Great Northern was founded in 1962 to provide innovative solutions that solved our customers'​ packaging needs. Through the years, this intent has not changed as we added capabilities such as in-store displays and protective packaging products, and facilities throughout the United States. Today, Great Northern exists to live out the core values established by our founders - integrity, personal growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and a shared future. Our vision, "We help our employees win through personal growth and a shared future"​ is a call to action for our team to deliver on building a people-centric culture, developing leaders from within, and sending people home fulfilled about their role and contributions. The "win"​ for everyone is a trusting and collaborative culture that helps us be at our best every day. Our mission statement, "We help our customers win by doing what others can't or won't"​ gives us a clear purpose and raises the bar for performance. Doing what others "can't or won't"​ for our customers is demonstrated by a willingness to serve customers, value-added partnerships and proactively develop innovative solutions to our customer's challenges.