Cat food comes in dry as well as wet varieties. While dry food comes in standup bags, wet cat food that contains fish generally comes in cans. With changing trends, wet cat food packaging  is now done with the help of standup pouches.

As a cat food manufacturer, you might have wondered which packaging option is best for your product. Let us compare the features of tins and pouches.

Portability: If you are planning to travel and you’re taking your cat along, you need to carry its food too. Packing a tin in your luggage is not as easy as slipping a food pouch into a bag. Just place a cat food pouch anywhere and you are ready to go.

Safety: Tin cans can cut your fingers while opening. Also, some of them need to be opened with cutting tools, whereas standup pouches can be opened easily without any risk. There are no chances of cuts or scratches.

Ease of feeding: You cannot feed the cat directly from the can. The reason is that they might scratch their face or get injured while eating. It is easier to feed them using cat food pouches. Just open the pouch and your cat can eat directly from it.

Shelf space: Tin cans take more space on the shelf as compared to standup bags. This is why more store owners prefer keeping products that are packaged in pouches. It lets them keep more products in their store in the same space. Using standup pouches means that your product will be approved by more stores.

Marketing value: Tin cans are circular in shape. This means that your brand information is not completely on the display for your consumers. They can only see a part of it. Standup bags have many sides (depending upon their style) that can be used to print product information.

Eco friendly: Your customers will throw the can away after use. This can will end up in a landfill and will consume a lot of space there. A standup pouch on the other hand will take up the least space in a landfill. This makes it an eco friendly option.

Cost: The most important factor for a manufacturer is the cost of the packaging. Standup bags cost much less than a tin can. Plus, you can save a lot on their shipping as well.

Due to all these factors, it can be easily said that standup pouches are much better than tin cans when it comes to cat food packaging.