Packaging

A method of packaging food items, the method comprising the steps of:

• placing food items to be wrapped on a sheet of packaging material;
• folding the packaging material so that a surface of the sheet forms an inner surface and an opposed surface of the sheet forms an outer surface of the packaging;
• permanently sealing a first end of the sheet to itself to form a first end seal free from pressure sensitive adhesive;
• permanently sealing a second end of the sheet to itself to form a second end seal free from pressure sensitive adhesive;
• and
• forming a longitudinal fin seal along the packaging from the first end to the second end thereby joining a first side edge of the sheet to a second side edge of the sheet and defining a cavity containing the food items;
• wherein the longitudinal fin seal is an openable and recloseable seal joining an inside face of the first side edge of the sheet to an inside face of the second side edge of the sheet;
• wherein the longitudinal fin seal is cold sealed with a pressure sensitive adhesive printed on both inside faces;
• wherein the longitudinal fin seal comprises a sealing zone extending along the packaging from the first end seal to the second end seal;
• wherein the packaging comprises a plurality of opening tab elements along the longitudinal fin seal, the plurality of opening tab elements being arranged to be gripped by a user to aid opening of the longitudinal fin seal;
• and
• wherein the food items are stacked in the packaging.