What Midlands Packaging Company does

Midlands Packaging Corporation is a privately held, locally owned B2B packaging manufacturer founded on April 1, 1972, and headquartered at 4641 North 56th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. The company produces folding cartons, corrugated containers, thermoformed plastics, laminated cartons, specialty boxes, and custom display solutions for pharmaceutical, retail, food, consumer goods, and trade-show customers, with stated adherence to retail-pharmaceutical quality standards and FDA compliance (21 CFR §176.180, §211.122). It is differentiated by FSC Chain of Custody (2008) and SQF Level 1 Food Safety (2014) certifications, and a 100% waste recycling program at its Lincoln facility.

The core operating model centers on an integrated design-to-manufacturing platform: a structural design department uses Computer Aided Design (CAD) with a direct link to Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), an in-house die shop produces tooling with shorter lead times, and the production floor runs two KBA Rapida 105 six-color presses with inline UV coating, four die cutters, four gluers, and a sheeter system that converts roll stock to required dimensions. This configuration supports simultaneous processing of multiple projects and box sizes across the six product categories.

Revenue is generated through one-time product sales on a custom-quote basis, distributed through a direct enterprise field-sales model with eight regional sales offices across the North Central United States (Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, Sioux City) and a headquarters-led account management structure in which a sales representative and sales service representative are assigned to each customer. The company employs 170 people with an average tenure of 15 years, uses a website lead-capture form for inbound interest, and maintains a careers page for production and office hiring. No public pricing, revenue figures, funding events, M&A activity, or AI/ML initiatives are disclosed in the source materials.

Name

Midlands Packaging Company

Legal name

Midlands Packaging Corporation

Website

https://midlandspkg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Midlands Packaging Corporation is a privately held, 50-year-old B2B manufacturer based in Lincoln, Nebraska, producing folding cartons, corrugated containers, thermoformed plastics, laminated cartons, specialty boxes, and displays for pharmaceutical, retail, food, and consumer goods customers across the North Central US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing (322212), Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Folding Cartons & Paperboard Packaging Converting (IMAMAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins) (IMAMAHAA), Plastic Trays, Clamshells & Blister Packaging Manufacturing (IMANAEAE), Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH)

Keywords

• Folding cartons
• Corrugated containers
• Thermoformed plastics
• Custom packaging manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical grade packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Packaging Products Manufacturing: Midlands Packaging manufactures folding cartons, corrugated containers, thermoformed plastics, laminated cartons, specialty boxes, and displays. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales with custom design capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Midlands Packaging manufactures custom folding cartons, corrugated containers, thermoformed plastics, laminated cartons, specialty boxes, and point-of-purchase/trade show displays. The company operates a single integrated manufacturing facility in Lincoln, Nebraska, with in-house CAD design, tooling, printing, die cutting, gluing, and finishing capabilities, delivering FDA-compliant packaging to pharmaceutical, food, retail, and consumer goods customers.

Product overview

Midlands Packaging Corporation is a traditional packaging manufacturer offering a portfolio of six core product categories: Folding Cartons (with printing, coating, foil stamping, windowing, and insertion capabilities), Corrugated Containers (including display packaging), Thermoformed Plastics (clamshells, blisters, tri-folds), Laminated Cartons (single face corrugated, litho label), Specialty Boxes (set-up, stayed), and Display solutions (trade show booths, POP displays). The company operates as a single unified manufacturing operation with in-house capabilities including CAD design, die shop tooling, printing (KBA Rapida 105 printers), die cutting, gluing, and sheeting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Folding Cartons Custom folding cartons produced for pharmaceutical, food, retail, and consumer goods customers, featuring UV, aqueous, and specialty coatings; metallic, coin reactive, and UV inks; foil stamping; foil stock; window application; security tag insertion; label/IRC application; double stick tape; and insert application.
• Corrugated Containers Corrugated container packaging solutions including packaging of displays, produced for retail, food, consumer goods, and industrial customers using in-house die cutting and tooling capabilities.
• Thermoformed Plastics Thermoformed plastic packaging including clamshells, blisters, and tri-folds, designed for retail product visibility and protection in pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and retail applications.
• Laminated Cartons Laminated carton products including single face corrugated and litho label solutions for customers requiring premium structural and visual packaging performance.
• Specialty Boxes Specialty box solutions including set-up boxes and stayed boxes for premium retail, gift, and rigid packaging applications.
• Display Custom trade show booths and point-of-purchase (POP) displays for retail environments, brand marketing, and event merchandising.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% waste recycling rate
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sonoco Products Company: Global diversified packaging manufacturer with consumer packaging, paperboard, and protective solutions divisions. Operates in folding cartons and adjacent rigid/thermoformed formats, often competing for the same CPG and pharmaceutical accounts.
• Packaging Corporation of America: Major U.S. producer of corrugated packaging and containerboard. Competes with Midlands on the corrugated container side for industrial and CPG shipping-packaging customers, with materially larger capacity and vertical integration.
• Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Large-scale manufacturer of food service and food merchandising packaging including thermoformed plastic clamshells, trays, and cartons. A direct overlap on Midlands' thermoformed plastics and folding carton lines, but at vastly greater scale and national distribution.
• Graphic Packaging Holding Company: One of the largest North American folding carton manufacturers, serving CPG customers across food, beverage, and consumer goods. A scaled incumbent competitor whose national footprint and vertical integration into paperboard set the pricing benchmark Midlands faces.
• Greif Inc. Global industrial packaging producer with paper-based packaging, containerboard, and specialty converting operations. Overlaps with Midlands on corrugated and protective paper packaging serving industrial customers.
• Smurfit Kappa Group: Global paper-based packaging leader with extensive corrugated and folding carton operations across the Americas and Europe. Represents the consolidator-end competitive threat Midlands faces in regional account RFPs.
• WestRock Company: Large paper and packaging company offering corrugated containers, folding cartons, and paperboard. A national-scale competitor whose consolidated product breadth and integrated supply chain compete head-on with Midlands' multi-format portfolio.
• Pratt Industries (USA): U.S. corrugated packaging manufacturer with vertically integrated containerboard mills and a national converting footprint. A direct competitor on corrugated container volume and a margin benchmark for regional converters.

Direct peers

• Accurate Box Company: Family-owned folding carton and litho-laminated packaging manufacturer with similar regional, multi-format converting capabilities and a focus on custom, high-quality printed cartons for retail and consumer goods customers.
• Hood Container Corporation: Mid-size U.S. converter producing corrugated containers, folding cartons, and specialty paper-based packaging. Closely comparable in scale, product mix (fiber-based packaging across multiple formats), and customer orientation toward regional industrial and CPG accounts.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Midlands-Packaging-Corporation/304322359771730

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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