| A majority of pet owners have experienced the | | | | manufacturing industries, most commonly used to |
| convenience of buying pet food in bulk: it means | | | | hold animal feed, sand, produce, grain, minerals, |
| fewer trips to the store and in most cases a | | | | chemicals, fertilizers, cement, coffee, sugar, flour, |
| significant cost savings. But for many people, | | | | rice, and much more. The bags can be custom |
| these benefits are quickly forgotten when they | | | | printed with a logo and text on one or two sides |
| go to lift a bag of pet food, only to have the bag | | | | and come in a variety of sizes. They can also be |
| rip and spill all over the floor, while still at the retail | | | | readily customized with gussets, anti-slip coatings, |
| location, or even later when they have already | | | | laminations, and treated to be UV-resistant. Many |
| purchased the item and transported it home. | | | | manufacturers of pet products have been |
| The traditional paper bags used to hold pet food | | | | particularly pleased with smaller bags, as their |
| can be endlessly aggravating - for consumers and | | | | weight can be kept at a reasonable amount so |
| retailers alike. Consumers can be frustrated by | | | | that women, the largest buyers of pet food, can |
| overly-heavy bags that rip and tear too easily, | | | | handle them more readily. |
| and retailers and suppliers are oftentimes forced | | | | While paper bags have been the traditional |
| to absorb the extra costs that come with | | | | packaging used in selling pet food, manufacturers |
| replacing defective product, and cleaning up after | | | | of these types of products have grown weary of |
| the inevitable spill. | | | | absorbing the costs that come with the need to |
| Packaging manufacturers are all too familiar with | | | | replace bags on retailers' floors. In addition, woven |
| these frustrations, and have developed a product | | | | polypropylene bags are made from plastic, so |
| specifically designed to overcome some of the | | | | they are inherently water-resistant. They will not |
| annoying drawbacks of large, multi-wall paper | | | | smudge, sag, or get soggy, so they will still be |
| sacks. Woven polypropylene bags consist of | | | | sellable even after inclement weather. This is good |
| thousands of strands of plastic woven together | | | | news for retailers, many of whom have been |
| to form a fabric-like sheet that is very strong and | | | | looking to put pet food outside the store to make |
| extremely durable, and capable of carrying well | | | | room for more profitable items within. Packaging |
| over fifty pounds without any problems. They are | | | | that is weather-resistant increases retailers' |
| also extremely stable, and rarely will they rip or | | | | merchandising options, and decreases the risk of |
| burst when dropped. | | | | damaged product. And when it comes to pet |
| In recent years, woven polypropylene bags have | | | | food, not having to waste even one tasty morsel |
| been extensively adopted by the agricultural and | | | | definitely makes Spot smile. |