Buoyant Business

Stand-up pouches deserve special mention as the study predicts this segment to grow at a hefty pace of 11.6 percent through 2010 to $1.6 billion. Stand-up pouches are providing an avenue for consumer products companies (CPCs) to reinvigorate mature product lines to stimulate sales. One impact for printers/converters to consider is that CPCs will increasingly look to their suppliers to provide preformed stand-up pouches.