It’s harder today than ever before to find a household that doesn’t have a pet. In fact, more than 2/3 of U.S. households have pets, which is a massive growth over the last couple decades. As a result, the pet care market is booming, with the U.S. having the largest market share....
Pet owners are passionate about their pets, and their shopping habits are adding up to healthy growth in the flexible packaging market. Canned food is still in demand in the space, but flexible packaging bags and pouches are now prevalent—and a preferred packaging type for pet foods and treats. Many...
Tea is one of the most popular global beverages, and it’s no wonder. Equally suited to a soothing winter warm-up or a summer refreshment, tea is enjoyed around the fireplace, on the back porch, and in cafes and specialty shops around the world. This all-natural beverage is also an obvious...
Eagle Flexible Packaging Introduces In-House Fitment Insertion Capability. Offering the latest technology in packaging solutions, Eagle remains a leader in customer satisfaction. Batavia, IL May, 2019: Eagle Flexible Packaging adds in-house fitment insertion machine to their list of capabilities. Fitment pouches are rapidly growing in popularity for packaging various types of...
The very popular stand-up pouch has been adopted across a number of industry categories over the past few years, and with the development of pour spouts and other fitments it has become a highly usable packaging format for numerous fluids. In the automotive industry, spouted flexible pouches make working with...
The next 5 years will be very good to the liquid pouch packaging market—both for spout and non-spout versions. As companies migrate away from rigid plastics in favor of more sustainable and user-friendly options, pouches are growing in adoption across a variety of industries, but the liquid packaging market is...
The versatility of flexible packaging comes not only from the soft-sided material and the commonly-used zip closures. Another highly useful add-on feature is fitments: the critical part of dispensing systems that greatly enhances the usability of flexible packaging for special applications. Spouted pouch products are well-equipped to safely store and transport...
The Flexible Packaging Association’s annual report illustrates the tremendous growth of the flexible packaging segment. According to the 2018 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report, flexibles make up about 19% of the packaging industry in the United States—the 2nd-largest segment of a $167 billion industry. Trailing only corrugated paper, flexible...
The keys to sustainability are minimalism and low impact. Those needs are exactly why flexible packaging demand is at an all-time high and growing faster every year. By its very nature, flexible packaging—any container type with a shape that’s readily changed—is designed to use the least amount of material needed...
Flexible packaging growth far outpaces the growth in other packaging formats—evidence of not only a growing economy, but also a shift toward greater responsibility and sustainability. But it’s not only about the interests of manufacturers and retailers, but increasingly about the consumer—and that’s the running theme of flexible packaging in...