Arkay – Bespoke Hotel Packaging

When it comes to bespoke hotel packaging that makes a statement, consumer goods companies rely on Arkay, a leading manufacturer of luxury folding carton packaging.  The company — one of the world’s premier folding carton businesses for over a century — provides leading cosmetic, fragrance and pharmaceutical companies with creative, cost-effective and eco-friendly packaging solutions. These decoratively unique bespoke hotel packaging solutions include the designing, manufacturing and selling of folding cartons, vial cards and wraps for setup boxes. Using the most advanced cutting-edge technologies in the business and working with a palette of decorative special effects – including its remarkable trademarked and registered Paint on Press® method – Arkay partners with designers to meet any visual challenge.

Founded in 1922 by Max Kaneff, a Ukrainian immigrant, on the Lower East Side of New York City, Arkay today is a third-generation, privately held family owned and operated company employing over 250 people.

“In addition to offering innovative, luxury folding carton packaging, what makes Arkay stand out is our personal relationships with our clients. At the end of the day, it’s about listening to our customers and working together to achieve their goals,” says Mitchell Kaneff, Chairman and CEO of Arkay.

Mr. Kaneff stresses the importance of adding value in this competitive environment. Arkay has developed a number of proprietary technologies to offer clients an array of innovative options, such as Mica Pearls, which lend a pearlescent appearance to a carton and PermaWhite Stock, a cost-effective white material that resist fading and yellowing. Reticulated Coating lends a textured-like finish to cartons while Aperture Lamination creates a seamless window. Additionally, Arkay has developed technologies with cold foiling and Soft Touch applications. Bespoke hotel packaging decorating techniques also include embossing, stamping, lamination, flexolitho and textured finishes.

“A number of customers allow us to assist then in design,” notes Mr. Kaneff.  Arkay prides itself on an in-house graphic design team that can work with a client to design and create eco-friendly packaging solutions, as well as its graphics. Speed to market is a challenge that the company faces head on with the latest technology, providing its manufacturing facility in Roanoke with the most cutting-edge, state of the art equipment available in the world today.

Throughout its history, Arkay has been a pioneer in harnessing the latest technology to create bespoke hotel packaging, resulting in many “firsts,” i.e.,  the first printing plant; the first to use computer die outlines; the first company in the US with electronic carton artwork creation and development.  And the list goes on with Arkay prizing innovation above all and allowing for consistent development ny exploring the many usages of AI and focusing on ways to manufacture luxury folding carton packaging in an eco-friendly, sustainable manner that endorses their underlying belief in being environmental stewards.

Arkay operates primarily from its design studio in Hauppauge, NY and its manufacturing facility in Roanoke, VA.  Arkay’s customers are located throughout the world.