Novolex
Novolex is a manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging serving foodservice, retail, grocery, food processing, and industrial customers.
Last updated September 10, 2026
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Overview
Novolex describes itself as a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging servicing customers across industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. The company reports more than 100 locations, over 20,000 employees, 120 product categories, 39,000 SKUs, 7 regional distribution centers, and 250 brands. It operates a manufacturing footprint supported by a hub-and-spoke distribution network and administrative offices across North America and Europe, with headquarters in Charlotte, NC and Lake Forest, IL. Its brand portfolio includes Bagcraft, Duro, EarthChoice, Evergreen, Greenware, Heritage, Hilex, Newspring, Recycleware, and Eco-Products.
History
Novolex presents itself as a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging servicing customers across a wide range of industries, including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. The company states that it operates a broad manufacturing footprint supported by a hub-and-spoke distribution network and administrative offices across North America and Europe, with headquarters in Charlotte, NC and Lake Forest, IL. It reports more than 100 locations, over 20,000 employees, 120 product categories, 39,000 SKUs, 7 regional distribution centers, and 250 brands. Its brand portfolio includes Bagcraft, Duro, EarthChoice, Evergreen, Greenware, Heritage, Hilex, Newspring, Recycleware, and Eco-Products.
Products and positioning
Packaging for a better future through choice, innovation & sustainability
Bagcraft
Offers a broad range of paper-based specialty food-packaging products for restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores, bakeries, food processors and more.
Duro
Includes specialty bags for direct-food contact, bags with convenient handles, compostable bags, and bags made with recycled content.
EarthChoice
Offering a broad selection of packaging with sustainable attributes like recycled content or compostable certifications.
Evergreen
Carton supply, closures, filling systems, OEM parts, training, and service support are part of the same program.
Greenware
Greenware is our line of renewable drink cups and containers made from bioplastics like polylactic acid (PLA), a resin derived from annually-renewable plants, paper from trees and other fiber sources.
Heritage
Can liners, bags, and other innovative products to serve the health care, foodservice, hospitality, industrial, education, office building, building services and transportation industries.
Hilex
Hilex is the nation’s premier manufacturer of poly packaging solutions including retail, produce, delivery, takeout bags and other customer focused systems.
Newspring
From on-the-go meals to deli items, Newspring packaging offers a range of shapes, sizes, and colors.
Recycleware
Recycleware packaging is crafted from either a minimum of 20% post-consumer recycled content or from materials that are recyclable in the communities.
Recent events
- Unconfirmed
Novolex acquires Vegware[5]
Reported:
Novolex acquired Vegware, an international provider of compostable foodservice packaging. The Vegware brand will remain intact as part of Novolex's Eco-Products portfolio.
Novolex acquires Flexo Converters USA[6]
Reported:
Novolex acquired Flexo Converters USA, a Meriden-based paper bag and sack manufacturer. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
- Unconfirmed
Novolex acquires the business of B&H Bag Company[7]
Reported:
Novolex announced that it had acquired the business of B&H Bag Company, which will become part of Novolex's Duro Bag business. The acquisition adds production capacity to Novolex's Duro Bag operations.
Novolex receives HAVI’s inaugural System-First Award[8]
Reported:
Novolex announced that it received HAVI’s inaugural System-First Award, recognizing its supply-chain strategy solutions and customer support. HAVI presented the award at its Supplier Summit.
Novolex acquires Zenith Specialty Bag[9]
Reported:
Novolex acquired Zenith Specialty Bag, effective October 1, 2019. Novolex said the addition would enhance its Bagcraft Packaging business.
Novolex acquires Zenith Specialty Bag[10]
Reported:
Novolex announced that it acquired Zenith Specialty Bag, effective October 1, 2019.
Novolex introduces EcoCraft Fresh & Crispy containers[11]
Reported:
Novolex announced a new line of EcoCraft Fresh & Crispy clamshell containers designed to keep fried foods warm and crunchy.
Sources12 sources
- 1Novolexnovolex.com
- 2About Us | Novolexnovolex.com
- 3Brands | Novolexnovolex.com
- 4Newsroom - Novolexnovolex.com
- 5Novolex收购Vegwareprnewswire.com
- 6Novolex 收购 Flexo Converters USAhartfordbusiness.com
- 7Novolex收购B&H Bag Company业务prnewswire.com
- 8Novolex获得HAVI首届System-First奖prnewswire.com
- 9Novolex收购Zenith Specialty Bagpulpapernews.com
- 10Novolex 收购 Zenith Specialty Bagprnewswire.com
- 11Novolex推出EcoCraft Fresh & Crispy容器restaurantmagazine.com
- 12Novolex Acquires Zenith Specialty Bag in Californiapaperage.com
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