Cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles, and folded cartons are some of the most popular methods of packaging liquids. They are used to package products such as squashes, juices, and purees. They are also used for inedible liquids such as cleaners, oils, and fuels. These liquid packaging options have been used since the early 20th century.

Fast forward into the 21st century, and these old packaging methods are still being used – in spite of the radically changed environment conditions. Many companies still like to package their drinks and other liquid materials in cans and bottles. But the trends are changing slowly as more and more companies are now shifting their focus towards stand up bags.

These pouches offer several advantages over other packaging methods. These advantages are slowly winning over companies, as it clear from the increasing use of these pouches in liquid packaging. Some of these advantages are:

(1) Environment

Environment is a major concern these days. Government and companies are looking for new ways to reduce resource usage to protect themselves from the increasing raw material costs. Spouted stand up pouches are an excellent way to protect the environment and save on raw material cost as it takes lesser plastic to produce spouted pouches than it takes to manufacture bulky jars and bottles of plastic and glass.

(2) More choice in spouts

Stand up bags offer plenty of spout designs to choose from. Businesses can use different spouts to target different customers. They can use kid friendly spouts to package food for children, or they can use sports cap spouts made for the juice pouches targeted at sports people.

(3) Costs

Stand up pouches save money in two ways – (a) They are less resource hungry, therefore you save on raw materials. And (b) you can use the pouches without spouts, thus saving on spout costs. These bags can stand up straight, therefore you are not sacrificing consumer experience to reduce costs.

(4) Custom printing

A wealth of custom printing options is available in stand up pouches. These plastic bags offer more real estate to place ads and product information. This information is more easily readable on stand up pouches than it is on cylindrical bottles and jars. Custom printing is also less labor intensive and less costly than printing on tin cans.

Due to all these advantages, spouted pouches are commonly being used for beverages, oils, and detergents these days.