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Flat Bottom Bags

Flat bottom bags, also called box pouches or quad seal bags, are built on five printed panels and a real base rather than a fold, so the pack stands square and keeps its footprint as it empties. Standard fills run from 250 g to 5 kg, with resealable zippers and one-way degassing valves fitted where the product needs them. The two side gussets carry the small print and leave the front and back clear for the brand, which is why coffee roasters and pet food brands choose the format when shelf presence and stacking both matter.

In this range126 products

Minimum orderFrom 1,000 pieces

SamplesStock samples free

Lead time15-25 days after approval

How a flat bottom bag is built

Five Sealed Panels and a Base That Is a Real Panel

A flat bottom bag has front, back, two side gussets and a base, each a separate sealed panel. That is what separates it from a stand up pouch, whose base is a fold rather than a face. The pack stands square, keeps its footprint as it empties, and gives you five printable surfaces instead of two.

What the Extra Panels Are For

  • Side gussets — origin, roast date, brewing notes, ingredient lists. The panel a shopper reads once the pack is in their hand.
  • Base — batch coding and legal text, out of the way of the design.
  • Front and back — left clear for the brand, which is the point of moving the small print elsewhere.

Where It Beats a Stand Up Pouch

A stand up pouch leans once it is two-thirds empty; a flat bottom bag does not, because the base carries the weight rather than a fold. On a shelf where facing matters through the whole life of the pack — speciality coffee, premium pet food, tea, granola — that difference is visible from the aisle. It also cases and pallets squarer, so a container carries more.

What It Costs

More film per pack than a side gusset bag of the same volume, and tooling per size and structure rather than per artwork. A family of flavours in one size is the economical way to start.

Narrow it down

Where Flat Bottom Bags Sits in the Range

The numbers are how many packs in this range are also in that one, counted from the catalogue rather than chosen by hand.

Frequently asked

Specifying Flat Bottom Bags: The Questions That Decide It

What makes it different from a stand up pouch?

The base is a separate sealed panel rather than a fold. That is why it stands square, keeps its footprint as it empties, and gives you five printable faces instead of two.

Why is it called a quad seal or box pouch?

Quad seal describes the four vertical seals at the corners; box pouch describes the shape it makes. Flat bottom, block bottom, box pouch and quad seal are all the same construction.

What goes on the side gussets?

Whatever the front panel should not carry: origin, roast date, brewing notes, ingredient lists. Moving the small print there is the point of the construction.

Does it cost more than a stand up pouch?

Per pack, usually yes — more film and more seals. Per unit of shelf presence it is often cheaper, and it cases and pallets squarer, so the freight works harder.

Is tooling per artwork or per size?

Per size and structure, not per artwork. A family of flavours in one size shares the tooling, which is the economical way to start.

What is the largest flat bottom bag you make?

5 kg is routine and heavier is quotable. Past that we would talk about a heavy duty sack construction with wider seal lands.

Can it take a degassing valve and a zipper?

Both, and that combination is the standard specification for retail coffee. The valve goes in the front panel and the zipper under the top seal.

Will it stand when it is nearly empty?

Yes. That is the main reason to choose it over a stand up pouch, whose base is held open by the fill rather than by its own seals.

Can the top be a tin tie instead of a zipper?

Yes, and on speciality coffee it often reads better. A tin tie is not a reclosure in the airtight sense, so where shelf life after opening matters we would specify a zipper.

Does it work for pet food at 5 kg?

Yes, with a thicker laminate, wider seal lands and a sealant chosen for the fat content of the recipe. Carry handles are available at that weight.

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