IMPAK is the one-stop shop for all your jerky packaging needs. Whether you're one of the millions of Americans making jerky at home and want to keep it fresh as long as possible, or you want to want to improve the production capabilities of an internationally-recognized brand, we can help.
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One reason for the enduring popularity of jerky products is their long shelf life. Traditional preparation involved cooking, salting, and drying fresh meat as a means to keep it edible for several days. But these methods only prevent spoilage for less than a week. With the proper methods and equipment, jerky can now be kept edible for several weeks or even months. If you plan to sell jerky, you need just the right combination of specialized packaging; without it, you could be looking at a food safety nightmare!
If you make jerky, you likely have favorite recipes and techniques to get the flavor you want. But unless you plan on eating your jerky within a week or two, you need proper packaging to extend its shelf life. To keep jerky edible for longer periods, you must package it in a virtually oxygen-free environment. This can be accomplished with oxygen absorbers or vacuum sealing in high-barrier packaging materials.
Jerky in Mylar™ bags with O2 absorbers
Maybe you're making jerky just for yourself and you can't eat it fast enough, maybe you're just starting out selling your homemade jerky and need reliable packaging, or maybe you are part of a company that ships jerky all over the world and you're looking to speed up operations. IMPAK has a wide variety of products to meet any of your needs. Whether you prefer traditional pouches or vacuum sealing, check out the categories below to see all the options we can provide to keep things fresh and tasty.
Jerky in a vacuum-sealed pouch
• 1000ea 7" x 9" Gold Vista Bags with Tamper Evident ZipSeal, Tear Notch, and Hang Hole
• 1000ea 100cc StayFresh Oxygen Absorber Packets
$402.10 $249.95 (save $152.15)
• 1000ea 7" x 9.5" Silver Vista Bags with Tamper Evident ZipSeal, Tear Notch, and Hang Hole
• 1000ea 100cc StayFresh Oxygen Absorber Packets
$393.60 $249.95 (save $143.65)
• 500ea 7" x 12" Gold Vista Bags with Tamper Evident ZipSeal, Tear Notch, and Hang Hole
• 500ea 200cc StayFresh Oxygen Absorber Packets
$287.40 $174.95 (save $112.45)
We recommend the follwing products for this commonly-used style of packaging.
Vista Bags in many sizes and colors, with clear sides or windows, zip seals, and tear notches.
Oxygen Absorbers can be puchased in various sizes to fit the size of your packaging.
Low-Volume Sealers for those packaging fewer than 100 units each day.
High-Volume Sealers for those packaging more than 100 units each day.
How Do I Choose What to Use?
With so many pouches and oxygen absorber sizes to choose from, it can be confusing to figure out what bags fit how much jerky and require what amount of oxygen absorber. The chart below offers some approximate suggestions to get you started.
| example bag sizes | amount of jerky | oxygen absorbers |
|---|---|---|
| 5"x8", 5"x9", 6"x8" | 2 - 4oz | one 50cc packet/bag |
| 6"x10", 7"x9", 7"x10" | 5 - 7oz | one 100cc packet/bag |
| 7"x12", 8"x10", 8"x12" | 8 - 10oz | one 200cc packet/bag |
Vista pouches with jerky and oxygen scavengers
Keep oxygen out of your packages from the start with this increasingly popular method.
Low-Volume Vacuum Sealers for home/hobby jerky enthusiasts (fewer than 50 bags/day).
Mid-Volume Vacuum Sealers for small businesses (100-500 bags/day).
High-Volume Vacuum Sealers for robust and expanding jerky sellers (800+ bags/day).
Vacuum Bags to fit all of the above machines, available in various sizes.
label-ready bags with custom branding
Many of our pouches are label ready - perfect for you to quickly apply a pre-printed label, as shown in the image to the left. We also design and produce customer-specific full print packaging such as what you see in the image to the right. This includes Short Production Runs of as few as 6500 in 3-5 weeks. IMPAK has an in-house custom design and print department that brings brands to life for many satisfied customers. If you would like to explore custom printing for your jerky pouches, we'll make it happen.
full print jerky packaging
