Custom Spout Pouches.

Spout size follows how thick the fill is, and nothing else. The 8.6 mm fitment is the category standard for thin liquids and baby food. Sauces, purees and yoghurt drinks pour better through a 10 to 16 mm neck, and anything viscous, or a powder that gets scooped, wants the 22 to 33 mm range.

Send us a sample of the fill and we'll weld a fitment size to match. A neck that is too narrow makes the customer squeeze hard, and a neck that is too wide floods the first pour.

A corner spout pours at an angle, and a top spout sits centred so the pouch stands upright with its cap on. The corner position suits drinking and dispensing, because the pouch tilts naturally toward the mouth or the pan. Top spouts are the usual choice for refill packs that get squeezed into a bottle.

Both take the same screw cap, so the choice is about how the customer uses it rather than what it costs.

Yes, the screw cap on the fitment comes in tamper-evident and child-resistant versions. The tamper-evident cap has a breakaway ring that shows the pack has been opened. The child-resistant cap needs a press-and-turn action to release.

Both are specified at the fitment stage, since the cap thread and the moulded spout have to match. Tell us at quote if either is needed so the right fitment gets welded in.

Gloss lamination is the most common finish on this format, because drink brands want a wet, saturated look. Matte lamination is the premium option and is turning up more in adult and functional drinks. Soft-touch and spot gloss sit above that for cosmetic refills.

Underneath the print, a laminated barrier film is standard and a PET / AL / PE foil structure is the choice for long ambient shelf life. A clear film panel can be left in the artwork to show colour and fill level, and a shaped die-cut outline around the spout is available if a plain rectangle is too ordinary.

Two sizes cover most of the work: 3.5 by 5.5 inches for a 100 ml fill and 5 by 7.5 inches for 500 ml. The pouch is measured as width by length across the face, with the base gusset adding standing volume once filled. An 8 mm spout is the usual pairing on the smaller pouch.

Fill weight and viscosity change the working volume, so we build the size around your actual product rather than a nominal number.

The run starts at 500 pouches. Pricing tiers begin above 1,000 units, and the fitment welding is the cost that spreads thinnest as the quantity grows. Most first orders land between 500 and 2,000 while the fill and the spout size get proven.

Runs up to 100,000 are quoted on the same structure.

Standard production is 7 to 10 business days after artwork sign-off, with a rush option at 5 to 7. A sample takes 5 to 7 business days and we recommend one on this format, because the fitment weld and the cap need testing with the real fill.

The sample fee is credited back against the production order, and shipping covers the whole of the USA.

A spout pouch weighs a fraction of a bottle and ships flat, so freight and storage costs fall on every load. The trade is rigidity: a pouch will not stand as stiffly as a bottle, and it gets its shape from the fill and the base gusset. Multi-layer laminates are not kerbside recyclable either, and we would rather say so up front.

If shelf life matters most, the foil structure and a retort-rated build let the pouch be heat sterilised after filling. Retort is confirmed at quote on rated structures only.