Since 1954, family-owned Designers Folding Box has designed and manufactured folding cartons and other paperboard packaging in Buffalo’s Old First Ward. Now a three-generation business, it grew from the work of folding-carton pioneers and developed innovations including the untimed right-angle gluer in the 1960s. The company handles orders from 500 cartons to millions and also distributes industrial packaging supplies as a full-service packaging source.
Premier Folding CartonPremier Folding Carton, formerly Premier Box & Partition and a division of SJS Packaging Inc., is a family-owned packaging manufacturer that has produced stock and specialty packaging for nearly half a century. Based in Amberley Village near Cincinnati, its campus-style facilities encompass more than 50,000 square feet on three acres of family-owned real estate. The company specializes in folding cartons and offers custom packaging capabilities from design through fulfillment.CINCINNATI, OH
Color Carton CorporationFamily-owned and operated in the Bronx since 1960, Color Carton Corporation has grown from its founders’ original shop into a multi-facility packaging manufacturer while retaining a personal-service approach. Its work is produced under one roof, where long-tenured employees oversee custom folding cartons for brands that need packaging designed around their products and timelines. The company operates from a 100,000-square-foot facility and offers FSC- and EcoVadis-certified materials.BRONX, NY
Enterprise Folding Box Co IncEnterprise Folding Box Co Inc. is a Buffalo-based manufacturer of paper packaging that has focused on folding and corrugated containers since 1965. It supplies stock and custom packaging for food-service businesses, with custom printing and recyclable or biodegradable material options described among its offerings.BUFFALO, NY
Friendly City Box CompanyFounded in Johnstown in 1927 as a maker of wooden cigar boxes, Friendly City Box Company now manufactures custom folding cartons and specialty packaging for customers nationwide. The Blackburn family still leads the fourth-generation business, which operates from a 100,000-plus-square-foot facility producing more than 25 million boxes annually. Its long-serving workforce includes employees with 20 to 40 years at the company, pairing modern production capacity with experience built over nearly a century.JOHNSTOWN, PA