// Bag Format · Flat Pouches
Slim, light and letterbox-friendly. A flat pouch is sealed on three sides with no gusset — the low-cost choice for samples, single serves, gift sets and promotions. Buy stock from our UK warehouse from a single carton, or print your own from 2,000 units.
// What It Is
A flat pouch is sealed on three sides and lies flat — no side or bottom gusset. That makes it the ideal home for smaller or lightweight quantities: ground coffee, coffee pods, tea, nuts, bath salts and other food or non-food products.
Because it’s slim and light, it slips into a larger pack for a taster set and posts easily to customers direct. Add a hang hole for display hooks, a zip for resealing, or a window to show the product — it’s the workhorse behind samples, portion packs and promotions.
// Why Brands Use It
When you need to get product into hands cheaply — a taster, a single serve, a promo drop — nothing beats a flat pouch on cost or convenience.
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The simple three-side seal makes it one of the cheapest ways to package a product properly.
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Slim and light, it’s easy to store, cheap to ship and ideal for direct-to-customer and letterbox delivery.
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Compile a selection of your range into one gift box or sampler — ready for the unboxing moment customers love to share.
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Add a zip for products like granola that need to stay dry and fresh after the first open.
// Options & Add-Ons
Start with a stock pouch or spec a custom run — these are the features that make a flat pouch work harder.
Add a zip so customers can reseal the pouch — keeping ground coffee, granola or tea dry and fresh after opening.
Display frontally on hooks or stack horizontally on shelves — a hang hole makes the pouch flexible in-store.
A clear window lets customers see the product inside before they buy — useful for teas, blends and whole-leaf.
Put your logo and product information across the face for full brand exposure, even at sample size.
Clear PET/LLDPE, a VMPET or foil barrier for protection, or a low-cost 2-ply polypropylene laminate with decent barrier — typically 80µm, thinner or thicker on request.
Ideal for 70–100g sample and single-serve portions — the format most roasters reach for to get coffee into new hands.
// Materials & Eco Options
Flat pouches can be made in recyclable mono-PE, PCR film with a post-consumer recycled core, or home & industrial compostable film — alongside clear, kraft and high-barrier structures. Recyclable, compostable and PCR options all support Plastic Packaging Tax planning, so a sample doesn’t have to cost the environment.
Compare all our materials →// In The Wild
Stock and custom flat pouches for samples, tasters and gift sets.
// Buy Stock
Stock flat pouches in kraft, clear, recyclable and compostable materials, in sample and portion sizes. Order from a single carton and it’s dispatched next working day from our UK warehouse.
// Print Your Own
Full-colour printed flat pouches from 2,000 units, in up to 8 colours. We supply the cutter guides, our in-house designer checks your artwork, and a digital proof is approved before anything prints.
// Other Formats
When you’re packing full retail sizes, these formats take over.
// FAQ
A flat pouch is a bag sealed on three sides with no gusset, so it lies flat. That makes it ideal for smaller or lightweight quantities — samples, single serves and portion packs — and easy to post directly to customers.
Ground coffee, coffee pods, tea, nuts, bath salts and other food or non-food products, especially in sample and portion sizes. It’s the go-to for taster sets, promotions and gift boxes, and works well for granola thanks to an optional reseal.
Yes — add a zip if you need the pouch to reseal, which keeps products like ground coffee, tea and granola dry and fresh after opening. You can also add a window and a hang hole.
Clear PET/LLDPE, a VMPET or foil barrier for more protection, or a low-cost 2-ply polypropylene laminate with decent barrier — typically 80µm and available thinner or thicker on request. Recyclable, PCR and compostable options are also available — see our materials comparison.
Both. Stock flat pouches ship from our UK warehouse from a single carton, dispatched next working day. When you’re ready to brand them, custom printing starts at 2,000 units in up to 8 colours — get a free quote.
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