Pillow Pouch
About this format
Cheapest to run, but it will not stand up
Everything this shape gives you comes from one fact: the bag is made on your line, not in our plant. You buy film, not bags. The trade is that a pillow pouch lies flat, takes no zipper, and only works if you run a vertical form-fill-seal machine. If you need shelf presence or a reclose, the stand-up pouch is the one.
Fastest to run
Formed and filled in one pass
Lowest waste
No empty bag to ship or scrap
Needs your own VFFS line
We send printed roll
It has to survive the trip.
Every buyer, first meeting
The basics that get every team aligned
Tell us these nine things, get a quote within 1 business day
- 01
- What product
- 02
- Fill weight
- 03
- Product characteristics
- 04
- Pouch size
- 05
- Spec & thickness
- 06
- Order quantity
- 07
- Print colours
- 08
- Shelf life
- 09
- Filling method
A ready-made pouch is priced per bag. A pillow pouch is priced per metre of roll, so compare the two on cost per filled pack, not per piece.
What it is made of
Who runs this shape
Three categories put most of our pillow pouches on a line.
01
Snacks & confectionery
The bag is made and filled in the same second, at line rate, and has to keep crisp things crisp.
All
All industries
Pet food, pharma, supplements and cosmetics run it too.
02
Frozen food
Cold makes film brittle, so the structure is picked for a seal that survives the freezer, not just the shelf.
03
Coffee & tea
Roasted beans give off gas for days, so the bag breathes one way and seals the other.
04
Pet food
Fat and weight, in one pack. It has to hold the load and not let the oil through.
05
Pharma & supplements
The pack is part of the stability file, and the structure answers to it.
06
Cosmetics & skincare
Judged on print first; the film still has to hold oils and fragrance in.
Questions
What buyers ask before they order
- What can be fitted to the pouch?
Plain zipper, pocket zipper, one-way degassing valve for coffee, spout and cap, lipstick cap, die-cut shapes and carry handles, a clear window, matt or gloss varnish, and a clear front with an aluminium-foil back.
- Can we see a sample before the real run?
Yes. Once the quoted price is agreed we produce a sample for you to test, so both sides are sure before the line starts.
- How long does production take?
Counted from the purchase order and an approved paper proof: an ordinary film spec takes 20 to 45 days, and a repeat run takes 14 to 25 days. Reserving the material in advance can be quicker. A special spec takes 60 days or more, and we tell you which one yours is before you commit.
Contact
Send us the product, we will send back a structureSend us the product, we will send back a structure
Tell us what goes inside, how long it has to last and how it gets filled.
Have these three ready and the first reply can be an answer
- What goes inside — the product itself, not the category
- How long it has to stay good on a shelf
- How it gets filled: by hand, or on your own machine
Already know the structure you need?
Build the spec yourselfGuides
Go deeper on this shape
Three pages, in the order most people need them.
What a pillow pouch is made of
The parts list, and what each part is there to do.
Coming soonThe laminates it can be built from
Every structure we stock, what each one keeps out, what it costs in feel and in price.
Coming soonWhere it sits in everything
One picture of the reference.
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