Stand-Up Pouches, Zipper Pouches and Bag-in-Box: Flexible Packaging Shows Strong Growth Momentum in Food
Food packaging has grown into a substantial industry segment in China. Its role goes beyond protecting the product: it must also deliver maximum convenience and ease of use to consumers while keeping environmental impact as low as possible. That is exactly why three flexible formats — stand-up pouches, zipper pouches and bag-in-box — have surged to prominence in food packaging, thanks to their convenience, usability, excellent shelf display and eco-friendly character.
Here is a brief look at each of the three formats. Bag-in-box is a distinctive packaging type created by placing a flexible pouch inside an outer box, such as a carton or a metal box; it got off to a relatively late start in China, but its prospects are very promising. A stand-up pouch has a horizontal support structure at its base, so it stands on its own without leaning on anything, whether the pouch is open or closed, and it offers outstanding shelf display. To meet individual consumer needs, stand-up pouches can also incorporate personalized design elements such as handles, curved contours and reclosable zippers, greatly boosting consumers' desire to buy. A zipper pouch, meanwhile, is a conventional flexible pouch with a zipper added, which gives the pouch a reclosable function so consumers can reseal food they have not finished.
As new forms of flexible packaging, stand-up pouches, zipper pouches and bag-in-box have not been developing in China for long, yet they have already shown good momentum. We have reason to believe that in the near future these innovative flexible packaging formats will be applied more and more widely in the food packaging field.
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