Where innovation
meets reliability
From humble beginnings as a paper and plastic bag wholesaler, to becoming one of the UK’s most trusted flexible packaging manufacturers, Clifton has spent over 40 years perfecting the art of protecting what matters.
Now proudly part of the CartonPack Group, we combine our deep expertise in flexible packaging for food, particularly protein, snacks, spices, ingredients and ready-to-eat products, with the scale, capacity and innovation capabilities of a pan-European leader.
From our Leicester base, we design, engineer and manufacture high-performance films and pouches, integrate packing machinery, and provide contract packing solutions via our partners, giving brands a genuinely end-to-end packaging partner under one roof.
Award-winning, technically driven, and committed to sustainable innovation, Clifton delivers packaging solutions that protect product integrity, extend shelf life and perform across the entire supply chain, whilst remaining competitive.
Flexible Films
Clifton offers comprehensive flexible packaging solutions, with advanced expertise in films and pouches for proteins, snacks, ready-to-eat, and other high-demand food categories.
We produce printed films on a reel with HD flexo printing up to 8 colours and gravure printing up to 10 colours on VFFS, HFFS, and flowpack films, ensuring maximum format versatility.
Our range also includes lidding films with weld, peel, and resealable solutions for all tray types, from ambient to retort applications.
Ovenable packaging
Steam-cook bags, roast-in-bag pouches and ovenable lidding films engineered to perform from freezer to oven.
Pouches
Clifton offers award-winning pouch formats, including pillow, quad, doy-style, and side-gusseted designs with barrier, retort, and aseptic options, as well as bespoke-shaped pouches recognized with WorldStar and Starpack Awards, featuring easy-tear openings, zippers, spouts, and handles.
Quality & Certifications
Clifton packaging is built on rigorous processes and strict quality controls, supported by certifications that confirm our commitment to food safety, sustainability and manufacturing excellence.
Quality & Certifications
Clifton packaging is built on rigorous processes and strict quality controls, supported by certifications that confirm our commitment to food safety, sustainability and manufacturing excellence.
News & Events
All the latest news from the Cartonpack Group: events, projects, and updates that tell the story of our work.