What Trindade does

Cartonagem Trindade is a privately held Portuguese manufacturer of premium rigid cardboard packaging, founded in 1966 in São João da Madeira and led since 1987 by Pedro Ventura, son of founder Maria Trindade. The company designs and produces compact cardboard rigid boxes for luxury clients across three verticals: beverages (including premium cognac brands such as Cognac Delisle XO, Cognac Deau, and Portuguese wine producers Nieport, Murganheira, Esporão, and Cartuxa), fashion and luxury accessories (including Burberry), and cosmetics. It also continues to serve a small base of original 1966 Portuguese footwear SMBs (Arautos, Caju, Columbia, Duro, Nilo). Operations are vertically integrated across conception, design, production, quality control, and global logistics, with the company operating an owned fleet capable of worldwide delivery and holding ISO 9001 and FSC/PEFC certifications.

The core technology stack is conventional compact cardboard rigid-box manufacturing supported by a modern 2006-built production facility and a seven-language corporate website (Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic). There are no disclosed digital platforms, AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or software products; the offering is entirely physical packaging plus associated design and logistics services. The company holds no patents, trademarks, or external partnerships in the source data.

Trindade's commercial model is project-based direct enterprise sales, with custom quote-based pricing tailored to client specifications, design complexity, materials, and volume. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are structured as multi-year engagements. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, external investors, subsidiaries, or parent entity, and is family-controlled. Headcount sits in the 51-100 range, and revenue is not publicly disclosed; the operating geography spans Portugal, France, and Spain with stated global delivery capability.

Name

Trindade

Legal name

Cartonagem Trindade

Website

https://cartonagemtrindade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cartonagem Trindade is a family-owned Portuguese manufacturer, founded in 1966, that designs and produces premium rigid cardboard packaging for luxury brands across beverages, fashion (including Burberry), footwear, and cosmetics, selling via direct enterprise contracts with custom quote-based pricing and global delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Premium Rigid Cardboard Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing (322212), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Secondary & Gift Packaging (Folding Cartons, Sets, Rigid Boxes) (IMALAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Folding Cartons & Paperboard Packaging Converting (IMAMAHAB)

Keywords

• Rigid cardboard packaging
• Premium packaging manufacturing
• Luxury brand packaging
• Sustainable cardboard boxes
• Custom packaging design

Headquarters

HQ city

São João Da Madeira

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Packaging Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and supply of premium rigid cardboard packaging boxes for enterprise clients across beverages, footwear, and cosmetics industries. Revenue is generated through project-based orders with quotes provided based on specifications, materials, and volume requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cartonagem Trindade designs, manufactures, and globally distributes premium rigid cardboard packaging boxes for enterprise clients in the beverages, footwear, and cosmetics industries. The company delivers a full end-to-end service from conception, design, and production through quality control and logistics, working primarily with compact cardboard to produce rigid boxes that protect and present luxury products.

Product overview

Cartonagem Trindade is a cardboard packaging manufacturing company founded in 1966, producing premium rigid cardboard packaging solutions for beverages, footwear, and cosmetics industries. The company offers a complete service lifecycle including Conception, Design, Production, Quality Control, and Logistics. Working with compact cardboard (cartão compacto), they create custom packaging that combines technology with creativity to protect and present customer products. Their offerings are organized as design and consultation services (Conception & Design) leading to manufacturing services (Production), supported by Quality Control and Logistics for global delivery. The company operates from São João da Madeira, Portugal, and serves international clients including Cognac brands, Burberry, and Portuguese wine producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Premium Rigid Cardboard Packaging

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity to deliver packaging worldwide with own fleet

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bertolaso: Specialist Italian producer of luxury rigid boxes and premium packaging for wines, spirits and cosmetics. Directly comparable to Trindade on rigid-box craft, premium-segment focus, and European luxury customer base.
• Autajon Group: French-headquartered luxury and premium packaging group with strong presence in folding cartons, rigid boxes and labels for wines, spirits and cosmetics. Comparable to Trindade in product mix, premium/luxury verticals, and European customer base.
• Sunrise Packaging: Specialist US rigid-box and setup-box manufacturer serving premium retail, spirits, cosmetics and consumer brands. Closely comparable to Trindade on rigid setup-box product format and premium customer positioning.
• Diamond Packaging: US-based manufacturer of premium folding cartons and rigid setup boxes for cosmetics, personal care, spirits and confectionery. Comparable to Trindade in rigid-box product format and premium/luxury customer mix.
• STI Group (Studios Stamp / Suprapack): European rigid-box and luxury packaging group with operations in France and Italy serving premium spirits, wines, cosmetics and luxury goods. Directly comparable to Trindade in rigid-box product format and premium/luxury customer verticals.
• Colbert Packaging: US-based manufacturer of folding cartons and rigid setup boxes, including premium and healthcare packaging. Comparable to Trindade on rigid-box manufacturing capability and premium end-market focus.
• Pusterla 1880: Italian premium and luxury rigid-box manufacturer with multi-decade heritage serving wines, spirits, cosmetics and fashion. Closely comparable to Trindade in product format (rigid setup boxes), customer verticals (premium beverages, cosmetics, luxury) and consultative European craftsmanship positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Smurfit Kappa: Global paper-based packaging leader with extensive European footprint across corrugated, folding carton and specialty packaging. Comparable to Trindade in paper-based packaging manufacturing and European beverage/consumer customer base, but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Graphic Packaging: Large global paperboard packaging producer with broad folding-carton and rigid-box capabilities serving food, beverage and consumer goods. Comparable to Trindade on paperboard packaging substrate and beverage/consumer end-markets, though at far greater scale and breadth.

Others

• HH Global: Global outsourced marketing execution and packaging production partner serving major consumer brands. Comparable to Trindade as a packaging supplier into premium/FMCG brand owners and an adjacent competitor for premium packaging spend.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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