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Ready meals

Soups, broths, ready sauce and dishes in retort pouch.

The ready meal fits the retort pouch with direct heating: soups, broths, cooked beans and grains, ready sauce and meal kits in stand-up and spout. Liquid with solids requires a suitable nozzle and filler.

Ready meals
Typical products
  • Soups and broths
  • Ready sauce
  • Cooked beans and grains
  • Meal kit and ready dish
  • Curry
Recommended pouch formats
Retort stand-up
Retort stand-up

Stand-up in retort-grade laminate: withstands sterilization (cooked in-pack). Wet pet food, ready meals and preserves.

Stand-up without zipper
Stand-up without zipper

Standing bag with bottom gusset, no zipper. More economical for single portions or fast-moving products.

Foodservice retort
Foodservice retort

Larger three-side-seal retort pouch (170 × 230 mm): sterilizable aluminized laminate. Foodservice-portion meals and sauces.

Recommended machines

The RT and RD cover retort stand-up; the RS integrates spout for soups and broths consumed directly. A filler for products with chunks and a diving nozzle as the content requires.

Leepack series that cover this application. Full specs — models, dimensions and BPM — on each series page.

See it in operation
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Leepack lines filling products from this industry. Found something similar to yours? Talk to engineering — we'll recommend the configuration and share the full video.

How to select the model

Four variables define the right series and configuration for your line:

01

Pouch size

Finished pouch width and height define the series and number of stations. Larger pouches need wider gripper opening; small pouches unlock high-cadence duplex and quadplex architectures.

02

Production speed

Target throughput (BPM) drives the architecture: simplex for entry, duplex and quadplex for volume. We size with headroom for peaks without compromising the seal.

03

Weighing and dosing

Granules and powders require a multi-head weigher or auger filler; liquids and viscous products, volumetric or pump dosing. The dosing system is part of the line design.

04

Filler and nozzle

Nozzle and filler vary with viscosity, presence of solids and splash tendency. Diving nozzle, anti-splash and other options are added according to the product.

Have a product to put in a pouch?

Tell us the product, intended format and target throughput. Engineering recommends format, series and dosing — before any quote.