Glass bottles, folded cartons, plastic bottles, and cans are all used to pack both food and non-food items like cold drinks, coffee, alcoholic beverages, juices, fuels, cleaners, and oils. In fact, these packaging methods have been in use since the beginning of the 20th century.
Beverage maker CapriSun was the first to experiment with Stand Up Bags in the 1960s. However, stand up pouch packaging didn't become popular immediately. In fact, the packaging industry took over three decades to adopt pouch bags. However, today more and more businesses are turning to foil pouches because they are cheaper and greener. Stand up bags have several advantages over traditional packing methods and they include:
(1) Environment friendliness
Stand up bags are manufactured using less energy and fewer resources. Since less energy is used to make them, less harmful gases are emitted during their production.
(2) Spout customization
Stand up bags come in a variety of designs. Plastic bottles, on the other hand, always have the same cylindrical shape. What's more, companies can also customize the spouts to cater to the tastes of their intended audience.
(3) Cost effectiveness
Since fewer resources are used to make stand up bags, they are cheaper. In general, a plastic container costs around 50 cents and for that price, businesses can purchase 3 stand up pouches. This allows them to triple their packing capacity without having to incur higher costs.
(4) Custom printing
Since stand up bags have a wide front and back, companies can print their company and product information on them. What's more, custom printing on these pouches is cheaper and less labor intensive.
With so many features, standup pouches are definitely better than their alternatives.