity.

Name

Container Supply Company

Legal name

Container Supply Company, Inc.

Website

https://containersupplycompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Container Supply Company is a family-owned manufacturer founded in 1947 that produces food-grade metal cans (diameters 211-610) and HDPE plastic pails and tubs (3-20 liter), serving food manufacturers, coffee roasters, and food service operators across the Western United States, Mexico, and South America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Packaging Containers

NAICS

Metal Can Manufacturing (332431), Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing (33243), Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing (3324)

SIC

Metal Cans (3411), Metal Shipping Barrels, Drums, Kegs & Pails (3412), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Cans (Steel/Tinplate) (IMALADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rigid Plastic Containers (Bottles, Jars, Jugs) Manufacturing (IMANAEAA), Rigid Food Containers (Cups, Trays, Clamshells) (IMALAAAD)

Keywords

• Food-grade metal cans
• Plastic pails tubs
• Food packaging containers
• Custom container manufacturing
• In-house lithography printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Garden Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food-Grade Container Sales: Revenue generated from manufacturing and selling food-grade metal cans, plastic pails, and plastic tubs. Products include various sizes of metal cans (211, 307, 401, 404, 502, 603, 610 diameters) and plastic pails (3 gallon to 5 gallon/20 liter). Customers order standard or specialty sizing per their specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Container Supply Company manufactures food-grade metal cans and plastic pails/tubs for the food services industry, coffee roasters, and food manufacturers. Products include metal cans in seven diameter sizes (211, 307, 401, 404, 502, 603, 610), HDPE plastic pails and tubs ranging from 3 gallon to 20 liter, plus matching ends and lids. All production stages are handled in-house at the Garden Grove, California facility, including consultation, manufacturing, lithography printing, and delivery.

Product overview

Container Supply Company is a manufacturer of food-grade packaging containers, offering two primary product lines: Metal Cans and Plastic Pails & Tubs. Metal cans are available in various diameters (211, 307, 401, 404, 502, 603, 610) with compatible ends including peelable foil, valved, DoubleSafe pull-top, and sanitary style options. Plastic products include round and square pails (3 gallon to 20 liter) and tubs (6 1/2#), with matching lids and covers. The company also provides services including consultation, in-house production, lithography printing, and delivery throughout the western United States and Mexico. All products are manufactured in the USA using domestic materials and are 100% recyclable.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 211 Diameter Metal Can Food-grade metal can with 211 diameter, suitable for liquid concentrates, food-grade oils, and automotive additives, available in heights ranging from 310 to 604.
• 307 Diameter Metal Can Food-grade metal can with 307 diameter, designed for nuts, seeds, candies, snacks, seafood, and shellfish applications.
• 401 Diameter Metal Can Food-grade metal can with 401 diameter, designed for coffee, dry food products, wet packed food products, oil and additives, with heights from 209 to 700.
• 404 Diameter Metal Can Food-grade metal can with 404 diameter, suitable for various food applications with heights including 302, 400, 414, 415, 507, 508, and 509.
• 502 Diameter Metal Can Food-grade metal can with 502 diameter, designed for nuts, candy, snacks, and other food products with heights from 302 to 808.
• 603 Diameter & #10 Metal Can Food-grade metal can with 603 diameter including #10 can size, suitable for long-term food storage, soups, and sauces with heights from 300 to 812.
• 610 Diameter Metal Can Food-grade metal can with 610 diameter, designed for various food applications with heights including 410, 612, 710, 711, and 910.
• Metal Cans for Coffee Food-grade metal coffee cans with hermetic seal, peelable foil tops with coffee valve for off-gassing, available in 6-9 oz, 10-13 oz, and 12-16 oz sizes for coffee roasters.
• Aluminum Peelable Foil Metal Can End Easy-open aluminum peelable foil end for metal cans, suitable for coffee, nuts, seeds, candy, dried foods, infant formula, and soup mixes.
• Valved Peelable Metal Can End Aluminum peelable end with pre-installed valve for off-gassing products such as freshly roasted coffee beans, providing airtight seal with pressure relief, tamper-evident, and no sharp edges.
• Aluminum Pull Top DoubleSafe Metal Can End DOUBLESAFE aluminum pull top end offering ultimate safety with no sharp metal edges exposed, suitable for nuts, seeds, snacks, candy, and powdered infant formula.
• Sanitary Style Metal Can End - Plain Sanitary style plain end made of steel electroplated with tin, providing protection for demanding filling and storage applications.
• Sanitary Style Metal Can End - Tinplate with BPA-NI or Epoxy Coating Tinplate sanitary style end with BPA-NI or epoxy food-grade coating for maximum durability in high-demand filling applications such as aseptic, retort, and hot-fill.
• Sanitary Style Metal Can End - TFS with BPA-NI or Epoxy Coating TFS (Tin-Free Steel) sanitary style end with BPA-NI or epoxy coating for high-demand filling and long-term storage applications.
• Sanitary Style Metal Can End - Printed Sanitary style printed end made of steel electroplated with tin, featuring lithography printing with BPA-NI or epoxy food-grade coatings.
• 3 Gallon Ice Cream Tub Food-grade HDPE plastic tub designed for ice cream storage, with 3.0 gallon brimful capacity and 384 fluid ounces.
• 3 Gallon Round Plastic Pail Food-grade virgin HDPE round pail with 3.4 gallons capacity, suitable for dairy, fresh and frozen fruit, sauces, and other food products.
• 4 1/4 Gallon Round Plastic Bumper Pail Food-grade virgin HDPE round bumper pail with 4.40 gallons capacity, featuring metal or plastic handles and available in Heavy Duty Hi Vis or Tear Strip covers.
• 4 Gallon Square Plastic Pail Food-grade virgin HDPE square pail with 4.2 gallons capacity, featuring plastic handle and available with or without tear strip cover.
• 4 1/4 Gallon Square Pail Food-grade virgin HDPE square pail with 4.7 gallons capacity, featuring metal or plastic handles and available in regular or tear strip square covers.
• 5 Gallon Round Plastic Pail Food-grade virgin HDPE round pail with 5.44 gallons capacity, metal handles as standard, tear strip cover with gasket, and child warning label.
• 20 Liter Round Plastic Pail Food-grade virgin HDPE round pail with 6.0 gallons (768 fl oz) capacity, equivalent to 20 liters, featuring metal handles and tear strip cover with gasket.
• 6 1/2# Tub Food-grade virgin HDPE tub with 0.918 gallons brimful capacity, designed for food contact packaging and suitable for dairy applications.
• Round Heavy Duty Hi Vis Cover Heavy duty high visibility lid for round plastic pails, weighing 150 grams +/- 10 grams, packaged 152 per box.
• Round Tear-Strip Cover Tear-strip lid for round plastic pails with tamper-evident sealing, weighing 170 grams +/- 10 grams, packaged 88 per box.
• Square Tear-Strip Cover Tear-strip cover for square plastic pails, weighing 160 grams +/- 10 grams, packaged 144 per box.
• Square Cover Regular square cover for square plastic pails, weighing 155 grams +/- 10 grams, packaged 132 per box.
• 3 Gallon Ice Cream Lid Lid for 3 gallon ice cream tub, available in white and natural colors, weighing 80 +/- 5 grams, packaged 168 per box.
• 6 1/2# Lid Lid for 6 1/2# tub made of virgin LDPE, freezer grade, 100% recyclable, available in natural and white colors, weighing 16 grams +/- 2 grams.
• 5 Gallon & 20 Liter Round Tear-Strip Cover Tear-strip cover with gasket for 5 gallon and 20 liter round pails, weighing 320 grams +/- 10 grams, packaged 36 per box.

Quantifiable outcome

• Steel cans have 73% recycle rate - highest of any food package
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ball Corporation: Major global manufacturer of metal packaging for food and beverages, historically including extensive food can production (the food can segment was divested to Sonoco as Ball Metalpack). Broad incumbent in the same metal food can space served by Container Supply Company.
• Crown Holdings: One of the world's largest metal packaging manufacturers, producing food cans, aerosol cans, and specialty containers globally. Directly comparable to Container Supply Company at the product category level (metal food cans), but operates at vastly greater scale and provides national/international footprint that CSC cannot match.
• Silgan Holdings: Large producer of metal food containers, plastic containers, and dispensing closures serving food, beverage, and consumer goods markets. Closely comparable to Container Supply Company across both metal cans and rigid plastic food containers at a much larger national scale.
• Sonoco Products Company: Diversified packaging manufacturer that acquired Ball Metalpack to expand into metal food can manufacturing, complementing its rigid plastic and paper container businesses. Overlaps with Container Supply Company's metal can and plastic pail/tub offerings as a broad-based packaging supplier to food customers.
• Ardagh Metal Packaging: Global metal can manufacturer producing beverage and food cans across multiple regions. A direct broad incumbent in the same product category as Container Supply Company's metal food cans, with significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Greif Inc: Global industrial packaging manufacturer producing rigid plastic containers (including food-grade pails) and steel drums/closures. Overlaps with Container Supply Company's plastic pail/tub and metal container categories at a larger industrial-packaging scale.
• Mauser Packaging Solutions: Industrial packaging manufacturer producing rigid plastic containers, drums, and IBCs serving chemicals, food, and industrial markets. Relevant peer for Container Supply Company's plastic pail/tub business, with a broader industrial focus.

Direct peers

• Freund Container & Supply: US-based supplier of metal cans, plastic containers, and closures for the food industry. Closely comparable mid-sized peer offering a similar product mix of metal cans and plastic pails to food manufacturers and roasters.
• Independent Can Company: Long-standing US manufacturer of metal food cans and specialty metal containers, family-operated historically. Most directly comparable mid-sized competitor to Container Supply Company in US food can manufacturing with a similar focus on metal cans for food customers.
• TricorBraun: Large North American rigid packaging distributor providing bottles, cans, jars, pails and closures to food and consumer goods companies. Comparable to Container Supply Company as a packaging supplier to food manufacturers, though operates as a distributor rather than a manufacturer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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