Your Full-Service Packaging and Retail Display Manufacturer
We’re your full-service partner for packaging and display solutions that elevate your brand, charm your customers, and help you win at retail.
A Proud Collective of Packaging Visionaries Giving Your Products the Ultimate Retail Glow-up
We’re a 100% employee-owned company headquartered in Los Angeles, filled with delightfully nerdy humans who care deeply about packaging, design, print, and logistics, all dedicated to helping your brand thrive.
With facilities across the U.S., we craft packaging that pops, shippers that protect, and retail displays that demand attention, wherever your brand goes.
Every project is matched with the ideal project management, production, packout and assembly, and supply chain team, ensuring you always get top-quality service, delivered right on time.
OUR HISTORY
Decades of Bold Breakthroughs That Turn Products Into Best-Sellers
For over 70 years, Bay Cities has set the pace as a leader among industrial packaging companies.
1950s
In 1956, Bill Hanan launched Bay Cities and Arrow Container.
1960s
Operations move to Pico Rivera. Early clients include Owens Illinois, Mattel, and Neutrogena, with a focus on furniture and CPG packaging.
1970s
We doubled our space at 8315 Hanan, expanding to 110,000 sq ft to support our growing operations.
1980s
Bay Cities becomes employee-owned, merges with Arrow Container, and installs advanced equipment for large-scale packaging and performance testing. We enter the motion picture industry, ship our first full pallet display to Costco for Sony, and build a plant in Mexico for Mattel.
1990s
We upgraded our graphics, added a 5-color press, launched screen printing, expanded into the Sears building, started E&F Printing, and began vertical integration with LACORR. Greg Tucker becomes president, positioning us for significant growth.
2000s
We grow our facilities, move our corporate headquarters, enter the digital printing space, and establish a presence in Bentonville, AR to support Walmart and its suppliers. We mourn the passing of founder Bill Hanan in 2002.
2010s
We become 100% employee-owned, expand to Chicago and Bentonville, launch ENCORR (our second sheet feeder), and build our strategic planning foundation through Destination Modeling. Greg Tucker is named AICC Chairman as we celebrate 60 years.
2020s
We launch DIYpack.com, expand our eCommerce and subscription packaging capabilities, purchase Premier Packaging & Assembly, open Midwest packout and fulfillment facility, (233,000+ sq.ft.), open Cincinnati Sales & Design Center, and establish Digital Print Partners, Chicago’s first trade-focused digital print factory. We continue to grow with new facilities, investments in automation, and bold plans for the future.
1950s
In 1956, Bill Hanan launched Bay Cities and Arrow Container.
1960s
Operations move to Pico Rivera. Early clients include Owens Illinois, Mattel, and Neutrogena, with a focus on furniture and CPG packaging.
1970s
We doubled our space at 8315 Hanan, expanding to 110,000 sq ft to support our growing operations.
1980s
Bay Cities becomes employee-owned, merges with Arrow Container, and installs advanced equipment for large-scale packaging and performance testing. We enter the motion picture industry, ship our first full pallet display to Costco for Sony, and build a plant in Mexico for Mattel.
1990s
We upgraded our graphics, added a 5-color press, launched screen printing, expanded into the Sears building, started E&F Printing, and began vertical integration with LACORR. Greg Tucker becomes president, positioning us for significant growth.
2000s
We grow our facilities, move our corporate headquarters, enter the digital printing space, and establish a presence in Bentonville, AR to support Walmart and its suppliers. We mourn the passing of founder Bill Hanan in 2002.
2010s
We become 100% employee-owned, expand to Chicago and Bentonville, launch ENCORR (our second sheet feeder), and build our strategic planning foundation through Destination Modeling. Greg Tucker is named AICC Chairman as we celebrate 60 years.
2020s
We launch DIYpack.com, expand our eCommerce and subscription packaging capabilities, purchase Premier Packaging & Assembly, open Midwest packout and fulfillment facility, (233,000+ sq.ft.), open Cincinnati Sales & Design Center, and establish Digital Print Partners, Chicago’s first trade-focused digital print factory. We continue to grow with new facilities, investments in automation, and bold plans for the future.
Mission
Our Passion Powers Your Product
OUR CORE VALUES
National Footprint
We’re headquartered in LA, but our reach extends nationwide.
OUR EXPERTISE
Award-Winning First Impressions That Last
We strategically design for unforgettable first impressions, because award-winning impact isn’t just instant; it delivers results for your brand, today and tomorrow.
Display Design and Engineering
From Costco displays to Walmart displays, we design and produce attention-grabbing solutions for every retailer.
Compliance and Style Guide Specialists
Our close retailer partnerships and technical know-how keep your point-of-purchase displays on point and in compliance every time.
End-To-End Campaign Management
From concept to execution, we oversee every detail, so your brand stands out where it counts.
Packaging Design and Manufacturing
Backed by decades of experience, we create and produce packaging that puts brands in the spotlight.
Fully Custom Packaging Solutions
We deliver the packaging your brand deserves—engineered to protect, designed to captivate, and impossible to ignore on the shelf and through the distribution channel.
High-Speed Industrial Packaging
Move your business forward with next-day samples, genuine partnership, and fast industry turnaround times.
Made to Outbox the Rest
Experience our dedication in every detail: design that performs, service you can count on, and ideas that move your business forward.
Reliable Delivery
Anywhere you need your products to be, our nationwide network and robust supply chain make it happen.
Efficient Operations
Every step of the process is done in-house, from paper mill to packout, so your quality is never left to chance.
Consistent Quality
We embed quality into every stage, from concept to delivery, so you get results that go beyond your expectations.
Proactive Safety
Safety comes first. We train, inspect, and support our teams so your projects run smoothly - no exceptions.
Responsibly certified
Sustainable by Design
Reduce, Reuse, Rebox your environmental impact and meet today’s – and tomorrow’s – standards by working with Bay Cities.
our leadership
The Visionaries Behind Our Success
Meet the team steering Bay Cities toward what’s next.
Greg Tucker
Known for signing off with “Happiness is a quality box” (yes, it’s even on his license plate), Greg brings passion, purpose, and a little bit of packaging humor to everything he does. A lifelong corrugate enthusiast with a sharp eye and sharper wit, Greg believes in craftsmanship, creativity, and doing work that makes a lasting impact. If you lose him at Costco, check the packaging aisle; he’ll be the one flipping over boxes to see who made them. His latest motto? “We give a sheet.”
Corrugate Superpower:
Turning corrugate into a competitive edge, and ownership into the ultimate motivator.
Sahar Mehrabzadeh
To Sahar, corrugate is more than packaging, it’s a canvas for creativity and a tool for brand impact. From pop-up mazes for kids to displays that double as giving trees, she’s built unforgettable experiences that drive results. With 20 years at Bay Cities, Sahar knows how to take ideas from sketch to shelf with style and strategy.
Corrugate Superpower:
Seeing the sales potential of a sketch before it hits the table. Just call her “The Shipper Whisperer”, she makes packaging talk, and customers listen.
Pat Donohoe
Pat’s been keeping an eye on corrugate for nearly a decade, literally. From spotting museum-worthy pieces in Spain to setting up a dragon display in-store (don’t worry, it didn’t breathe fire), he brings curiosity and a sharp sense of humor to the box biz. As President & CFO, he makes sure the numbers add up, the margins stay strong, and no one in his family ever buys moving boxes on Amazon again.
Corrugate Superpower:
Finding the hidden value in everything, from EBITDA to oddly shaped display wings. If it folds, he’s already figured out how it pays off.
Jim Hawton
Jim Hawton has been shaping the future of technology at Bay Cities since 1991, starting in the Design Department and helping lead the company’s digital transformation long before it became a buzzword.
Now as Chief Information Technology Officer, Jim drives innovation through automation, AI, and data-driven systems that power everything from production to customer experience.
Corrugate Superpower:
Turning tech into tangible value by digitizing the box biz one workflow, one dashboard, and one perfectly executed process at a time.
Stephanie Navasu
Stephanie believes that great packaging and great teams have something in common: both are built with care, creativity, and a human touch. With 7 years at Bay Cities, she’s passionate about creating a workplace where people feel supported, seen, and inspired to grow. Whether it’s building strong culture or supporting standout packaging, Stephanie’s focus is always on meaningful connection.
Corrugate Superpower:
Spotting potential in people the way our designers spot structure in a flat sheet, then helping it all take shape.
Natalie Tucker
With nearly two decades at Bay Cities, Natalie blends creative vision with strategic thinking to lead eCommerce and design initiatives that move brands forward. Whether she’s building bold digital-first packaging experiences or forging powerful retail partnerships, Natalie brings a sharp eye and a collaborative spirit to every project. Her work lives at the intersection of design, innovation, and results, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Corrugate Superpower:
Turning pixels into packaging and bridging digital strategy and design to create experiences that click and convert online.
Richard Khojayan
Richard has led high-performing teams at some of the world’s most recognizable brands: Nestlé, Unilever, and Baxter, and brings that global expertise straight to the production floor. A certified Six Sigma Black Belt, PMP, and Agile Practitioner, he’s passionate about precision, process, and all things packaging. Whether it’s corrugate, cartons, or automation, he knows how to turn complexity into clarity and build systems that keep performance running at full speed.
Corrugate Superpower:
Transforming operational chaos into lean, profit-driving machines by uncovering hidden gains in scrap, downtime, and inefficient processes.
From store to your door,
be the brand they notice first
Work with Bay Cities to deliver packaging and displays that leave a lasting mark—
on shelves, online, and for the planet.