With the rapid development of society and the gradual improvement of people's living standards, more and more people keep pets. People regard pets as emotional sustenance to meet our emotional needs. Therefore, the pet food market is gradually expanding, the market competition is gradually fierce, the importance of pet food packaging is also gradually highlighted. Today, Giant packaging will analyze the material and bag type of pet food packaging for you, hoping to extend the shelf life of pet food and provide better service for consumers.
The material
Cat/dog food packaging bag is made of plastic material with barrier, thermal tolerance and sealing. Can prevent food spoilage, that is, prevent vitamin oxidation in food. The general choice of multi-layer plastic composite, common including PET/AL/PE, PET/NY/PE, PET/MPET/PE, PET/AL/PET/PE, PET/NY/AL/PE, PET/NY/AL/RCPP, high temperature dry distillation bag wet grain, soft canned packaging, etc.
We found that plastic composite co-extruded film, will compound aluminum foil, because aluminum foil packaging bag it has good barrier. Block air, block sunlight, block grease, block water, almost all substances can not penetrate; Aluminum foil bag has good air tightness; Aluminum foil packaging has excellent shading, but also has good oil resistance and softness.
Anyone who has ever owned a pet should know that both cat food and dog food should minimize direct contact with the sun, if prolonged exposure to the sun will cause deterioration; Also, don't put it in a cool place, because it can go bad and mold over time, so most pet snacks are wrapped in aluminum foil.
Bag type
Pet food packaging common bag types include three-side seal, four-side seal, eight-side seal, free-standing bag, special-shaped bag, etc.
Three edge-sealing
From the bag type, three side sealing bag is the simplest and most common. Excellent air tightness, moisture and sealing performance; High barrier degree, oxygen and moisture permeability is very low; Strong ability to prevent damp mildew. Simple bag making, cost-effective, often used in small size cat and dog food packaging bags.
Four edge-sealing
Four - side sealing bag has high adaptability and stability. Four side sealing bag packaging products after the cube, packaging effect is good, can be used for food preservation and suitable for multiple recycling; Use of new printing technology, can more prominent packaging patterns and trademarks, outstanding visual effect. Four side sealing bag is resistant to cooking, moistureproof and good vacuuming effect.
And compared with eight side seal, four side seal price is lower, more cost-effective.
Eight edge-sealing
The eight-sided seal is the most common bag type for pet snacks. Can stand smoothly, is conducive to shelf display, a total of eight printing layout, product information display is more complete, more can let customers know about the product. Unique appearance, beware of counterfeit, consumers easy to identify, conducive to brand building. Flat bottom sealing bag with eight sides has large capacity and strong bearing capacity, which is suitable for packing products with large weight and volume. Large pet snacks are usually packaged in eight-sided envelopes.
Self-supporting bag
Independent packaging bag has excellent sealing and composite material strength, is not easy to crack and leak, with light weight, less material consumption, easy to transport and other advantages. Pet snacks are packaged in free-standing bags, which can be displayed on the shelf more easily.
Special-shaped bag
As we all know, pet snacks are mostly used for cute animals such as cats and dogs. Therefore, food packaging bags can be designed into cartoon shapes of pets to increase interest and make consumers think of their pets and establish emotional connection with consumers.
In addition, pet food packaging common specifications are 500g, 1.5kg, 2.5kg, 5kg, 10kg, etc., small size packaging is ready to eat, safer and healthier, but the unit price is higher. Therefore, large size pet food is more popular in the market. However, it is difficult to use up a large bag of cat food in a short time after opening it, so there is a cat food storage problem. Cat food, if improperly stored, is prone to nutritional loss, deterioration, moisture and other problems. Therefore, the packaging bag is usually equipped with a zipper, which can be opened repeatedly and is more convenient for health.
