Has the Stand-Up Flexible Pouch Come of Age?

Stand-up flexible pouches—flexible pouches that stand erect without external support when they are filled with their intended contents—now extend beyond their origin in fruit beverage packaging into confections, snacks, and other products.

Most professionals today appear to accept the triangular-shaped flexible pouch with a unitary flat base as mainstream. In addition, there are gusseted sidewall pouches with flat bottoms achieved by double-point foldover; units with flat tops to expand the volum…