Teal Packaging is a US-based packaging supplier and corporate gifting company: one vendor supplies the custom printed gift boxes and runs the fulfillment behind gifting programs, kitting and shipping to recipients from its West Chicago, Illinois center. Custom corporate gift boxes start at 50 units (specialty rigid from 100+), with volume pricing from $0.44 per unit, free dieline design, free US shipping, and a digital proof before print. Production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval (complex jobs longer), plus 2 to 5 business days US delivery. Kitting, assembly, storage, and ship-to-recipient fulfillment turn one order into a managed program for client gifts, employee holiday gifts, and onboarding kits.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Corporate Gifting Company: Custom Boxes, Kitting, and Ship-to-Recipient Fulfillment from Teal Packaging: 50-unit standard MOQ (100+ units for specialty rigid boxes), 2-5 business day delivery in the US (express and economy options available), free design help included on every order, free generic sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited toward your first order). Standard production runs from about 7 business days after digital proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer.
Materials and certifications: FSC-certified paper stock, soy-based inks, kraft / corrugated / rigid paperboard / mylar / tin / vinyl substrates.
Contact Teal Packaging: Call (224) 546-8325, email info@tealpackaging.com, or request a free quote at tealpackaging.com/contact-us. We reply within one business day.
Updated July 30, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
What Does a Corporate Gifting Company Actually Do?
A corporate gifting company covers the work between deciding to send gifts and a box landing at each recipient's door: designing the branded gift box, kitting the contents, and shipping to every address on your list. Teal Packaging covers all three as one vendor instead of two: it supplies the printed gift box, and its West Chicago, Illinois center handles the kitting and the shipping.
Two very different kinds of businesses answer to the name "corporate gifting company," and they solve different problems. Knowing which one you actually need cuts the vendor shortlist in half before you make a single call, so start there.
Corporate Gifting Platform or Packaging Supplier With Fulfillment?
Corporate gifting services split into two camps. Software gifting platforms typically sell a portal on a software subscription: recipient-choice links, address collection, CRM-triggered sends, and a curated merch catalog. Teal Packaging is the other camp, a packaging supplier with its own fulfillment center: you design a fully custom gift box, Teal prints it, kits your contents into it, and ships the finished gift to each recipient.
To say it plainly: Teal is not a gifting software platform. There is no recipient-choice portal, no login for your recipients, and no integration marketplace. What you get instead is control of the physical product, and per-project pricing with no subscription attached.
| What you are buying | Software gifting platform | Teal Packaging |
|---|---|---|
| Core product | Sending portal plus a curated merch catalog | Custom-designed gift box plus kitting, storage, and ship-to-recipient fulfillment |
| Pricing model | Typically a software subscription or membership charged on top of the goods; confirm current terms with each vendor | Per-project quote; standard boxes from $0.44 per unit at volume; no subscription or seat licenses |
| The box | Branded packs built from a catalog | Fully custom: free dieline design, digital proof, 2 revision rounds, full-color printing |
| Recipient-choice portal | Yes, a core feature | No |
| Recipient addresses | Collected through the platform | You supply the list |
| Best fit | Always-on programs triggered from a CRM at high send volumes | Programs where the box and its contents are the brand moment, priced job by job |
If your program needs hundreds of automated one-off sends a month and recipient self-service, buy the software. If your program is a defined list, a real budget per head, and a box that has to feel like your brand when it opens, a packaging supplier that also fulfils, rather than a printer plus a separate 3PL, is the simpler path: one vendor, one invoice.
How Do You Design a Branded Corporate Gift Box?
Start from the moment of opening, then work back to materials. For premium client gifting, rigid chipboard (1.5 to 2.5 mm) with a magnetic closure is the usual choice because the box itself reads as part of the gift. Kraft paperboard (300 to 400 gsm) suits a warmer, natural look for employee gifts, and corrugated mailers handle gifts that ship without an outer carton.
The process is the same regardless of style: dieline design is free, you see a digital proof before anything prints, and 2 revision rounds are included. Printing is full color, and kraft and corrugated constructions are straightforwardly recyclable, which matters if your company reports on procurement sustainability.
Personalisation lives in two layers. The box carries the brand: colors, logo, and messaging across the printed design you approve. The kit carries the person: printed note cards or role-specific contents you supply, assembled per recipient during kitting rather than printed into the box run. That split keeps one box design reusable across the whole program.
What Is the Minimum Order for Branded Corporate Gifts?
Standard custom gift boxes start at 50 units; specialty rigid constructions start at 100+ units. That floor matters for gifting because it matches real program sizes: a 60-person client list or a 75-person company clears the minimum without ordering a year of surplus.
Volume pricing starts from $0.44 per unit for standard construction, and every job is quoted to spec, so a rigid magnetic-closure gift box prices differently than a printed kraft two-piece. US shipping is free on custom orders, and there is no membership or platform fee sitting on top of the unit price. If you want to feel materials before committing, the sample kit is free with $19.99 shipping, credited toward your first custom order.
When Should You Order Holiday Corporate Gifts?
Work backwards from the date gifts must arrive, not forward from today. Every stage below sits in front of your delivery date, and holiday programs stack them all.
- Delivery: US delivery adds 2 to 5 business days once gifts ship. Plan holiday sends on the standard window.
- Kitting and ship-out: if gifts go to individual recipients, your contents have to arrive at the West Chicago center and be assembled into kits before anything ships. This stage is scheduled when your project is quoted.
- Production: from about 7 business days after you approve the digital proof. Specialty rigid styles and high-volume runs take longer.
- Design and proofing: dieline design is free and includes 2 revision rounds; how long this takes mostly depends on how quickly your team approves.
- Buffer: carrier peak season, address corrections, and late-arriving contents all eat days. Add margin instead of counting backward to the exact day.
In practice, a December delivery works best when the design conversation starts in early fall. That leaves room for revisions, production, inbound contents, and kitting without paying for rush at every step.
How Kit-and-Ship-to-Recipient Turns a Gift Order Into a Managed Program
Teal's West Chicago, Illinois center handles kitting, assembly, pick-pack, storage, and ship-to-recipient delivery, so a gifting program does not end with a pallet of boxes at your office. One approved box design can cover a December holiday send, onboarding gifts through the year, and client thank-yous shipped from stored stock on request.
A program runs like this:
- Request a quote with your headcount, planned contents, and delivery date.
- Design the box: free dieline, digital proof, 2 revision rounds.
- Production begins after proof approval (from about 7 business days; complex or high-volume jobs run longer).
- You or your vendors ship the gift contents to the West Chicago center.
- Each kit is assembled to your spec, per recipient.
- Gifts are picked, packed, and shipped to every address on your list, or held in storage for staggered sends.
What you supply: brand assets, the gift contents, the recipient list, and the delivery date. What Teal supplies: the printed box, receiving and storage, kit assembly, and shipping to each door. The honest limit: Teal does not curate or source the gifts themselves, which is exactly why nothing restricts your contents to a catalog.
Where This Fits in Teal's Gifting and Fulfillment Lineup
This page is about running the program. For box styles, sizes, and specs, the product page is corporate gift boxes, and premium client gifts usually land on a custom magnetic closure box. The assembly mechanics live on gift and corporate kitting and shipping custom boxes to individual recipients, with cost mechanics on fulfillment pricing. If your send is branded merch for employees rather than curated gifts, start at company swag kits; VC and accelerator teams gifting founders should see portfolio company gifts. Ready to scope a program? Request a quote with your headcount, contents, and delivery date, or call (224) 546-8325.
Corporate Gifting Company FAQs
Is Teal Packaging a corporate gifting platform like Sendoso or SwagUp?
No. Teal is a US-based packaging supplier with in-house fulfillment, not a software platform. There is no recipient-choice portal, no seat licenses, and no monthly membership: you design a custom box, Teal prints it, kits your contents, and ships to your list, quoted per project. Teams that need CRM-triggered, always-on sending at high volume are better served by platform software.
What is the minimum order for branded corporate gifts?
Standard custom gift boxes start at 50 units, and specialty rigid styles start at 100+ units. Volume pricing starts from $0.44 per unit for standard construction, every job is quoted to spec, and dieline design and US shipping are free.
How far in advance should I order holiday corporate gifts?
Work backwards from your delivery date: US delivery adds 2 to 5 business days, production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval (complex or high-volume jobs take longer), and design, proofing, inbound contents, and kitting all sit in front of that. For December delivery, starting in early fall keeps you out of rush territory.
Can you ship corporate gifts directly to each employee or client?
Yes. The West Chicago, Illinois center kits each gift, then picks, packs, and ships to every address on your list, which is how remote-team holiday gifts and client appreciation sends usually run. Storage is available, so one production run can cover staggered sends across the year.
Do you supply the gift contents, or just the box?
Teal supplies the printed packaging and runs the fulfillment; the contents are yours. You or your vendors ship products to the West Chicago center, and Teal assembles them into each gift box during kitting. That means no curated catalog constraints: anything you can source and ship can go in the box.
