For more than 40 years, Jem Container Corp. has built its reputation as a custom contract manufacturer serving medical-device and consumer-product companies. It converts raw materials into printed packaging and related components, tailoring its work to the needs of each customer.
Jet Container CompanyFounded by Joe Schmitt in Columbus in 1977, Jet Container Company designs and manufactures custom corrugated boxes, protective packaging, and shipping containers. What began as a four-person operation selling boxes from a car now operates from a 275,000-square-foot facility and produces more than 250 million square feet of packaging annually. Still led by members of the Schmitt family alongside partner Richard Prohl, the company combines large-scale production with the personal service of a family-owned business.COLUMBUS, OH
Hood Container CorporationSince its inception in 2012, Hood Container Corporation has grown as a family-owned national packaging company while keeping the local expertise of its many facilities. Its mill-to-market model connects paper production with custom packaging work for manufacturers and consumer brands, and has helped it become one of the top ten paper and packaging companies in the United States.LOUISVILLE, KY
First Choice PackagingEstablished in 1985, First Choice Packaging makes custom thermoformed packaging and provides contract packaging services from its 290,000-square-foot facility in Fremont, Ohio. Its in-house operation carries projects from design and prototyping through manufacturing, warehousing and shipping, including the company’s patented Virtuweld™ clamshell technology. First Choice Packaging’s quality system is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and the company serves applications ranging from specialty food to medical and industrial products.FREMONT, OH