// Bag Format · Stand Up Pouches
The retail all-rounder. A bottom gusset lets the pouch stand unassisted with a wide billboard front for your brand — add a resealable zip, a one-way degassing valve or a window. Buy stock from our UK warehouse from a single carton, or print your own from 2,000 units.
// What It Is
The stand up pouch — also called a SUP or doypack — is built with a bottom gusset that opens out so the bag stands upright on its own. That makes it a natural fit for shelves and displays, with a wide front and back panel for your artwork.
It suits almost anything dry or free-flowing: coffee beans and ground coffee, tea, granola, nuts, sweets, pet food, bath salts and cosmetics. Add a resealable zip to keep the contents fresh after opening, a one-way degassing valve for freshly roasted coffee, or a clear window so customers can see the product before they buy.
// Why Roasters Pick It
Compared with a box bottom bag, a stand up pouch uses less material and less energy to make — so it’s usually the more affordable, lower-footprint way to get a self-standing bag.
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The bottom gusset gives it a stable base, so it faces the customer square-on wherever it’s displayed.
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Wide front and back panels show off detailed graphics and easy-to-read labelling — ideal for a clear window, too.
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A standard zip or a side-mounted rip-zip lets customers reseal the pack again and again.
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It weighs far less than rigid cans or jars, cutting waste, transport and distribution costs.
// Options & Add-Ons
Start with a stock pouch or spec a custom run — either way, these are the features roasters and food brands ask for most.
Lets CO₂ escape from freshly roasted beans without letting oxygen back in — essential for coffee that’s bagged soon after roasting.
A standard top zip, or an easy-tear rip-zip on the side seal that opens and recloses more easily than any traditional method.
A transparent cut-out lets customers see the product before they buy — the wide face keeps room for design and information alongside it.
Add a hang hole for vertical display racks, or a tear notch so the pack opens cleanly without scissors.
Corners can be rounded during forming for a softer, more premium look on the shelf.
Sized by coffee weight — from sample pouches up to 1kg. 250g is the most popular UK retail size; whole beans need a little more room than ground.
// Materials & Eco Options
Stand up pouches can be made in recyclable mono-PE, PCR film with a post-consumer recycled core, or home & industrial compostable film — alongside the kraft and high-barrier structures that give the longest shelf life. Recyclable, compostable and PCR options all support Plastic Packaging Tax planning.
Compare all our materials →// In The Wild
A few of the brands using our stand up pouches across coffee and food.
// Buy Stock
Stock stand up pouches in kraft, recyclable, compostable and high-barrier materials, in the sizes and colours roasters use most. Order from a single carton and it’s dispatched next working day from our UK warehouse.
// Print Your Own
Full-colour printed stand up pouches from 2,000 units. We supply the cutter guides, our in-house designer checks your artwork, and a digital proof is approved before anything prints.
// Other Formats
Compare it with the other formats we stock and print.
// FAQ
A stand up pouch (SUP or doypack) is a flexible bag with a bottom gusset that opens out so the pack stands upright on its own. The wide front and back panels give plenty of room for branding, and it can be fitted with a resealable zip, a one-way degassing valve or a clear window.
Sizes run from 70g sample pouches up to 1kg, measured by the weight of coffee they hold. 250g is the most popular UK retail size. Bag volume is sized by product weight, so whole beans need a little more room than ground coffee.
Yes. A one-way degassing valve lets CO₂ escape from freshly roasted coffee without letting oxygen in, and a standard zip or side rip-zip lets customers reseal the pack. You can also add a tear notch, hang hole, window or rounded corners.
Yes. Stand up pouches can be made in recyclable mono-material PE, PCR film with a post-consumer recycled core, or home and industrial compostable film, as well as kraft and high-barrier structures. Recyclable, compostable and PCR options support Plastic Packaging Tax planning — see our materials comparison.
Both. Stock stand up 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 — get a free quote.
Yes — we send samples to roasteries, cafés and food businesses so you can check the material and size before you order. Ask for samples when you get in touch.
Buy stock stand up pouches from a single carton, or get a free custom quote with real numbers.
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