Pouches
Flexible, portable and reusable, pouches and bags offer convenient options that are perfect for busy consumers.
High-Quality, Versatility in Pouch Packaging
At Sonoco, we combine our innovative barrier technologies with high-impact design, printing, and pouch-making capabilities to offer rollstock material or preformed pouches suited for a diverse range of flexible packaging applications. Available structures include multi-material, recyclable, and recycle-ready. Learn more about our portfolio below.
Pouch Packaging Options
Retort and Hot Fill Pouch
A flexible pouch for low-acid foods that are filled when a product is heated or thermally processed after filling. Applications include pet foods, infant and toddler foods, liquid foods and condiments, rices and grains.
Retort and Hot Fill Pouch
Ensuring your product has a stable shelf life, maintains freshness, and tastes the way you intend it to starts with the package filling process. Both retort and hot fill processes involve heat treatment to enable the packaged product to be sterile and shelf-stable without refrigeration. Retort or hot fill pouches from Sonoco work well for moist or pureed foods such as pet food and treats, baby food, sauces, condiments, as well as prepared rices and grains.
Stand Up Pouch
Stand up pouches maximize shelf impact by offering a large printable surface on a flexible package that stands up and faces the consumer.
Stand Up Pouch
With a wide range of shapes and sizes and stunning graphic capabilities, stand up pouches offer premium merchandising and shelf impact, keeping food fresh and providing excellent barrier control to protect against the elements.
Closure Options
Closures provide the convenience and functionality consumers look for, so we offer a full range of closure options from standard press-to-close zippers to the sophistication of integrated re-sealables.
Closure Options
Closures provide the convenience and functionality consumers look for, so we offer a full range of closure options from standard press-to-close zippers and sliders to several patented re-sealables. Applications include pet care, infant and toddler foods, liquid foods and condiments, snacks and confections, and coffee.
Packaging Formats
Closures provide the convenience and functionality consumers look for, so we offer a full range of closure options from standard press-to-close zippers to the sophistication of integrated re-sealables.
Packaging Formats
Our flexible packaging portfolio is designed to support a wide range of formats from pre-made pouches to rollstocks for vertical form fill seal applications. Custom features include merchandising options such as hang holes or stand-up bottoms, side seals and gussets to increase capacity or separate contents, and fitments and closures for easy, on-the-go dispensing and resealing. Whatever the need, we have a format, feature, or design option that will engage and delight modern shoppers.
EnviroFlex®
Part of our EnviroSense family of sustainable packaging solutions, EnviroFlex® offers rollstock and pre-made pouches that are either made with post-consumer recycled content or designed for recycling post use.
EnviroFlex®
Part of our EnviroSense family of sustainable packaging solutions, EnviroFlex® offers rollstock and pre-made pouches that are either made with post-consumer recycled content or designed for recycling post use. EnviroFlex® pouches are well suited for food and non-food applications including cookies and crackers, snacks and confections, dry/dehydrated foods and mixes, pet treats, personal care items and more.
Why Pouch Packaging Is A Smart Choice
- Minimized Environmental Impact
- Reduced Product and Package Waste
- Reduced Product and Consumer Safety Risk
- Optimized, Efficient Product-to-Package Ratio
- Operationally Efficient with Drop-in Compatibility
The Limitless Possibilities of Pouching
Flexible pouches are adaptable, customizable and reliable. Pouches come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and they feature an array of closure and zipper options, barrier properties and other features to help brands meet the unique needs of their products and their customers.
Markets We Serve
Pet Care
Your customer's pets come in all shapes, sizes, colors and abilities. Fortunately, so does our packaging.
Lawn & Garden
A versatile portfolio with a diverse range of label and protective barrier options helps plant the seed in your customers’ minds, drawn in by the prospect of growing your brand.
Rices & Grains
Combine convenience with competitive edge for your ready-to-eat sides like brown rice, quinoa and/or oatmeal and offer high barrier, recyclable solutions for your hungry consumers too.