Kwik Lok

Kwik Lok is a manufacturer of bag closures, closure machines, labels and printing solutions for bagged packaging. The company was founded in 1954 by engineer Floyd Paxton, who invented the original bag closure - the device commonly known as a bread clip. Headquartered in Yakima, Washington, Kwik Lok is family-owned and women-led, and operates 6 manufacturing plants and 8 offices worldwide. More than one trillion of its closures are in circulation globally.

The company supplies bakeries, produce suppliers, food processors and food packaging businesses, producing billions of bag closures a year. Its product range covers the closure itself as well as the machinery that applies it, alongside labelling and printing for almost any bagged package. Work spans packaging technology, bag closure engineering, printing and labeling solutions and sustainable materials development.

Recent product development has concentrated on reducing plastic use and carbon emissions. The Eco-Lok, Fibre-Lok and Enviro-Lok lines are designed to lower plastic consumption and emissions while maintaining the strength and reliability of the closure; Fibre-Lok is a fibre-based alternative. The company states its aims as extending shelf life, improving food safety and raising efficiency for its customers.

Having operated for over seven decades, Kwik Lok describes itself as committed to innovation, sustainability and responsible packaging, with an emphasis on purpose-driven leadership.