| Bakery products are shipped to consumers | | | | like |
| through various types of packaging .Product shelf | | | | 1. Heat sealability |
| life is enhanced through proper selection of | | | | 2. Machinability |
| packing material.Bakery products such as biscuits , | | | | 3. Printing |
| breads , cakes , muffins ,rusk and wafers | | | | 4. mositure retention |
| requires specific packaging . | | | | 5. aroma retention |
| 1. Packaging provides following function to the | | | | 6. low odour and taste |
| products , manufacturers as well as consumers. | | | | Following precautions has to be taken by flexible |
| 2. Packaging must protect from any mechanical | | | | packaging manufacturers . |
| damage to the product | | | | Print mark for machinescut off length of the |
| 3. Packaging must have all information about the | | | | productsdirection of windingslabelling |
| product for consumers.Most of the countries have | | | | These packaging materials are supplied as rolls to |
| laws for food packaging | | | | the product manufacturers as it is easires to put |
| 4. Packaging should help consumer carry , store | | | | roll into packing machine.Alongwith flexible |
| and handle easily . features like tear tape and | | | | packaging we can find pvc trays/ display boxes |
| incision cut and sealbale pouches or pouches with | | | | pouches /boxes/tins are also popularvisit for pics |
| zippers are such examples.Convience | | | | Secondary Packaging |
| 5. Colors and layout of product packaging are | | | | These packaging are required basically for |
| tools for advertisement for manufacturers . | | | | transportation /warehouse storage /handling . |
| 6. Maintains shelf life of products. | | | | Mostly these are cardboard boxes or CBB made |
| 7. Packaging acts as barriers to heat , moisture | | | | of kraft papers or sometimes these are tins . |
| ,aroma etc | | | | CBB's are further classified as three ply or five |
| Flexible packaging is mostly used for bakery | | | | ply cardboard boxes .Selection of cbbs are made |
| products other products are tins ,jars and cartons | | | | on the load requirement .Paper liners are used for |
| . | | | | products in cbbs to protect them from damages |
| Flexible packaging are basically LDPE , BOPP , | | | | during shipments . |
| HDPE &PVC .These can againg classified as | | | | Strapping is also done for cbbs for handling |
| metallised and pearlised wrappers or metallised . | | | | purpose. |
| These laminates have following special features | | | | |