Our History
Wet-Nap® began with the vision of Nice-Pak Products, Inc. founder, Arthur Julius, who created the very first Wet-Nap® cloth in his 2500-square-foot loft in lower Manhattan in 1957 using a converted soup portioning machine. Julius believed that wet wipes were the optimal delivery system for cleaning and hygiene – far superior to the normal towel and soap method – and that there was a real need to clean hands before and after eating in restaurants. This belief drove him to introduce Wet-Nap® at the National Restaurant Show in 1960, and in 1963 start selling Wet-Nap® products to Colonel Sanders for use in his KFC restaurants.
Arthur’s son, Robert Julius, of Nice-Pak, said to the Colonel: “Your chicken is great and it's finger-licking good, but when I’m done licking my fingers I need something to clean them with.”
The relationship with KFC flourished, and soon Nice-Pak Products, introduced the modern “Spork”, a combination of a fork and spoon, in order to help the Colonel save money.
Over the years, Nice-Pak has pioneered many wet wipe categories in consumer, healthcare, foodservice and other commercial markets, helping families live cleaner and healthier lives. Today, Nice-Pak is proud to bring the iconic Wet-Nap® brand back to retail shelves across the country.