Custom Stick Packs

K. Sidrane prints custom stick packs as roll stock film for brands that fill single serve powders and liquids on vertical form, fill and seal equipment. The film is printed and converted at our flexible packaging facility in Farmingdale, New York.

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What a Stick Pack Is

Stick packs are a printed roll stock format. Printed roll stock is film that comes to you flat on a roll. It is formed, filled and sealed on your own line, so the stick is made at your facility rather than shipped to you empty.

A stick pack is tall and narrow. It runs on a vertical form, fill and seal machine, which pulls the film into a tube, fills it and seals both ends. Stick pack machines typically fill several units across at one time, which makes the format a fit for high volume single serve products. We print the film for the machine you run, so include the make and model of your filling equipment when you ask for a quote.

Made for People on the Go

Stick packs work best when the end consumer is on the go. One stick holds one serving. It tears open easily and gets thrown away once it is empty. It fits in a pocket, a gym bag or a desk drawer, which is why drink mix, supplement and coffee brands sell in this format. K. Sidrane prints the film so the brand reads clearly on the narrow strip of artwork a stick pack gives you.

Stick Packs for Sampling

Stick packs are also a practical way to put samples in customers’ hands. A single dose costs far less to hand out than a full size tub or bag, so brands use sticks for events, trial offers and gifts with purchase. K. Sidrane prints on HP digital presses, so a sample run can carry several flavors or versions without a separate long run for each one.

Custom single serve stick pack printed by K. Sidrane

What Goes in a Stick Pack

Stick packs are most common for powders: drink mixes, protein, greens, electrolytes, instant coffee, sweetener and seasoning. They also hold single serve liquids and condiments. What goes inside decides the film. Metallized film protects actives from light and moisture, clear film shows the product, and white film gives the artwork a bright base. Tell us what you are packaging and we will match the film to it.

Supplement Stick Packs

Supplement brands use stick packs to sell a serving instead of a tub. One stick is one measured dose, which takes the scoop out of the routine and makes the product easy to carry. We print supplement stick packs alongside the labels, cartons and pouches the same brand already uses, so the whole line holds one color standard. More about nutraceutical packaging

Food and Beverage Stick Packs

Coffee, sweetener, seasoning and drink mix brands use stick packs for portion control. Every stick carries the same amount, so the end user gets a consistent result and nothing goes to waste. K. Sidrane prints food stick pack film with the same finishes offered across our flexible packaging, including premium soft touch matte lamination, spot UV and cold foil. More about specialty food packaging

Beauty Stick Packs

Beauty brands use stick packs for single use powders and for samples that travel well in a mailer or a shopping bag. The narrow format keeps the dose exact and the cost of a trial low. We print beauty stick packs with the same finishing options used on our labels and pouches. More about beauty and cosmetics packaging

Printed supplement stick packs in metallized and matte film

Stick Pack, Sachet or Flow Wrap

The filling equipment usually makes this decision before anything else does. A stick pack runs vertically and seals at both ends of a narrow tube. A sachet runs on a horizontal form, fill and seal machine and seals on three sides into a flat packet. Flow wrap seals a product inside a continuous film with a fin seal on the back. K. Sidrane prints film for all three, so a brand running more than one machine can source every format from one facility. Stick packs and sachets compared

Film, Finishes and Printing

Film: metallized, clear or white, chosen around the product going inside
Finishes: premium soft touch matte lamination, spot UV and cold foil
Printing: HP digital presses from 13 to 30 inches wide, built for multi flavor and multi SKU programs
Matching formats: stand up pouches, lay flat pouches, sachets and flow wrap from the same facility

Printed and Converted in Farmingdale

K. Sidrane opened a facility dedicated to flexible packaging in 2023, in Farmingdale, New York. Stick pack film is printed and converted there instead of being shipped in from overseas.

We are a printer and converter, not a contract filler. We deliver printed roll stock, and your line forms and fills the sticks. K. Sidrane is a third generation, family owned company that has printed labels and packaging since 1948.

HP digital press running inside the K. Sidrane facility in Farmingdale, New York

Stick Pack Questions

What is a stick pack?

A narrow single serve package formed from printed roll stock on a vertical form, fill and seal machine and sealed at both ends.

What can go in a stick pack?

Powders are the most common fill, including drink mixes, protein, greens, coffee and sweetener. Single serve liquids and condiments also run in stick packs.

Does K. Sidrane fill stick packs?

No. We print and convert the film. Filling takes a vertical form, fill and seal line.

Can I run more than one flavor?

Yes. Digital printing makes multi flavor and multi SKU stick pack programs practical.

Which films are available?

Metallized, clear and white. We choose the film around the product.

Where is the film printed?

At our flexible packaging facility in Farmingdale, New York, opened in 2023.

Get a Quote on Custom Stick Packs

Send your product, your fill weight and the make and model of your filling equipment, and we will quote your stick pack film. K. Sidrane is a third generation label and packaging manufacturer at 24 Baiting Place Road in Farmingdale, New York.

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