Close-up of logo for shipping and logistics supply company Uline on packing tape dispenser, San Ramon, California, June 18, 2020.
Uline provides the essential – and often invisible – products that small and large businesses need every day, and it rakes in an estimated $6.1 billion in sales per year.
  • Uline is the leading distributor of packing materials and industrial supplies in North America.
  • The company was founded in 1980 by Liz and Dick Uihlein, who run it today with their three children.
  • The couple are also top donors to far-right-wing political candidates, including Donald Trump.

It's not something most people stop to notice, but next time you buy something — online, in-store, anywhere really — take a look at the words printed on the packaging that carried your purchase.