April-June 2022 quarter sees UFlex powering product innovations

Focus on brand positioning, sustainability and value addition

August 18, 2022

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Profile spout pouch with re-closable option and easy pour experience for BB Royal Cold-press Cooking Oil. Photo UFlex

Maintaining its position as an industry leader while advancing its technology to constantly innovate and introduce new ingenious products and solutions, UFlex has announced an array of exciting launches along with impressive financial results in April-June 2022 quarter. The flexible packaging giant has always had a multi-pronged goal of providing top notch end-to-end value added packaging solutions while also setting high standards for sustainability in the industry and making the product grab attention.

3D pouch with registered window metallization for Triveni Engineering

3D Pouch with registered window metallization for premium brown sugar by Triveni Engineering. Photo UFlex

After its recent success with Triveni Engineering for the packing of its premium crystal sugar, UFlex has come up with a three-layered 3D pouch with registered metallization for their premium brown sugar. The pack’s structure is made of PET / Window MET PET and NAT PE. Its structure provides a metallic sheen look to the pack while allowing consumers to see the packed content that helps them make an instant buying decision. Owing to its 3D structure, the brand leverages on pack’s standability at the base, and a side gusset that positions its premium brown sugar packs uniquely on the retail shelves.

Profile spout pouch for BB Royal Cold-press Cooking Oil

Conventionally, edible oil has been packed in either a regular pouch or a rigid bottle. Such packaging formats often offer limited differentiation on the shelves for purchase as well as its use that sometimes could be quite cumbersome with oil spilling while pouring it. This development made by UFlex for BB Royal Organic Edible Oil is a unique offering for edible oil packaging applications in which the structure is made of PET/BON/PE with a spout for easy pour experience. This structure has emerged as a viable solution for packaging edible oil, and successfully replaces the need for rigid containers. Beyond convenience and striking aesthetics, its 3-ply packaging structure offers good standability that creates a unique shelf appeal on the retail shelves. The look of the pack is achieved through a profiled format.

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