McKenzie Crest

What McKenzie Crest does

McKenzie Crest Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned custom paperboard packaging manufacturer based in Oregon, USA, operating since 1999 (with corporate materials citing over 25 years in the printing and packaging business). The company's core capability is short-run, custom printed media packaging — CD jackets, digipaks, sleeves, wallets, and multi-disk packaging — produced to a 5–7 business day guaranteed turnaround with 250-unit minimum order quantities. Production is supported by in-house printing machinery, a library of thousands of custom die cuts, and finishing capabilities including foil stamping, UV coating, embossing, debossing, and metallic printing, with an option for 1–2 day rush turnaround.

The company operates a multi-brand distribution architecture, running four separate e-commerce storefronts under its corporate umbrella: Your Box Solution (custom printed boxes), Custom Kraft Box (blank and kraft boxes), ShortRunLabels (labels and stickers), and Keg Collars (beverage branding — keg collars, keg wraps, growler tags, bottle labels). It also sells into the e-liquid/vaping packaging vertical. Products are manufactured to order in the Oregon facility and sold direct-to-consumer and to B2B buyers via phone, email, and online portals, with a customer-facing workflow tool for order placement and tracking.

McKenzie Crest serves a diversified SMB base across four primary verticals: CD manufacturers and brokers (legacy wholesale channel), breweries and beverage companies (keg collars and labels), product branding and labeling companies (custom labels/stickers), and e-liquid/vaping manufacturers. Revenue is generated on a transactional, one-time-purchase basis with unit pricing that varies by product, customization, finish options, and quantity; wholesale pricing is available for qualified CD manufacturers and brokers. The company offers no subscription, recurring, or software-based revenue streams and has no disclosed institutional investment, parent company, or acquisition activity beyond the build-out of its sub-brand portfolio.

Name

McKenzie Crest

Legal name

McKenzie Crest Inc.

Website

https://mckenziecrest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McKenzie Crest Inc. is a privately held Oregon-based custom paperboard packaging manufacturer specializing in short-run printed media packaging (CD jackets, digipaks), custom boxes, labels, and beverage branding items sold direct to SMB and wholesale B2B customers via four sub-brand e-commerce sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219), Packaging and Labeling Services (56191)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH)

Keywords

• Custom printed boxes
• Short-run media packaging
• Custom kraft boxes
• Custom printed labels
• Brewery keg collars

Headquarters

HQ city

Bend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Packaging Products: One-time purchase of custom printed boxes, CD/media packaging, labels, and beverage branding items. Products manufactured to order in the USA. Minimum order quantities starting at 250 units. Revenue generated from per-unit pricing based on product type, customization, and finish options.
2. Blank/Kraft Box Sales: Blank box manufacturing brand (Custom Kraft Box) offering kraft material boxes and solid color options with thousands of cut dies. Made-to-order production model with wholesale pricing structure.
3. Rush Order Services: Expedited production services with 1-2 day turnaround options for urgent orders, generating additional revenue premium over standard turnaround orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

McKenzie Crest Inc. manufactures custom printed packaging products in Oregon, USA, including CD jackets, digipaks, sleeves, wallets and multi-disk media packaging, along with custom printed boxes, blank/kraft boxes, labels, stickers, and brewery beverage branding items such as keg collars, keg wraps, growler tags, and bottle labels. All products are made-to-order with minimum quantities starting at 250 units and a guaranteed 5-7 business day production turnaround.

Product overview

McKenzie Crest is a packaging manufacturing company offering multiple branded products through a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is McKenzie Crest Inc. media packaging (CD jackets, digipaks, sleeves, wallets, multi-disk packaging), supported by sub-brands: Your Box Solution (custom printed boxes), Custom Kraft Box (blank and kraft boxes), ShortRunLabels (custom labels and stickers), and Keg Collars (beverage branding items including keg collars, keg wraps, growler tags, and e-liquid boxes). All products are manufactured in the USA with 5-7 day turnaround times.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Your Box Solution: Custom printed boxes division offering high quality, 100% USA Made boxes with minimum orders starting at 250 units.
• Custom Kraft Box
• ShortRunLabels
• Keg Collars

Products and services

• Short-Run Custom Printed Media Packaging Custom printed media packaging products including CD jackets, digipaks, sleeves, wallets, and multi-disk packaging, sold primarily to CD manufacturers and brokers at wholesale prices. Replaces plastic jewel cases with recycled and recyclable paperboard, available with a minimum order quantity of 250 units and 5-7 business day turnaround.
• Your Box Solution Custom Printed Boxes Custom printed boxes available in multiple styles with finish options and embellishments such as foil stamping, UV coating, embossing, debossing, and metallic printing. Targeted at businesses needing flexible purchasing with minimum orders starting at 250 units.
• Custom Kraft Box Blank Boxes Blank and kraft material boxes with solid color options, offering thousands of cut die shapes for varied box needs. All boxes are made-to-order in the USA and sold under the Custom Kraft Box brand.
• ShortRunLabels Custom Labels and Stickers Custom labels and stickers with low minimum order quantities, multiple material and finish options, and custom shapes available at no additional cost. Suited for product branding and labeling companies needing flexible small-batch label runs.
• Keg Collars Beverage Branding Beverage branding items including custom keg collars, keg wraps, growler tags, and bottle labels. Includes an online designer tool that allows brewery and beverage customers to create custom designs without graphic design expertise.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-7 day guaranteed turnaround from point of approval
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• OnlineLabels.com: Established online retailer of blank and custom-printed labels for product packaging and branding. Overlaps with McKenzie Crest's ShortRunLabels offering, particularly for SMB product branding customers.
• Sticker Mule: Online custom labels, stickers, and packaging with no minimums and rapid turnaround. Directly comparable to McKenzie Crest's ShortRunLabels division in product scope and customer acquisition motion.
• PakFactory: Custom printed boxes, mailers, and packaging with low minimums and online design tools. Targets similar SMB and mid-market customers as McKenzie Crest's box brands with comparable short-run economics.
• Coast Label: US-based custom label and sticker manufacturer serving product branding, food and beverage, and industrial customers. Overlaps with McKenzie Crest's ShortRunLabels and keg/bottle label business.
• The BoxMaker: Custom printed and stock packaging manufacturer with in-house printing, finishing, and structural design capabilities in the US Pacific Northwest. Closely comparable in geography, short-run positioning, and broad packaging scope.
• Packlane: Online-first custom printed box manufacturer offering low-MOQ corrugated and folding cartons with rapid turnaround. Direct competitor to McKenzie Crest's Your Box Solution brand on the e-commerce custom box experience.

Broad incumbents

• Pratt Industries: Largest US-owned corrugated packaging manufacturer offering recycled boxes and displays at industrial scale. Represents the scaled, incumbent alternative that McKenzie Crest's short-run model is differentiated against.
• Smurfit Kappa: Global paper-based packaging giant with extensive corrugated, folding carton, and consumer packaging operations. Frames the broader addressable market and competitive backdrop for niche players like McKenzie Crest.

Emerging players

• BoxGenie: Online custom packaging platform offering boxes, mailers, and inserts with low minimums. Emerging digital-native peer competing for the same SMB short-run custom box buyer.
• Noissue: Custom sustainable packaging (boxes, tissue, labels, stickers) targeted at direct-to-consumer brands with low MOQs. Comparable short-run, sustainability-positioned model but with a stronger DTC-brand focus than McKenzie Crest.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/YourBoxSolution
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOMyaADDC4sFw72nJ6NCzDg
• Facebookfacebook.com/McKenzie-Crest-Inc-100068780221645
• Instagraminstagram.com/yourboxsolution
• Pinterestpinterest.com/yourboxsolution
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mckenzie-crest-inc.

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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