# ePac Flexible Packaging

> ePac Flexible Packaging is a digital-first manufacturer of custom pouches, rollstock and specialty films for consumer brands. Its distributed plants and proprietary ePacONE workflow are designed to make low-volume, multi-SKU orders economical, cut turnaround from the conventional multiweek cycle, and let customers replenish packaging closer to demand instead of tying cash up in printed inventory.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Jack Knott (Co-Founder and former CEO), Carl Joachim (Co-Founder and CMO), Virag Patel (Co-Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** 201-500 employees; supplied estimate: 390
- **Products:** Custom pouches, Custom rollstock, Barrier and sustainable films, ePacConnect, ePacONE
- **Notable:** Opened its first commercial plant in Madison, Wisconsin, in April 2016., Built an all-digital flexible-packaging model around HP Indigo presses and a distributed local-plant network., More than doubled its customer base during the first part of 2019; HP reported that 75% of customers were placing repeat orders.

## Products & services

- **Custom pouches** — Digitally printed stand-up, lay-flat, flat-bottom, quad-seal, child-resistant and resealable pouch formats with low minimums and multi-SKU capability.
- **Custom rollstock** — Printed film for form-fill-seal lines, including pillow pouches, sachets, packets and flow-wrap applications; standard production is advertised at 10 business days after artwork approval.
- **Barrier and sustainable films** — Food-contact film structures spanning high-barrier, recyclable PE, post-consumer recycled content and specialty performance options.
- **ePacConnect** — Connected-packaging service powered by Scantrust, using serialized QR codes for engagement, authentication, traceability and supply-chain insight.
- **ePacONE** — Proprietary order, job-routing and manufacturing platform that connects ePac's plants and supports order-to-demand production across the network.
- **Easy Open Barrier Films** — Peelable high-barrier film for coffee in rollstock and quad-seal formats, designed to open without scissors or tear notches.

## Achievements

- Opened its first commercial plant in Madison, Wisconsin, in April 2016.
- Built an all-digital flexible-packaging model around HP Indigo presses and a distributed local-plant network.
- More than doubled its customer base during the first part of 2019; HP reported that 75% of customers were placing repeat orders.
- Expanded manufacturing and sales across North America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia Pacific.
- Developed ePacONE to route and manage orders across multiple plants.
- Launched ePacConnect with unit-level serialized QR codes powered by Scantrust.
- Secured a majority investment from Butterfly Equity in January 2026 while retaining the operating leadership team.
- Signed an approximately $50 million, three-year HP agreement in February 2026 to add more than 10 Indigo 200K presses.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Announced North American capacity expansion, including a new Phoenix site and added technology or capacity in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Vancouver.
- **2026-02** — Signed a three-year HP agreement valued at approximately $50 million, including more than 10 HP Indigo 200K presses.
- **2026-01** — Butterfly Equity completed a majority acquisition from an investor consortium including Amcor and INDEVCO North America; management remained in place.
- **2026-01** — Introduced Easy Open Barrier Films for North American coffee brands in rollstock and quad-seal formats.
- **2026** — European operations announced investments in capacity and operational efficiency across key markets.

## Links

- Website: https://epacflexibles.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/epacflexiblepackaging
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ePacFlexibles
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIog585E8JvGt5ab4u8mIAg/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epacflexiblepackaging/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ePacFlexiblePackaging/

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Last updated: 2026-08-12