Gualapack SpA

What Gualapack SpA does

Gualapack SpA is an Italian-headquartered flexible packaging manufacturer founded in 1986 in Castellazzo Bormida and operating across 11 countries in EMEA, North America, LATAM, and Asia with 2,300 employees and a 2021 turnover exceeding €300 million. The company is a global leader in pre-made spouted pouches and operates under a "Technology Crossover" model that vertically integrates four layers of capability: high-barrier multilayer laminates (including INNOweb360°, INNOwebMONO, and INNOwebBIO tube laminates), pre-made stand-up spouted pouches (Pouch5 monomaterial recyclable PP, Papersnap paper-based), injection-moulded caps and spouts (Mood Cap, Babylink, BabyCap Plus, Squeezer Cap), and proprietary filling equipment (CHP series reaching 260 pouches/minute and the new MF series). Gualapack monetizes through direct B2B hardware sales of laminates, pouches, and caps into baby food, pharma, cosmetics, personal care, home care, pet food, and food and beverage segments; capital equipment sales of its filling lines; and co-packing services via an international partner network; pricing is negotiated per project rather than published, and certifications (RecyClass Class B, HTP_CYCLOS 98%, ISCC PLUS, ATICELCA 501) and EU Single-Use Plastics Directive/PPWR compliance are central to its enterprise value proposition. The company pursues growth through a combination of acquisitions (Easysnap Technology 2021, Teruel Embalagens 2021), greenfield subsidiaries (Gualapack US & Canada, Miami, 2022), and self-funded manufacturing investments (€12M Ukraine facility, 2023), while maintaining family ownership rooted in the Guala Group's Piedmont heritage.

Name

Gualapack SpA

Legal name

Guala Pack S.p.A.

Website

https://gualapack.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gualapack SpA is an Italian-headquartered global manufacturer of flexible packaging — including pre-made spouted pouches, monomaterial laminates, tethered caps, and proprietary filling lines — supplying consumer brands in baby food, pharma, cosmetics, personal care, pet food, and food and beverage across 11 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Castellazzo Bormida

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Flexible Packaging Products: Design, manufacture, and sale of flexible packaging solutions including laminates, pre-made spouted pouches, caps and spouts, and filling lines. Revenue generated through direct B2B relationships with brand owners in food, pharma, cosmetics, personal care, home care, and pet food markets. Major product lines include Pouch5 monomaterial pouches, INNOweb tube laminates, tethered caps, and Easysnap single-dose solutions.
2. Filling Equipment and Lines: Manufacture and sale of proprietary pouch filling machines (CHP-1H to CHP-8H) and pasteurization equipment (Pasteurization Tunnel, TT System). These are sold as capital equipment to brand owners and co-packers, supporting in-house production capabilities. Machines reach speeds of up to 260 pouches per minute.
3. Co-Packing Services: Co-packing services offered through a global network of international co-packing partners. Supports brands seeking to launch spouted pouch products without investing in own filling infrastructure, enabling faster time-to-market.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gualapack SpA manufactures and sells flexible multilayer packaging solutions for consumer products, with a core focus on pre-made spouted pouches, high-barrier laminates, injection-moulded caps and spouts (including tethered caps), single-dose portion packs, and proprietary pouch filling equipment. Its vertically integrated offering covers hot fill, cold fill, pasteurization, and retort applications, and is sold primarily to global brand owners in baby food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, personal care, home care, pet food, and food & beverage industries through direct B2B sales and an international co-packing partner network.

Product overview

Gualapack SpA is a global leader in flexible packaging, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products organized around its Technology Crossover approach. The core product offerings include Pouch5 (the world's first 100% recyclable monomaterial pouch), Laminates, Pre-made Pouches, Caps & Spouts (including tethered caps compliant with EU Single-Use Plastics Directive), and Filling Lines (proprietary filling and pasteurization equipment). The company also operates Easysnap Technology for single-dose portion packs and Papersnap for paper-based sustainable packaging. Supporting products include Innoweb360°, InnowebMONO, and InnowebBIO tube laminates, alongside specialized caps like Mood Cap, BabyCap Plus, Babylink, and Squeezer Cap. For pharma, the company offers high-barrier laminates and digitally printed blister foils. The integrated product ecosystem combines lamination, pouch-making, injection moulding, and filling line capabilities under one roof.

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Products and services

• Pouch5 Mon omaterial stand-up pre-made spouted pouch made entirely of polypropylene and recyclable in rigid PP streams, including the cap and spout; aluminium-free with high oxygen and water vapor barrier. Suitable for baby food, dairy, fruit purees, juices, sports drinks, sauces, retort ready meals, and pet food.
• Laminates High-performance flexible packaging laminates for sachets, stick packs, tubes, and infusion bags; includes mono-material options and aluminium-free solutions with high barrier properties. Used across food, pharma, cosmetics, and personal care applications.
• Pre-made Pouches Stand-up and shaped pre-made spouted pouches supported by over 30 years of experience, ensuring safe and hygienic packaging for food, baby food, and beverages. Compatible with hot fill, cold fill, pasteurisation, and retort applications.
• Caps & Spouts (tethered and standard portfolio) Wide range of injection-moulded spouts and caps including tethered cap options to meet the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive; portfolio covers Mood Cap, BabyCap Plus, Babylink, Squeezer Cap, and Basic Cap variants.
• Filling Lines (CHP Series) Proprietary pouch filling machines ranging from compact CHP-1H to high-output CHP-8H, designed for filling temperatures up to 95°C and throughputs up to 260 pouches per minute. Accommodates production volumes of 10 to 65 million units per year.
• MF Series Pouch Filling Machines New generation of pouch filling machines in which Gualapack designs and manufactures every component of the packaging solution, complementing the long-standing CHP series.
• Easysnap Single-Dose Portion Packs One-hand opening and dispensing portion pack technology allowing intuitive single-handed operation for users of all ages and abilities to dispense liquid or creamy products. Available globally and acquired by Gualapack through Easysnap Technology Srl in June 2021.
• Papersnap Paper-Based Single-Dose Packaging Paper-based single-dose packaging with over 77% paper content developed jointly by Easysnap Technology and Fedrigoni Spa; ATICELCA 501 certified for recyclability in paper streams. Launched at Luxe Pack Munich and Pack Expo Las Vegas.
• INNOweb360° Tube Laminate Monomaterial PP tube laminate enabling 360-degree decoration with extra glossy and metallic look; aluminium-free with high barrier; compatible with AISA machines and digital ink-jet printing systems; high rigidity enables thinner laminate walls while preserving bounce-back effect.
• INNOwebMONO Tube Laminate 100% monomaterial PP tube laminate, aluminium-free, high barrier and chemical resistance preventing O2 and moisture transfer; available in white, transparent, or metallized variants; certified by RecyClass (Class B) and HTP_CYCLOS (98% recyclability score).
• INNOwebBIO Tube Laminate Tube laminate containing bio-based polyethylene made with ethanol derived from renewable biomass sources, reducing the carbon footprint of packaging for cosmetic and personal care applications.
• Mood Cap Tethered Cap Tethered cap for spouted pouches with 16 expressive collectible designs and a wide variety of colours; weighs up to 40% less than the BabyCap standard and complies with the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive; anti-choking design with acoustic and tactile feedback for opening and closing.
• Babylink Tethered Cap Tethered cap specifically designed for baby food with a spiral tether and anti-choking 3D design, reducing weight versus previous caps and meeting EU safety and litter-prevention requirements.
• BabyCap Plus Tamper-Evident Cap Baby food cap with a new tamper evidence feature, launched via Parent's Choice brand using Gualapack technology. Designed for safety and security in baby food spouted pouches.
• Squeezer Cap Squeeze-and-spread cap designed to spread creamy products without utensils; produced in PP for full compatibility with the monomaterial Pouch5 recycling stream. Targeted at sweet and savoury foods including cream cheese, butter, sauces, jams, and honey.
• Pasteurization Tunnel Compact pasteurization system integrating hot water shower and hot bath processing at 100 pouches per minute; supports natural thermal pasteurization of filled spouted pouches without chemical preservatives.
• TT System Pasteurization Line Linear tunnel with hot and cold water showers plus turbine drying, offering 260 pouches per minute throughput for automatic cartoning of pasteurized products.
• Pharmaceutical Laminates and Foils High-barrier laminates for pharmaceutical and medical applications, including digitally printed aluminium foils for blisters, laminates for sachets, stick packs, tubes, and infusion bags, plus enteral nutrition pouches. Offered via the Gualapack Pharma division.
• Co-Packing Services Co-packing and contract manufacturing services delivered through a global network of international co-packing partners using Gualapack's CHP-series filling lines and pouches. Enables brand owners to launch spouted pouch products without investing in their own filling infrastructure, supporting faster time-to-market for startups, pilots, and seasonal SKUs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Filling machines reach speeds of up to 260 pouches per minute, accommodating production volumes from 10 to 65 million units per year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature10 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• TOMRAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020TOMRA and Gualapack conducted a groundbreaking full-scale recycling trial to prove the recyclability of Gualapack's monomaterial PP spouted pouches in a DKR rigid PP waste stream. TOMRA's AUTOSORT® technology confirmed over 80% of pouches were correctly identified as PP material and redirected to the rigid PP stream. A subsequent washing and recycling trial confirmed the pouches could be successfully recycled into standard PP injection-moulding products. Both companies are members of CEFLEX.
• Kraft HeinzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint case study in 'Designing for a Circular Economy in Action' webinar hosted by CEFLEX, featuring Kraft Heinz's launch of monomaterial pouches for baby food brand Plasmon using Gualapack's Pouch5 technology. Gualapack and Kraft Heinz co-developed the recyclable monomaterial packaging, demonstrating circular economy design principles. Kraft Heinz committed to making all packaging widely recyclable by 2024.
• SABICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSABIC, Gualapack, and Ella's Kitchen collaborated to launch baby food caps made from advanced recycled plastics. SABIC supplied certified circular polymers from its TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio, processed via pyrolysis from post-consumer plastic waste. Gualapack manufactured the caps. The caps appeared on 3.5 million Ella's Kitchen Organic Strawberries and Apples pouches from January 2022, making Ella's Kitchen the first in the baby food category to use SABIC's certified circular polymers.
• Bureau VeritassupportingTechnology or IntegrationBureau Veritas conducted independent third-party auditing for ISCC PLUS certification of Gualapack's circular packaging production (caps and spouts in HDPE). Bureau Veritas verified traceability and sustainability of raw materials throughout Gualapack's production chain, with plans for ISCC PLUS certification at additional Gualapack manufacturing plants.
• Fedrigoni SpasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFedrigoni Spa collaborated with Easysnap Technology (a Gualapack Group company since June 2021) to develop Papersnap, a paper-based single-dose packaging solution. Fedrigoni developed a new recyclable paper material that enabled the launch of Papersnap at Luxe Pack Munich and Pack Expo Las Vegas.
• Teruel Embalagens — Papéis Amália LtdacoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerGualapack Brasil acquired Teruel Embalagens (founded 1969) in October 2021. Teruel is a family business with 50 years of expertise in flexographic printing, operating two factories in Brazil (Jaguariúna, 30,000 sqm; Ouro Fino, 20,000 sqm). The acquisition enables vertical integration of pouch production in Brazil and incorporates Teruel's patented sustainable technologies into Gualapack's portfolio.
• RecyClasssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGualapack is a member of RecyClass and actively participates in the technical committee for Design for Recycling Guidelines. RecyClass conducted independent laboratory testing and approved both Pouch5 (Class B, 2021) and INNOwebMONO tube laminate (Class B, 2023) as compatible with rigid PP recycling streams.
• CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGualapack has been an active member of CEFLEX since 2017. CEFLEX is a European consortium representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging, working to advance circular economy principles. Gualapack participated in the 'Designing for a Circular Economy in Action' case study and webinar with Kraft Heinz, moderated by CEFLEX's Graham Houlder.
• Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) — Sustainability CommitteesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGualapack is a member of the Sustainability Committee of FPE (Flexible Packaging Europe), contributing to industry-wide sustainability initiatives and standards development.
• Guala Dispensing PharmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuala Dispensing Pharma, an independent company within the Guala family sharing Piedmont, Italy heritage with Gualapack, shared a joint exhibition space at CPHI Frankfurt 2025. The partnership demonstrates synergies between the companies as global pharmaceutical packaging players working side by side with pharmaceutical partners.
• Local suppliers (North America)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGualapack US & Canada subsidiary leverages proximity to trusted local suppliers who manufacture pouches and films centrally within the North American continent, supporting the company's ability to serve the US and Canadian markets efficiently.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi Group: Mondi is a global packaging and paper group with a sizeable flexible packaging business serving food, personal care, and industrial markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering competing flexible packaging formats alongside larger paper-based packaging operations.
• Amcor: Amcor is one of the largest global packaging companies, with extensive flexible and rigid packaging operations serving food, beverage, healthcare, and personal care markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent overlapping with most of Gualapack's end markets and product categories.
• Berry Global (now Magnera + Berry): Berry Global is a major global packaging manufacturer with broad flexible packaging capabilities across food, beverage, healthcare, and personal care. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping flexible packaging products and large scale advantage.
• Huhtamaki: Huhtamaki is a global food and consumer goods packaging company with flexible packaging among its core segments. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving similar FMCG customers with flexible packaging products in overlapping geographies.

Direct peers

• Constantia Flexibles: Constantia Flexibles is one of the world's largest producers of flexible packaging, with a strong pharmaceutical and consumer goods business. Comparable to Gualapack Pharma's high-barrier laminates and Gualapack's broad flexible packaging portfolio.
• Glenroy Inc. Glenroy manufactures flexible packaging laminations and pre-made pouches for food, beverage, personal care, and healthcare applications. Directly comparable in stand-up pouches and custom laminates overlapping with Gualapack's pre-made pouches business.
• ProAmpac: ProAmpac is a global flexible packaging manufacturer with a strong spouted pouch and stand-up pouch portfolio serving food, beverage, and personal care markets. Directly comparable to Gualapack's pre-made spouted pouches and laminates business across overlapping end markets.
• Coveris: Coveris is a European flexible packaging manufacturer offering films, pouches, and laminates for food and consumer goods. Closely comparable to Gualapack's flexible packaging products and serves overlapping European FMCG and dairy customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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