Combo Bags
The film face gives you the large print area and the mesh lets air through. It is the middle ground between straight mesh, which barely prints, and polyethylene, which does not breathe. Used for product that needs ventilation but also has to be seen on the shelf.
A combo bag is the middle ground between two formats that each give something up. Straight mesh breathes beautifully but barely prints. Polyethylene prints beautifully but does not breathe. The combo puts a printed film face on one side and a CLAF® net window on the other, so you get the print area a retail brand needs and the ventilation the product needs, in the same pack.
Typical use cases
- Retail brands: potato, onion, citrus, garlic
Specifications
| Weight range | 1 lb to 10 lb |
| Construction | Poly and CLAF® net window |
| Closures | Kwik Lok and traditional packing systems |
| Packing systems | Automatic wicket baggers |
| Supplied as | Finished bag, ready to pack and close |
What packers use combo bags for
Automatic wicket baggers. Closes with Kwik Lok or traditional packing systems, and ships as a finished bag ready to pack and close.
Potato
The format most retail potato programmes settle on. The film face carries the brand and the cooking guidance; the net window lets the shopper see the tuber and lets the pack breathe so the potatoes do not sweat.
Onion
Onions need air at the neck and a retailer needs a printed panel. The combo is the only format that does both properly in one bag.
Citrus
For oranges and mandarins sold as a branded retail pack, the film face takes photographic artwork and the mesh window shows the real colour of the fruit behind it.
Garlic
Garlic is bought on appearance and sold in small counts. The net window shows the bulbs; the film face carries origin, variety and the brand.
Questions buyers ask about combo bags
What weight range do combo bags cover?
1 lb to 10 lb.
How is it closed?
Kwik Lok closures or traditional packing systems, depending on what your line already runs.
Do I get it as a roll or as a bag?
As a finished bag, ready to pack and close.
When should I choose combo over straight mesh?
When the pack has to sell itself on a retail shelf. If the product is going to a consolidation centre or into food service, straight mesh usually costs less and breathes more.
Often specified alongside
Worth reading first
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Your onion bag didn't fail. Your onions sweated.
Rot almost never starts where the bag broke. It starts at the neck, days earlier, and by the time anyone opens the pallet the bag gets the blame.