Snacks & Dried Foods Packaging

Packaging that looks good on shelf and protects your products. Printed films that run smoothly on your equipment. Materials matched to your shelf life requirements. We’re a UK manufacturer supplying snack producers of all sizes - converting, printing, and delivering from Gloucestershire.

Flow Wrap Film

Flow wrap film for horizontal and vertical form-fill-seal lines. Compatible with Ilapak, Bosch, Cavanna, and similar equipment.

We stock popular BOPP widths for quick dispatch. Barrier films, metallised options, and custom widths typically take 3-4 weeks.

Available in standard BOPP, metallised, or laminated structures depending on your barrier requirements. If you’re packing under nitrogen, you’ll need barrier film that holds the atmosphere - we can advise on the right structure.

Bags for Snacks

Not everything runs through a flow wrapper. For specific formats or bagging lines, we supply bags in barrier materials.

Back seal bags - the format you see on most retail snack products. Centre seal on the back, fin seals top and bottom. Available in metallised, laminated, or standard film depending on your barrier requirements. Euro slots, tear notches, and other features available.

Side weld bags for simpler applications. Open top, seals on both sides. Available with euro slots for retail hanging, tear notches for easy opening.

Lidding Films

Lidding films for snack pots and trays. Printed with your branding, peelable for easy opening. We supply films that seal to PET, PP, and other common tray materials.

Barrier Options

Snacks are demanding to package. Crisps fried in oil will oxidise and go rancid. Nuts go stale. Dried fruit hardens. Popcorn loses its crunch. Standard BOPP might look sealed, but it lets through enough oxygen and moisture to compromise products within weeks.

Different products need different protection. We supply a range of barrier materials:

Protection Required	Material Options
Oxygen barrier	Metallised films, AlOx coated, EVOH laminates, foil structures
Moisture barrier	Metallised films, AlOx coated, PVDC coated, PE laminates
Light barrier	Metallised films, foil laminates
Basic protection	Standard BOPP, PET

Metallised films are the workhorses of snack packaging. A thin aluminium layer reduces oxygen transmission dramatically compared to uncoated film, and blocks light - important for products containing oils that degrade under UV.

AlOx (aluminium oxide) coated films provide high barrier but remain transparent - useful when you want to show off the product while still protecting it.

EVOH laminates provide excellent oxygen barrier without metallisation, useful for specific printing effects or transparency requirements.

Foil laminates offer complete barrier for the most sensitive products, though metallised alternatives are usually sufficient for most snacks.

Not sure what you need? Tell us your product and what you’re trying to achieve. We’ll recommend the right structure.

Nitrogen Flushing and MAP

Most bagged snacks aren’t filled with air - they’re filled with nitrogen. Nitrogen displaces oxygen, slowing oxidation and extending shelf life. It also cushions the product during transit.

But nitrogen flushing only works if the packaging holds that atmosphere. Standard films won’t - the gas permeates through and your shelf life benefit disappears. The combination of proper barrier film and good seals is what makes MAP effective.

If you’re investing in nitrogen flushing, make sure your packaging is up to the job. We supply barrier films with the oxygen transmission rates MAP applications require.

Who We Supply

Artisan snack producers - Craft crisp makers, nut roasters, dried fruit suppliers, popcorn brands. Low MOQs from around 100kg mean you can trial barrier films before committing to volume. UK manufacturing means shorter lead times than waiting for imports.

Contract packers - Multiple brands, changing specifications, variable demand. We hold original artwork files and turn around repeat orders without starting from scratch.

Established brands - UK manufacturing, BRCGS AA(*) accredited, with technical support when you need it.

What We Don’t Supply

We’re a flexible packaging manufacturer - films and bags. We don’t supply rigid packaging like tubs, pots, or trays.

Sustainable Options

Sustainability pressure on snack packaging is real. Traditional metallised films are difficult to recycle - the aluminium layer contaminates plastic recycling streams.

Sustainable alternatives with equivalent barrier performance are still limited, so for many snack products our focus is on pack size optimisation and source reduction - less material per pack means less waste.

Where barrier requirements allow, these materials are worth considering:

Material	Type	End of Life	Trade-offs
Mono-material PP	Single polymer	Recyclable	Lower barrier than metallised
Biodegradable BOPP	Modified polypropylene	Recyclable + biodegrades if it escapes	Similar barrier to standard BOPP
NatureFlex	Cellulose-based	Home compostable	Requires equipment adjustment, shorter shelf life

We can advise on what’s realistic for your products.

Quality and Accreditation

BRCGS AA(*) accredited - the standard major retailers require. Full batch traceability from raw material to finished product. Certificates of conformity when your auditors need them.

All films are food-grade, EU 10/2011 compliant. If you’re supplying supermarkets or food service with audit requirements, we can support that.

Get in Touch

Tell us what you’re packing - crisps, nuts, dried fruit, popcorn, snack bars, whatever it is. We’ll recommend the right format and materials, send samples for testing, and give you honest pricing. If you’re not sure what you need, that’s a conversation we have regularly - working it out is part of what we do.