The packed food product requires protection, tampering resistance, and has special physical, chemical, or biological needs of protection. It also shows the product that is labeled to show any nutrition information on the food being consumed.

Packaging has several objectives:

-> Physical protection: The food enclosed in the package may require protection from, among other things, shock, vibration, compression, temperature, etc.

-> Barrier protection: A barrier from oxygen, water vapor, dust, etc., is often required.

-> Containment or agglomeration: Small items are typically grouped together in one package for reasons of efficiency.

-> Information transmission: Packages and labels communicate how to use, transport, recycle, or dispose of the package or product. Some types of information are required by governments.

-> Marketing: The packaging and labels can be used by marketers to encourage potential buyers to purchase the product. Package design has been an important and constantly evolving phenomenon for several decades.

-> Security: Packaging can play an important role in reducing the security risks of shipment. Using packaging in this way is a means of retail loss prevention.

-> Convenience: Packages can have features which add convenience in distribution, handling, stacking, display, sale, opening, reclosing, use, and reuse.

-> Portion control - Single serving packaging has a precise amount of contents to control usage. Bulk commodities can be divided into packages that are a more suitable size for individual households.