Packing and selling bulk honey is the best use for it. So, all that's left to do is pick the suitable packaging for the product.
Commercially produced honey is sold in big drums for storage or export, while you package honey sold at retail in smaller containers such as bottles or jars. Because, except for slight color variations, all honey seems to be exact from the outside, packaging decisions are among the most crucial parts of honey sales.
Glass jars, squeeze jugs, and plastic tubs are just some of the honey packaging options offered by retailers.
Honey packaging options
The following are some of the many ways you can package and preserve honey:
Plastic container
Displaying honey in a plastic bottle is the most cost-effective option for retail shelves and website homepages. You require the container and a Pastpack packaging machine.
If you hermetically seal the plastic bottles, you can use them. Preventing the growth of microorganisms and other organic substances in a product to ensure sterile filling surroundings is crucial. There are several uses for PET plastic bottles in the food packaging industry. In addition to being resilient and waterproof, also PET is impact resistant.
Small agricultural operations and honey producers will find the packaging machine to be suitable. It facilitates dispensing into a range of plastic containers. Use a regular lid, or cover the opening with aluminum foil and a pull tab, then cap it.
You can use the machine for not just circular containers but also square and rectangular ones. After all, the package's form makes grabbing customers' attention on the shelf easier.
Stick pack
Honey would be a great fit for the stick packs typically used to store sugar. A vertical packing machine, such as a stick pack, will suffice. You dispense honey into pre-formed bags made from a roll of film then pack the commercially available product in 10–15-gram portions.
Stainless Steel drums
To keep honey fresh for an extended period, use these drums. They come in a range of sizes suitable for commercial honey producers. Plastic buckets can serve as an alternative to these drums. When stored in a suitable food-grade container, they're perfect. The hole should be large enough to facilitate easy scooping if the honey crystallizes.
The best honey storage drums won't impart any flavor, it will prevent the honey from coming into direct contact with the drum's metallic surface, and will resist flaking and peeling.
Glass jar
Glass jars ranging in 200-500 grams capacity and with a twist-off cover are standard packaging for honey sold in stores and online retailers. The best-filling line to use with this container is 3000. The packaging machine works with both conventional and non-standard plastic bottles. Filling line 3000 is an excellent choice if, for instance, you want to sell the honey in a honeycomb-shaped box.
Extra-sized storage containers
You may automatically fill your honey into big containers of 3 liters or more using a Past pack 4P, and 5-10 liters buckets can be packed using a Past pack L series machine.
Mason jars
Well-made traditional mason jars are among the most popular containers. They are both reasonably priced and conveniently sized, making honey storage a breeze after harvest. These containers can be heated without difficulty, making it much simpler to re-liquefy crystallized honey. They function admirably as both every day and long-term containers. You can reuse and recycle them, making mason jars an environmentally friendly choice.
Doypack
Although you can typically use doy packs for packaging condensed milk or mayonnaise, this isn't the most frequent packaging for honey. But if honey is what you're after, it does a fine job, too. To best preserve honey in doy packs, use Pastpack VK. This low-cost option may manufacture as many as 20 packages a minute with a sealed center spout.
Since honey absorbs moisture from the air, keeping it in an airtight container is crucial for long-term storage. The design team at the QQ Studio has worked with various honey producers to develop distinctive, eye-catching packaging that conveys their brand's story.
Graphic and industrial designers at the Studio collaborate to create a unique bottle for companies, which features a honeycomb pattern and bright, bold labels that attest to the genuineness of the product.