Pet food packaging bags printed with your brand, for kibble, cat food, toppers and fresh or frozen meals. Small bags start at 100 per design, and the big ones stand square and carry by a handle.
Selling a 2 lb trial bag and a 12 lb bag of the same recipe? We make both, sized to the food, so the whole range reads as one brand on the shelf. Puppy food bags, bird seed and other animal food bags work the same way.
Pouch.me designs the front and the back for free, and you approve a proof before anything prints.
Pet food pouches and bags for kibble, cat food, toppers and treats, each in its own design. Dog food and cat food packaging bags start at 100 per design, and your bag carries your own artwork.
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Koletha H.Customer reviewTrial sizes and everyday dog food packaging bags are mostly stand-up pouches. Bigger bags stand on a square base and carry by a handle. Pick your bag and Pouch.me starts your quote with it, or take our bag quiz if you are not sure.
For kibble and cat food. The everyday bag, from trial sizes to regular bags of dry food. From about a pound we use a K-seal bottom, whose angled corner seals take the load off the sides. Add a window if owners like to see the kibble. About stand-up pouches
Stands square on a store shelf. Stands like a box with five panels to print, so a bigger bag of food stays upright and your brand faces out. Add a die-cut handle for the trip from the store to the car. About flat bottom pouches
For the biggest bags of food. Four sealed corners give it a square body that keeps its shape as it fills, the look owners know from a big bag of kibble. A window, in a bone shape if you like, or a handle can go on too. About quad seal pouches
Fresh, frozen and sample packs. Lies flat for gently cooked and frozen meals, toppers, trial sizes and single chews. Tell us it goes in the freezer and we make it for the cold. Our frozen food bags page goes deeper. About flat pouches
For bully sticks and long chews. Sized to your longest chew, so the sticks stand upright and show through the film. For sharp ends we add a tougher film with a nylon layer. About stand-up pouches
Making treats too? Our dog treat bag page covers window treat pouches, training treat bags and single chews.
Once packaging bags for dog food get heavy, three things matter: a base that keeps it standing, seals that take the weight every time it is lifted, and a way to carry it. A flat bottom or quad seal bag stands on a square base, and a die-cut handle goes in above the zipper.
For hard kibble and big fills we often add a nylon layer to the film, because nylon takes far more puncture and flex than polyethylene alone. Tell us the fill weight when you quote, and Pouch.me sizes the bag and chooses the film around it.
Two 5 lb bags of kibble from different brands can need different sizes, so Pouch.me sizes custom dog food bags and cat food bags from the food itself, not a stock chart. You get the size before you pay for a print run.
From about 1 lb we use a K-seal bottom on a stand-up pouch, whose angled corner seals take the load off the sides. Past about 5 lb, a plow bottom lets the food sit flat on the fold, which keeps the bag smaller for the same fill. Bigger bags than that usually go flat bottom or quad seal, from 500 per design. Our guide to choosing a pouch size works through it step by step.
Send the food, the weight per bag and every size you sell. We size it, draw the dieline and price it before you commit to anything.
Tell us how many recipes and sizes you sell, and how many printed dog food bags or cat food bags you need of each. Pouch.me can run each design at its own quantity, and your quote shows the cost of every extra design. You see a proof before anything is charged.
Get your quote nowPrinted pet food packaging starts with whatever you have: a logo, a photo of your dog or cat, an AI mockup, or nothing at all yet. Design is free, the back panel included, and you approve a proof before anything prints.
Design, prepress and proofing are free. We check every file before it prints, for things like type too close to a seal or a barcode on a curve, and send you a proof. Nothing goes on press until you approve it.
Printing dog food packaging bags front and back, edge to edge, means the recipe, the ingredients, the feeding guide and your barcode all fit. That is custom printed pet packaging, not a label stuck on a stock dog food bag. Printing on the bottom gusset of a stand-up pouch is priced on your quote.
Most dry pet food contains fat, so most pet food pouch packaging is metallized: the film keeps light and air off it. Kraft gives a paper look with that same metallized liner behind it. Clear film shows off the food.
Hover or tap a swatch to see it in gloss.
Matte/GlossClearShows the product. Runs as standard clear, as a moisture film, or as a high-barrier clear film with no metal in it. Clear lets light through, so it suits products that sell quickly.
Brown kraftPaper outside with a metallized liner behind it as standard. For a window on a product that needs the barrier, we suggest a clear AlOxPET liner. A compostable kraft (PBAT) is also available.
White kraftThe same paper on a lighter ground, so printed color stays true. Same liner choices as brown kraft.
Matte/GlossFoilWhat most people call foil is a metallized film, and it is our standard. Solid aluminum foil is the upgrade for long holds. Matte or gloss outside, with a soft-touch option on matte.
HolographicColor shifts as the bag tilts. The holographic film is metallized, so the barrier is built in and it blocks light.Food contact. The layer against your product is food-grade polyethylene or cast polypropylene. The inks are printed on the inside of the outer film, sealed in the laminate with the barrier layers between them and your product. Our materials are FDA compliant, and we can supply SGS test reports for the materials.
How pet food packaging pouches open, close, hang and pour. Take what your food needs and leave the rest. Your quote lists what each one adds.
Four steps from first message to bags on your bench. You see a price and a proof before anything is charged.
What it is, the weight per bag, every size you sell and whether it is kept frozen. Send a logo, a photo of your pet, or nothing yet.
Recommended size, film, closure and features, with a dieline showing seal areas, gusset and bleed. We quote your size and our suggested size side by side. Nothing to pay yet.
Once the spec is confirmed, the Pouch.me design team builds your artwork or adapts what you have, then checks it will print as you expect.
Nothing goes on press until you sign off the proof. Prepress costs nothing, and shipping to the US is free.
Custom pet food bags from Pouch.me start at 100 per design on stand-up, flat and pillow pouches, and each recipe or size with its own artwork is its own design. Flat bottom, quad seal and side gusset bags start at 500 per design. From a first run of trial bags to custom dog food packaging for a store chain, your quote comes back priced at several quantities, so you can see how the price changes as the run grows.
Design help, prepress and proofing are free on every order, and shipping to the US is included. No setup charge on digital, no artwork fee, no charge for the dieline.
There is no weight limit we publish, because what decides it is the bag's dimensions, not the pounds. Give us the product and the weight per bag and we size it. The largest bags go to our production team to confirm the film and the seals before we quote. Past a certain size a bag runs beyond what digital printing handles, and then it may move to gravure, where the minimum depends on the bag size. The quote tells you which applies. You know before you design whether your biggest size is a short run or a volume one.
Stand-up pouches cover small and mid sizes, start at 100 per design, and take a zipper. For bigger bags the usual choices are a flat bottom, quad seal or side gusset bag, which start at 500 per design. Flat bottom and quad seal bags take either a regular zipper or an e-zipper. A side gusset bag never takes a zipper and closes with a tin tie instead. All four styles can have a carry handle, which matters once a bag gets heavy. Choosing the style for your biggest size first keeps the whole range looking like one brand.
Often, yes. Weight loads the seals and the bottom of the bag every time it is lifted, and hard kibble rubs and presses on the film in transit. On heavy pet food bags we often add a nylon layer, because nylon takes far more puncture and flex than polyethylene alone. Tell us the fill weight and the hardest thing in the bag when you ask for a quote, and the film is chosen for it. If the bag is vacuum packed, tick that on the quote form, because vacuum packs get the nylon layer too. A split bag costs you the food as well as the bag.
Kibble is one of the easier products to size, because it pours and settles like any loose product. Give us the weight per bag and what the food is, and we work out the volume. Kibble varies more than people expect, though. Formulas differ in density, and large or odd-shaped pieces pack looser than small round ones, so two 5 lb bags from different brands can need different sizes. If yours is unusual, send your current bag size or the weight of one level cup. Sized from real numbers, the bag looks full on the shelf and still closes cleanly. For a first idea, try our bag sizing tool.
Fresh and frozen, yes. Tell us the food is frozen or chilled and we spec a cold-rated sealant, with our production team confirming the structure on the quote. If you vacuum pack it, that adds a nylon layer. A zipper suits food that is thawed and used over several days. Shelf-stable wet food cooked in the pouch is different: that is a retort pouch, and we do not quote it from this page, so ask us when you quote. Our frozen food bag page covers the freezer side in more detail. Settling the storage up front means the bag is built for the fridge or freezer it actually lives in.
Most dry pet food contains fat, and fat goes rancid when oxygen and light reach it. A metallized film blocks both, holds moisture out as well, and is our standard for dry pet food. If you want a paper look, kraft comes with that metallized liner behind it. If owners want to see the kibble, a window shows it. On a short digital run, the easy way is a clear barrier bag with the window left unprinted. On kraft, the window is cut from the paper, with a clear barrier liner behind it in place of the metallized one. A window on foil works on short runs too, though the price per bag usually runs higher, and larger gravure runs are the most flexible. Keep the window small on a high-fat food, because light gets in wherever owners can see in. Matched to the fat in the food, the bag keeps the last scoop smelling like the first.
Yes. Our pet food bags use the same films we use for human food. The layer against the food is food-grade polyethylene or cast polypropylene, and the inks are printed on the inside of the laminate, so they never touch the food. Our materials are FDA compliant, and we can supply SGS test reports for the materials, which is what a pet retailer or a co-packer asks for when you set up as a new vendor. Pet food labeling rules apply to your product and its label rather than to the film, so that part stays with you.
Yes, and cat food bags too. Stand-up pouches close with a press-to-close zipper. Flat bottom and quad seal bags take either a zipper or an e-zipper, a wider track with the tear strip built in that is easy to grip across the top of a big bag. A side gusset bag takes no zipper and recloses with a tin tie. A tear notch above a regular zipper opens the bag cleanly the first time. Pillow pouches never take a zipper, so they suit a single portion or a sample. Tell us how the food is used and we put the right closure on your quote.
The minimum is per design, and each bag size needs its own artwork on its own dieline, so each size counts as a design. Stand-up, flat and pillow pouches start at 100 per design. Side gusset, quad seal and flat bottom bags start at 500 per design. So a food sold in a small stand-up pouch and a large flat bottom bag starts at 100 of the small and 500 of the large. If your larger sizes can go in stand-up pouches, the first order stays much smaller. That lets you test the whole range before committing to volume on any one size.
Tell us the food, the weight per bag and every size you sell. For example: chicken kibble in 2 lb and 12 lb bags, two recipes. You get a size, a spec and a price for your custom pet packaging, and you see a proof before anything is charged.
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