Custom folding cartons made inside Toronto
Beneco Packaging manufactures custom printed folding cartons at Unit B, 3640 McNicoll Avenue in Scarborough — inside Toronto city limits, not a sales office for a plant somewhere else. Artwork, press, die cutting, folding and gluing all happen in Beneco’s own Ontario plants, so a Toronto brand deals with the people who actually run the job.
What Beneco prints for Toronto brands
Custom paperboard folding cartons on 18pt to 24pt SBS and recycled board, in the constructions retail actually uses: straight and reverse tuck end, tuck end auto bottom, seal end, 1-2-3 bottom, four and six corner, sleeves, trays, hanger boxes and mailer styles. Finishing is done in house — foil stamping, embossing, spot UV, soft touch, gloss and matte aqueous coating, and clear window patching with PET, PLA or acetate film.
See the full range by box style and industry, or read the production capabilities.
Why location matters on a carton job
Folding cartons are bulky, low-density freight. A skid of cartons from Toronto costs a fraction of the same skid trucked from Chicago or shipped from overseas, and it arrives in days rather than weeks. The bigger difference is on press: when a Toronto customer wants to check colour, they can be standing at the press the same morning. That is not possible when the plant is offshore and the proof is a JPEG.
Pickup from the Scarborough plant is available by dock appointment. Deliveries run across the GTA — Etobicoke, North York, Vaughan, Mississauga, Markham, Scarborough and downtown.
Toronto industries Beneco already prints for
- Food and beverage — snack, bakery, confectionery, frozen and refrigerated cartons, produced under IFS PACsecure and HACCP certification. See the custom food packaging guide.
- Cosmetics and personal care — skincare, haircare and fragrance cartons where foil, soft touch and tight colour control decide whether the box looks premium on shelf.
- Pharmaceutical and natural health — OTC and supplement cartons with braille, tamper-evident constructions and lot and expiry imprint zones. See the pharmaceutical folding carton guide.
- Retail and consumer products — header cards, hanger boxes, counter displays and window cartons.
Minimums, lead time and samples
| Standard minimum order | 5,000 units per carton design |
|---|---|
| Short runs | From 500 units through SoOPAK, Beneco’s online instant-quote channel, produced on the same presses in the same Ontario plants |
| Standard production turnaround | 30 business days after artwork approval. Expedited production may be available on request. |
| Printed samples | As fast as 24 to 48 hours |
| Certifications | FSC Chain of Custody (FSC C192694), IFS PACsecure, HACCP, G7 Master Printing Facility, GMI, Sedex, EcoVadis Gold Medal (February 2026) |
Common questions from Toronto buyers
Is Beneco actually manufacturing in Toronto, or brokering?
Manufacturing. Beneco operates two Ontario plants — Scarborough (Toronto) and Cobourg — and prints, die cuts, folds and glues in house.
Can I get a small quantity to test the market?
Yes. Standard production starts at 5,000 units, and short runs from 500 units are available through SoOPAK. Most brands find 1,000 units and up the practical sweet spot.
Can I visit the plant?
Yes, by appointment. The Scarborough plant is at Unit B, 3640 McNicoll Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario M1X 1G5.