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Dry food & snacks

Industry Trends

Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Materials

Sustainability is the leading trend in flexible packaging. Brands are shifting to recyclable mono-material films (like PE and PP), biodegradable bio-resins, and compostable options to reduce environmental impact. Lightweight flexible packaging lowers transport costs and carbon emissions compared to rigid alternatives. Eco-friendly laminating adhesives and solvent-free systems are also gaining traction to support circular economy goals and meet stricter recycling regulations.

Convenience and On-the-Go Formats

Consumer demand for portability and ease of use is driving growth in single-serve and resealable snack packs. Flexible pouches with easy-open features, durable yet lightweight materials, and resealable zippers cater to busy lifestyles. These formats are ideal for dry foods like nuts, dried fruits, and chips, offering both convenience and portion control.

Smart and Premium Packaging Design

Brands are investing in visually disruptive designs and advanced finishes—matte, metallic, and tactile—to stand out on shelves and social media. Smart packaging technologies like RFID and NFC tags are emerging for traceability and food safety compliance. High-barrier films and non-migrating adhesives ensure product freshness while supporting recyclability. Digital printing enables customization and faster turnaround, making packaging a strategic branding tool.

BOBST End-to-End Solutions
for Dry Food & Snacks Flexible Packaging

BOBST delivers end-to-end solutions and advanced technologies for every production step, from PDF and substrate processing to final printed roll. These include the following processes:

Spotlight

MASTER K5

Efficient metallizing

BOBST expertise and knowledge

Designed for wide web processing, BOBST vacuum coating and metallizing machinery is characterized by minimal downtime and superb quality at high speeds, which is why BOBST is noted as the world's premier supplier of vacuum coating and metallizing solutions for barrier, decorative, security and high technology applications.

BOBST vacuum metallizers

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MASTER CI

The master of performance

BOBST expertise and knowledge

Cutting edge technology and high manufacturing standards ensure premium print quality and long-lasting value. With their varied repeat lengths and medium to super-wide printing widths, BOBST CI flexo presses meet the requirements of the most demanding package printing applications.

Beyond the well-equipped standard configuration, all BOBST CI flexo presses can be fitted with a multitude of additional technical options which adapt the press to specific production requirements and to the competitive advantage of users. 

Innovative handling and maintenance concepts guarantee a unique degree of machine availability and reliability while minimizing the risk of operating errors. 

BOBST CI flexo presses

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MASTERCOAT 8000

Superior performance in coating applications

BOBST expertise and knowledge

Precise, reliable and consistent web tension control throughout the line from infeed to output is of paramount importance for the quality of the final product. BOBST web handling technology is world-renowned, benefiting from over 60 years know-how and experience in handling a very wide range of flexible, paper and paperboard substrates with different physical properties for its comprehensive range of different printing and converting equipment.

The modular architecture of each production line ally the reliability and cost-efficiency of standardization and the typical flexibility of custom-built machines whose final configuration may depend on the end-product requirements. This requires a highly specialized know-how in terms of machine engineering and manufacturing as well as process technology.

To an outstanding flexibility in the choice of technology, BOBST coating lines combine optimum accessibility to all machine sections, making machine makeready and changeovers fast and safe for the operator.

In-house automation and advanced connectivity features enable access to production data from remote devices. 

BOBST coaters

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MASTERLAM S 1000

Superior flexibility and performance

BOBST expertise and knowledge

BOBST laminator machines range are tailored to the specific requirements of converters in order to fulfill the demand for maximum quality and efficiency. The range of laminating machinery available covers duplex, duplex tandem, and triplex solutions, and provide the kind of functional, operator-oriented, waste-saving and eco-friendly technical solutions needed by industry to achieve the fastest and most consistent levels of performance.

The continuous success of BOBST laminating machinery is quite simply because the strengths of the equipment are consistent with what is important to its users - ease of operation, high performance, little wastage and low impact on the environment.

BOBST laminators

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MASTER 6003

Outstanding flexibility and performance

BOBST expertise and knowledge

As innovator, focused on creating value for its clients, BOBST has established an unparalleled reputation in gravure printing press technology, setting the standard for state-of-the-art, ultra productive, and user-friendly rotogravure printing machines.

The high efficiency features and waste reduction performance of BOBST gravure printing presses are enhanced by electronic line shaft and Registron® print register technology which slash production times and cut material wastage by unprecedented amounts.

Gravure presses for dry food and snacks flexible packaging