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Food packaging
Custom Food Packaging Solutions
Develop food packaging around the food, filling and processing conditions, barrier and shelf-life target, consumer use, retail presentation, and distribution route.
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Develop food packaging around the food, filling and processing conditions, barrier and shelf-life target, consumer use, retail presentation, and distribution route.
Custom Food Pouches & Bags
Stand-up, flat-bottom, side-gusset, three-side seal, shaped, and large-format bags reviewed around the exact food and filling process.
Explore food pouches →Frozen Food Packaging
Flexible bags, rollstock, cartons, labels, and shipping cases reviewed around low-temperature storage, seals, handling, and distribution.
Explore frozen packaging →Snack Packaging
Single-serve rollstock, resealable pouches, variety-pack cartons, displays, and cases coordinated around the snack and channel.
Explore snack packaging →Sauce Packaging
Portion sachets, spouted pouches, labels, cartons, and cases planned around viscosity, filling, dispensing, seals, and leak performance.
Explore sauce packaging →Beef Jerky Packaging
Resealable pouches, high-barrier structures, oxygen-control options, variety cartons, and cases reviewed around the jerky and process.
Explore jerky packaging →Powder Packaging
Resealable pouches, sachets, stick-format concepts, and rollstock planned around powder behavior, barrier, dosing, filling, and seal control.
Explore powder packaging →Printed Food Packaging Rollstock
Film, web width, repeat, registration, seals, coding, and roll specifications coordinated with horizontal or vertical packing equipment.
Explore rollstock →Custom Food Labels
Pressure-sensitive and shrink labels for jars, bottles, tubs, trays, and other containers reviewed around surface, temperature, moisture, application, and required information.
Explore custom labels →Food Boxes, Displays & Cases
Folding cartons, variety packs, shelf-ready displays, corrugated cases, and ecommerce packaging coordinated with the primary pack.
Explore food boxes →One-stop food packaging solution
Build the primary pack, retail presentation, and shipping system together.
Food packaging is rarely one isolated bag or box. P&M coordinates the flexible package, label or sleeve, folding carton, corrugated case, artwork, testing questions, and production plan around the food and route to market.
Primary package
Pouches, bags or rollstock
Barrier, seal, opening, reclosure, fill weight, and equipment fit are reviewed for the exact food.
Explore format Information layerLabels and sleeves
Container geometry, application conditions, variable coding, abrasion, and required information guide the construction.
Explore format Retail layerFolding cartons and displays
Multipacks, variety packs, shelf display, tamper evidence, and premium presentation are coordinated with the primary packs.
Explore format Distribution layerCorrugated pack-out
Case count, orientation, compression, pallet pattern, temperature, and distribution testing are defined around the filled packages.
Explore formatWhat to bring
Inputs for the first packaging review
- Food type, ingredients, oils and aroma
- Fill weight and filling equipment
- Processing and storage temperature
- Shelf-life and barrier targets
- Retail, ecommerce and distribution route
- Quantities by SKU and target timing
What to confirm
Verification before production
- Food-contact documentation for the final structure
- Seal, leak or package-integrity plan
- Shelf-life and compatibility work as applicable
- Artwork panels, coding and responsible label approval
- Filled-package distribution testing where required
Food pouch packaging starts with the product and process
Share the food type, relevant ingredients, oils or aroma, fill weight, filling equipment, process temperature, storage, shelf-life target, distribution environment, quantity, and intended market. These inputs guide food pouch format, material structure, seals, closures, and approval work.
- Snacks, candy, cookies, granola, nuts, and dried fruit
- Powders, grains, rice, pasta, spices, tea, and ingredients
- Frozen, refrigerated, hot-fill, retort, and shelf-stable products
- Single-serve, retail, club, foodservice, and ecommerce formats
- Primary, secondary, display, and shipping packaging
Barrier, seals, and consumer use
Oxygen, moisture, light, aroma, grease, puncture, product edges, temperature, headspace, opening, reclosure, and expected shelf life guide the complete package. A high-barrier film alone does not establish suitability for the finished food package.
Printing, coding, and required information
Artwork should reserve appropriate areas for product identity, net quantity, ingredients, nutrition or other applicable information, warnings, lot or date coding, and business details. The responsible food company must approve final labels and claims.
From samples to production and delivery
The path can include format samples, sizing review, material and structure confirmation, artwork and dielines, prepress proofing, filled-package trials, approved specifications, production, quality checks, and delivery planning. Exact steps depend on the package and food process.
Choose a focused food-packaging application
Use a dedicated application path when product behavior, processing, serving, or distribution creates more specific packaging decisions.
- Frozen foods: low-temperature flexibility, moisture, seals, cartons, and cases
- Snacks and candy: aroma, grease, product protection, portions, reclosure, displays, and rollstock
- Sauces: viscosity, particles, sachets, spouts, filling, leak testing, and secondary pack-out
- Jerky: oxygen and moisture control, headspace, seals, zipper, shelf life, and distribution
- Powders: bulk density, dust, dose, seal contamination, barrier, scoop access, and reclosure
Move the food project through controlled approvals
Start with a project brief, confirm the filler or co-packer specification, approve product-fit samples, establish performance and test responsibilities, release the dieline, preflight each SKU, and retain an approved specification, artwork revision, proof or color target, and production-release record.
Packaging Knowledge Center
Professional guides for this application
Use these practical articles to prepare specifications, identify project risks, and ask better questions before sampling or production.
Food Pouch Packaging
How to Choose Food Pouch Packaging
Compare food packaging pouch formats, barriers, closures, filling conditions, testing, and RFQ inputs.Read the professional guide →Food Packaging Guide
How to Choose a Custom Pouch Format
Compare stand-up, flat-bottom, side-gusset, three-side seal, and other pouch formats by product, filling, shelf use, and quantity.Read the professional guide →Packaging Sourcing
Custom Packaging RFQ Checklist
Prepare the product, dimensions, quantities, materials, artwork, testing, timing, and delivery information needed for a useful quote.Read the professional guide →Project Tool
Packaging Project Brief Template
Organize food, filling, process, performance, testing, quantities, artwork, timing, and approval ownership.Read the professional guide →Frequently asked questions
What information is needed to quote custom food packaging?
Provide the food, fill weight, packaging format, dimensions or reference, filling and processing method, storage, shelf-life goal, barrier or closure needs, quantities by SKU, artwork status, destination, and target timing.
Can P&M coordinate food pouches, labels, cartons, and shipping cases?
Yes. Multiple components can be planned as one packaging system while each component retains its own material, dimensions, artwork, equipment, testing, and approval requirements.
Does a food-grade film approve the finished package?
No. Food-contact status is specific to the final material and conditions of use. The complete structure, inks, adhesives, closures, filling, processing, seals, food, storage, and applicable documentation must be reviewed.