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Request a quoteContract Packaging – One partner. Source. Decorate. Deliver.
Contract packaging for brands, co-packers, and distributors who need a true packaging partner, not just a container: sourcing, in-house decoration, inventory management, stocking agreements, and warehousing across four locations, all under one roof.
What We Do
The packaging is the easy part. The program is what we’re known for.
Most companies can sell you a container. What they can’t do is source it, decorate it, stock it, and deliver it on your schedule, consistently, across multiple SKUs, over the long term.
ILLING serves brands, co-packers, private label producers, and distributors that need a packaging partner, not just a vendor. We take on the sourcing, the decoration, and the inventory so you can focus on what you’re building.
Nearly 100 years of relationships with vetted domestic and global manufacturers mean we can find what you need and back it up with the warehousing and decoration capabilities to make it shelf-ready before it ships.
Container Sourcing
We identify the right container for your product, volume, and channel, drawing on relationships with hundreds of vetted domestic and global manufacturers.
Learn moreIn-House Decoration
Silk screen printing, pressure-sensitive labeling, shrink sleeving, pail labeling, and RFID, all on our own lines in the same facility that stocks your container.
Learn moreStocking Agreements
Customized stocked programs that keep your packaging available when you need it, without tying up your capital in inventory you have to manage yourself.
Learn moreWarehousing & Delivery
More than 500,000 sq ft across MN, IL, WI, and GA. Regional inventory that ships fast and reduces lead-time risk for brands managing tight production schedules.
Learn morePrivate Label Programs
End-to-end private label container programs: sourcing, decoration, stocking, and fulfillment for retailers and distributors building their own branded lines.
Learn moreInventory Management
We manage the packaging so you don’t have to. Forecasting, reorder triggers, and real-time inventory visibility across the ILLING warehouse network.
Learn moreCustom Mold Development
Proprietary container development from concept through production: custom mold design, prototyping, and manufacturer sourcing for brands that need a package no one else has.
Learn moreDecoration Partnership
Distributors without in-house decoration partner with ILLING to offer decoration to their own customers. White-label decoration programs available.
Learn moreHow It Works
From first conversation to shelf-ready product.
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Develop
We learn your product, your volume, your channel, and your timeline, then source the right container from our network of vetted manufacturers.
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Design
We help your packaging stand out, from standard decoration options to custom mold development and proprietary container design.
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Decorate
Our in-house decoration lines bring your brand to life on the package: silk screen, PSL, shrink sleeve, pail labeling, and RFID, all on our own equipment.
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Deliver
Stocked across four warehouses, managed to your schedule, and delivered when and where you need it, without the inventory burden on your side.
Who We Serve
Built for businesses that need a partner, not a catalog.
The companies that get the most from ILLING are the ones that want packaging off their plate, handled as a single relationship rather than a stack of purchase orders.
Brands & Manufacturers
Companies that need a packaging program, not just a purchase order. Sourcing, decoration, stocking, and delivery managed as a single relationship.
Co-Packers & Contract Fillers
Co-packers managing multiple brand lines and fill formats simultaneously. Multi-SKU stocking, flexible decoration, and inventory management that adapt to seasonal demand.
Private Label Producers
Retailers and distributors building their own branded product lines. End-to-end container programs with sourcing, decoration, and fulfillment handled by ILLING.
Distributors Without Decoration
Packaging distributors that need in-house decoration for their customers. ILLING’s decoration lines are available as a white-label partner service.
New Product Launches
Brands bringing a new product to market that need container sourcing, custom mold development, decoration, and stocking from a single partner, not four separate vendors.
Brands Switching Partners
Companies that have outgrown a transactional supplier and need a partner that takes the packaging off their plate, completely and reliably.
One Roof
In-house decoration. No third party. No handoff.
When sourcing and decoration happen under one roof, quality problems disappear. There’s no gap between container specs and decoration specs, no finger-pointing when something doesn’t look right, and no lead time lost to a second supplier.
Five decoration methods. One facility.
Our decoration team runs silk screen printing, pressure-sensitive labeling, shrink sleeving, pail labeling, and RFID labeling on our own lines, on the same containers we stock and ship. Quick-turn on stocked items, full-service programs for new launches.
- Silk screen, PSL, shrink sleeve, pail labeling & RFID
- Same facility that stocks and ships your container
- Quick-turn on stock, full-service on new programs
Why ILLING
Same family. Since 1927.
Private equity doesn’t own ILLING. No acquisition has changed what we do or how we do it. The same family that started this business in 1927 runs it today, which means the relationships, the expertise, and the accountability that come with nearly 100 years of doing this right are still intact. That’s what a real packaging partner looks like.
Common Questions
Things that typically come up.
A real packaging program raises different questions than a one-off order. Here’s what we get asked most often. Reach out if your question isn’t covered.