In the late 1940's and the early 1950's the paper industry in this country experienced a serious marketing problem. How to get their product from the mills to the wholesale paper distributors, in sufficient quantity and variety and on time to meet end user demands.

According to the late R.J. Schinner, Sr., Founder and Chairman of the Board of the RJ Schinner Co, "There was a void that had to be filled, a place where wholesale distributors could go to get supplies without dealing with minimum truck load quantities and extended mill deliveries. I started this company to meet the immediate needs of wholesale paper distributors to serve them on a consistently reliable basis."

That was RJ Schinner Co.'s purpose in 1951 and it remains our purpose today. Our customer base has changed over the last 50 + years, but our customer policy has not. It was then and is now to consistently bring you the highest quality at competitive prices when you need them!!!

Today RJ Schinner enjoys a strong position in the redistribution industry. As a member of Redistributors of America, Inc. (RDA), we have influence with major mills and manufactures throughout the country. This excellent rapport with industry leaders helps us to be a full service, single source of supply to wholesale distributors throughout our service area.

They have come to rely on us for everything from paper and poly bags to chemicals, bakery packaging supplies, foam trays, plates, cups, and bowls, plastic and paper containers for grocery and shrink service items, stretch and shrink films, meat wraps, waxed locker and butcher papers, candles, napkins, toilet tissues, flatware, roll foil, steam table pans, foil containers, labels, steak paper, roll towels, microwaveable and ovenable containers, twine, industrial wipers and hundreds of other products.

Since 1951 RJ Schinner Co. has been both sensitive to our customer needs and flexible in meeting those needs. We understand that our customers' customers are end users who demand on-time deliveries. Therefore we established our own truck fleet to guarantee timely deliveries throughout the Midwest.

While our customers' requirements are as varied as their geographical locations, and their personalities, they do have one thing in common. They have all come to depend upon RJ Schinner to have what they need at competitive prices! Whether it's a food service company in Madison, WI, or a paper distributor in Chicago, IL, or a wholesale grocer in Minneapolis, MN, or a meat processor in Dubuque, IA, or a restaurant supply house in East Lansing, MI, they all have found our single source of supply concept to be cost effective and convenient!