Stephen Gould’s new CEO talks the ‘art’ of integration

Packaging Dive reported the development on 2026-01-27. It’s a new chapter for the nearly 90-year-old packaging and supply chain services provider. Justin Golden took over the long-standing family business this month.

The report places the news in a wider commercial context. In an era of both significant consolidation and splitting up going on in the packaging industry, packaging and supply chain solutions company Stephen Gould is sticking with its family-run roots. The nearly 90-year-old privately held company appointed third-generation leader Justin Golden as its new CEO this month, taking over for his father Michael. No stranger to the business, Justin has served as.

For the food sector, the practical implications extend beyond the immediate announcement. Stephen Gould opened in the 1930s in Manhattan as an industrial packaging supplier, but today it aims to offer customers a “turnkey” solution, working with clients on design and marketing, as well as manufacturing, fulfillment and inventory management.

Attention now turns to how companies, customers and regulators respond. Based in New Jersey, and with dozens of offices globally, the company claimed $950 million in annual revenue in 2025. “There’s so many shifting dynamics in the world today — whether that's a post-Covid economy, whether that's a tariff-impacted economy, whether that's a focus on more efficient, sustainable solutions,” he said.