Stand-up Pouches; a Flexible Packaging Option Used For Food and Non-Food Product Packaging

 

Stand-up Pouches

Stand-up pouch, is a type of flexible packaging which is able to stand erect on its bottom for display, storage, and use. Flexible foil packaging is a means of packaging products through the use of non-rigid materials, which allow for economical and customizable options. This type of packaging uses a variety of flexible materials, such as plastic, paper, and metal, to create bags, pouches, and other pliable product containers. These pouches are a popular packaging method that gained popularity among industries of all kinds.

Stand-up pouches are useful in industries that require versatile packaging, such as the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. They are mainly used by the food and beverages industry. Manufacturers of food, beverages, pet food, personal care producers, and household items and many more refer to stand up pouches over traditional packaging methods. Stand up pouches are made of high-performance laminates and materials such as PET, PE, OPA, OPP, EVOH, CPP, and many others.

They are used for packaging everything from foods to industrial liquids and are usually found on supermarket shelves around the world. Flexible pouches have become extremely popular over the past few years for food packaging. Stand-up packages are adopted by various end-use industries, owing to their strong material holding capacity and less storage space compared to other packaging materials such as cartons and boxes. A pouch made from kraft material that is laminated to other layers of film IS recyclable and landfill friendly.

Stand up pouch packaging is one of the fastest-growing packaging formats. Manufacturers are now raving about the endless benefits of stand-up pouches, as they have revolutionized how products can be displayed and merchandised at retail. Berry Global Inc., Mondi, ProAmpac, Sealed Air, and Sonoco are some of the major manufacturers of stand-up pouches in the U.S.