--- title: Flexible Retail Packaging -- October's Fast Five description: Custom flexible packaging, such as stand up bags, flat barrier bags, and spouted stand up pouches continue to be in the news. image: https://www.standuppouches.net/hs-fs/hub/70169/file-1942678409.jpg --- [![Header_logo_notagline](https://www.standuppouches.net/hubfs/high_res_logos/Header_logo_notagline.svg "Header_logo_notagline")](https://standuppouches.net) ![](https://www.standuppouches.net/hubfs/SUP%20Home%20Page/magnifyingglass_orange.png) [ GET QUOTE ](https://info.standuppouches.net/fast-track-quote?hsLang=en-us&_ga=2.34831522.2079369920.1651081481-1304961128.1650989485) [ CONTACT US ](https://www.standuppouches.net/contact-us) # What’s Happening In Packaging ### Sign up for our newsletter ![](https://www.standuppouches.net/hubfs/SUP%20-%20October%202021/Product%20Page/Polygon%2017.png) ### Sign up for our newsletter # Flexible Retail Packaging -- October's Fast Five ![fast_five](https://www.standuppouches.net/hs-fs/hub/70169/file-1942678409.jpg) While we continue to concentrate on flexible retail packaging for our clients in North America, packaging in general continues to be a "hot" topic throughout the world.  Here are this month's best articles so far: [Dupont: 'Meat packaging needs to use high performance resins that seal through grease.'](http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Supply-Chain/DuPont-PAC-Packaging-Consortium/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13-Oct-2014&c=cDuriSDYzAy3LYg3X4bCaDqovEbR37yk) Meat does have considerable environmental impact.  The best quote from the article is eye opening..."When you throw away just one pound of meat because it turned brown or bad, you're throwing away 50 pounds of greenhouse gas -- about the same as burning 3 gallons of gasoline without going anywhere." [Whole Foods: How To Get Your Product Into Whole Foods](http://ditchtheboxes.com/episodes/) StandUpPouches.net worked to create the Ditch The Box program to emphasize the advantages of using flexible retail packaging such as stand up pouches, spouted stand up bags, even flat barrier bags in place of other types of packaging. [Happy Planet Launches Two New Soups](http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114565-happy-planet-launches-two-new-soups) Note the packaging!  Fresh, innovative flavors of soup means innovative packaging.  In this case custom stand up bags instead of cans.  The article does not identify if the soup can be cooked directly in the bags but with the right material structure this is possible!  Soup in printed flexible packaging is growing in popularity. [General Mills to buy Annie's for $820 Million](http://www.cnbc.com/id/101975712) Organic and natural foods are in demand with no end in sight.  Known for it's rabbit shaped mac-and-cheese sales at Annies are up 20% from last year ($204 million). [Barnana: The Rise Of A Brand](https://www.standuppouches.net/blog/how-packaging-helped-barnana-become-a-leader-in-the-health-food-industry) Printed flexible packaging, in particular custom stand up bags, not only helped build a brand but protects the contents and our enviroment.       ## CONTACT US Fill out the form below, and one of our team members will contact you. We take pride in getting you answers and solutions in the least amount of time possible. FAST TRACK ###### SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER![](https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/70169/SUP%20Home%20Page/Polygon%206.svg) COMPLIMENTARY SAMPLES [![footer_logo_notagline](https://www.standuppouches.net/hubfs/footer_logo_notagline.svg "footer_logo_notagline")](https://standuppouches.net) - - - © 2026 ABC Packaging Direct. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy](https://www.standuppouches.net/blog/flexible-retail-packaging-octobers-fast-five#)