Pet Care Packaging Automation

From 50-pound kibble bags to variety packs of gourmet treats, find solutions for all your pet care needs.
SECONDARY PET CARE PACKAGING

Flexible, Reliable Packaging Automation for the Pet Care Industry

The pet care market spans everything from dry kibble and wet canned food to cat litter, supplements, treats, and grooming sprays — all in unique packaging formats. We design automation to match. Whether you’re cartoning tiny blister packs, or assembling 24-can variety cases, Douglas systems are engineered to handle the demands of today’s pet brands — with flexibility, precision, and compliance built in.


Pet Care Specializations

Douglas offers innovative secondary packaging solutions for a wide variety of pet care products.

Dry & Wet Pet Food
  • Bags, pouches, cartons, and chubs
  • Cans in variety packs and/or shrink bundles
  • Stacked trays with printed film
Treats & Supplements
  • Retail-ready trays
  • Bags and pouches
  • Bottles or jars
  • Cartons
Grooming & Health Products
  • Flow wraps, bags and pouches
  • Bottles, jars, tubes and spray bottles
  • Cartons
Toys, Litter & Accessories
  • Hang tab display products
  • Bags, pouches, bottles and jars
  • Cartons
OUR SOLUTIONS

Packaging Options for Pet Care Products

Choose from a range of secondary packaging options, including variety packs, shrink bundles, paperboard cartons, and corrugated trays and cases in different styles—wraparound, regular slotted case (RSC), half-slotted case (HSC), harness style case—with product display options to meet your unique needs.

View Bundled Film Multiwrappers
View Paperboard Cartoners & Sleevers
View Corrugate Case & Tray Packers
View Variety Pack Systems

Packaging Challenges We Solve

Variety pack creation

for multi-flavor SKUs

Enhanced shelf presence

requiring product orientations and package quality

Gentle, precise product handling

for fragile or irregular shaped items

High SKU volumes

and rapid, automated changeover demands

Secure, robust product handling

for heavy, awkward, and bulky products

Hygiene-friendly

machine design and construction

Integration

across primary, secondary, and end-of-line systems

Space-constrained line layouts

requiring compact equipment

Tech working on packaging machine

Smart Automation that Supports You & Your Team

Labor shortages, skill gaps, and packaging diversity demand machines that are easy to run, quick to change over, and simple to maintain. Our systems are built for operator usability and plant adaptability

Douglas is the heartbeat of our facility. We are extremely happy with our equipment and compare all other vendors to the service standards they set.


Travis S., Packaging Engineer at Freshpet

KEY ADVANTAGES

Why Pet Care Companies Choose Douglas

Wide-Format Options

Wide-format compatibility: bags, pouches, cans, tubs, cartons, cups

Package Variety

Automation of variety packs, shrink bundles, and club formats

Built to Last

Hygienic, washdown-compliant systems with IP66/NEMA 4X design

Expert Handling

Robotic solutions for heavy, fragile, or irregular products

Easy Integration

Integration-ready with upstream/downstream systems

Sustainable Options

Support for sustainable pack styles and materials

Made in the USA

100% made in America by a 100% employee-owned company

Reliable Support

North American-based field service, training, and remote support

Let’s Talk Pet Care Packaging

Need to streamline operations, automate heavy lifting, or manage SKU sprawl? We’re here to help!