Abstract: Packaging (10) comprising a wrapper of flexible material (14) folded about a product (12) into a sleeve with opposed longitudinal side edge regions overlapping and sealed together to form a longitudinal seal, the ends of the sleeve being closed by transverse end seals (24, 26). An opening arrangement comprises an aperture in a main body (28) of the wrapper adjacent one of the end seals (24). The wrapper has a flap portion (32) integrally formed with the main body for closing the aperture. The flap portion includes an opening tab portion (62) located at least partially within or on said one end seal (24) that can be grasped by a user to initiate opening of the package. The flap portion (32) may be bonded to the main body (28) by means of a peelable and re-sealable adhesive.

Abstract: A flow-wrapped package (14) is made of a length of flexible material (16). The package is closed by means of a longitudinal seal along one face and transverse end seals (20, 22) formed using a cold seal adhesive. One of the end seals (20) has an aperture (24) for suspending the package for display purposes. The end seal (20) with the aperture (24) may be embossed and/or it may have a greater depth (D) than the other end seal (22), at least over a region in which the aperture is formed. The longitudinal seal (118, FIG. 3) is a fin seal which 26 may be folded to overlay the display aperture (124, FIG. 2) and may have an aperture (124A, FIG. 3) corresponding to and aligned with the display aperture (124, FIG. 2) in the end seal. The display aperture (224, FIG. 4) may be positioned laterally off-centre so that the package hangs at an angle.