Spouted pouch packaging is gaining traction in the United States, and for good cause. Jars, canisters, bottles, and other traditional, inflexible containers are too uninteresting and inefficient to compete with the creative design of contemporary spouted pouches.
Below are five reasons why liquid spouted pouches, squeeze pouches, stand-up pouches, and other types of bags with spouts would be worth ditching rigid packaging containers.
1. Sustainability
Stand-up pouches dispense flat as well. While consumers can utilize reusable plastic materials to make rigid containers and flexible pouches, a portion of them will inevitably end up in landfills. Rigid containers take up a lot of room with empty space, whereas pouches with spouts save space in the disposal location and have a lower environmental impact.
To maintain its shape, a rigid jug or bottle consumes a lot of plastic. With spouted pouch packaging, you can help the environment while also feeling good about your packaging choice because it uses far less plastic to accomplish the same task. Reduced plastic messaging appeals to today's environmentally responsible buyers as well.
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2. Fits into the available space
With the efficient structure of spouted stand-up bags, you can fit more of your products on the shelf. Flexible packaging can flex and adjust to the space's requirements without wasting room that you might use to contain more of your product. It also looks fantastic on the user's shelf since the package shrinks when customers fully consume your product.
3. Savings on costs and space
By opting to use flexible spouted pouches, you can substantially lower the cost of packaging. This is due to the decreased use of plastic in production, the savings on storage space for shipping, the little space necessary to keep your inventory, and fuel costs.
A shipping truck can only hold so many large empty rigid containers. How many deliveries would you have to make before you have adequate packaging to complete all of your product's orders? When it comes to spouted pouches, the answer is straightforward: one. You can order tens of thousands of pouches at once and have them delivered to your business in a flat, space-saving shape that can be easily stored until needed.
4. Easy to use and very convenient for dispensing contents
Pouches with spouts are often far more user-friendly than a hefty and bulky plastic bottle.
Instead of a top-mounted spout, you can opt to attach a spigot spout to the bottom edge of the packing so that the customer may leave it where it is and simply pour out the product without ever lifting it up like in boxed wine and water coolers.
5. Easy to design and stands out on the retail shelf
Your worst enemy is having the same packaging as your competitor. When all your major competitors are stuck with almost identical packaging, do something new to make you stand out from the crowd. Jugs are plain and uninteresting, and they will end up making your product appear drab and identical to all the others.
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Stand-up pouches with spouts are unique, forward-thinking, practical, and eco-friendly. It's also easy to cover the whole package with vivid and appealing laser-printed branding without having to go through a separate labeling process.
Reasons to Choose What’s Best for You
Contact Pouch Me to learn more about our cost-effective and flexible spout pouch solutions. Beyond the actual packaging, we're seasoned press and Prepress designers who can give you peace of mind.
We're your reliable packaging partner who can provide you with the pouches you need without the long lead periods and high overheads that traditional suppliers are notorious for. We're always ready to talk if you'd like to learn more about how spouts with pouches may benefit your business.
5 Reasons Why Flexible Pouches Are Better Than Rigid Packaging: FAQs
+ What are the advantages of flexible packaging materials?
Flexible packaging materials are a good choice for manufacturers because they are lightweight, customizable, eco-friendly, cost-efficient, convenient, innovative, and make for safer distribution.
+ What are the main advantages of flexible packaging as compared to rigid packaging?
Aesthetic and branding capabilities: Flexible pouches can be printed using edge-to-edge full-color graphics which allows for eye-catching packaging.
Cost-effectiveness: The vast majority of flexible packaging is less costly than rigid alternatives.
Uses less material: Unlike rigid packaging, flexible packaging is made with soft plastics and less material.
+ What is the difference between flexible and rigid packaging?
While rigid packaging is constructed using denser and heavier materials, flexible packaging is made mostly of paper, foil, film, and plastic, making it lighter than rigid packaging.
+ What is the disadvantage of rigid plastic containers?
The greatest disadvantage of rigid packaging is its high transportation costs. Since this type of packaging is inflexible, the items it holds take up more room in shipping containers. The increase in volume and weight leads to increased expenses across the supply chain.