As summer winds down and we head into fall, Kaufman Container is wrapping up another exciting quarter filled with teamwork, connection, and community spirit. From the NACD Fall Expo and our Vendor Fair to volunteering and celebrating together, here’s a look back at all the highlights from Q3 2025.
We showcased Kaufman Container Decorating at the NACD Fall Expo 2025 on Tuesday, September 9, for the third year in a row! Our team loved connecting with our fellow packaging distributors, showcasing our decorating capabilities, and celebrating NACD’s 100 years in packaging.
This event continues to be one of our favorite opportunities to highlight what makes Kaufman unique — our ability to provide customers with high-quality packaging and decorating solutions that take every project beyond the bottle.
A huge thank-you to our incredible vendor partners who joined us for our in-house Vendor Fair!
From blow molding to glass and closures, our team got to connect with:
🔹 Unique Blow Molding
🔹 Arkansas Glass
🔹 Phoenix
🔹 Drug Plastics
🔹 Radius
🔹 The Shelby Company
Events like this are an important reminder of how collaboration drives innovation. We’re grateful to have such strong partnerships that help us continue to serve our customers with excellence.
During our mid-year Sales Meeting, the Kaufman team spent an afternoon volunteering with Cornerstone of Hope, a nonprofit in Independence, Ohio, that provides support, education, and hope to children, teens, and adults grieving the loss of a loved one.
From assembling summer camper backpacks to organizing supplies, cleaning, and tackling outdoor projects, our team was proud to lend a hand to such a meaningful mission.
The Cleveland Guardians caught fire this season, clinching the 2025 American League Central Division title after overcoming a 15.5-game deficit! To celebrate, our team showed off their best Guardians gear around the office as postseason excitement took over the city.
While the season ended in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series against Detroit, Cleveland fans know one thing for sure: there’s always next year! ⚾
The sun was hot, the shirts were Hawaiian, and the competition? Fierce.
Limbo? Brutal. Cornhole? Heated. Raffle prizes? Elite.
And John? He tucked and rolled twice past everyone just to be first in line for the ice cream truck — priceless. 🍦
We had a fantastic time as always at our annual summer picnic and loved celebrating another successful quarter together.
Every month, Kaufman employees are nominated by their peers for demonstrating our company’s core values. Here are the 3rd quarter 2025 winners:
July
Robyn Black – Resourcefulness
Teri Baldwin – Service
August
Kevin Lahiff – Resourcefulness
September
Jeanette Lanese – Service
Congratulations to all our core value champions for moving our culture forward!
Each month, we shine a light on a few of our incredible team members. In Q2, we featured:
July: Jordan Titherage – Network Administrator, 4 years of service
August: Alexis Lambert – Sales Coordinator, 4 years of service
September: Alen Dent – Production Supervisor, 7 years of service
We’re so grateful for their dedication, talent, and impact across our organization.
We were excited to welcome two new teammates this quarter:
Rondale Walker, Senior Print Production Operator
Nick Stach, Set Up Support
We’re thrilled to have both of them on board and can’t wait to see the great work they’ll do.
In this quarter’s episode of Coffee with Kaufman, we put the spotlight on the beauty market!
From bottles and tubes to pumps, jars, and custom decorating options, Kaufman Container helps beauty brands bring their products to life with packaging that’s as eye-catching as it is functional.
Watch the full episode to see how our decorating capabilities help brands stand out on the shelf and beyond.
From volunteering and vendor collaboration to celebrating our team and cheering for Cleveland, Q3 was packed with energy and gratitude.
As we head into the final stretch of 2025, we’re looking forward to even more ways to connect, grow, and serve our customers and community.
Here’s to finishing the year strong!