Package with protrusion pouch and method for making the same

A flexible package, comprising:

• a main portion comprising at least a first wall and a second wall, said main portion having a first transverse seal, a second transverse seal, and a longitudinal seal, said first and said second transverse seals each extending across the width of said package, said longitudinal seal extending from said first transverse seal to said second transverse seal;
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• a pouch comprising a third wall and a fourth wall, wherein a region of said first wall of said main portion forms said third wall of said pouch, said pouch being bounded by said longitudinal seal, said first transverse seal and said second transverse seal and further comprising a second longitudinal seal extending between said first transverse seal and said second transverse seal;
• wherein said fourth wall comprises a greater length of said flexible material than the distance between said first longitudinal seal and said second longitudinal seal along the first wall.

A method of forming a flexible package having a main portion and a pouch, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) forming a sheet of packaging film, having first and second sides opposite each other, around a product delivery tube, wherein said first side overlaps said second side by a given length of packaging film;
• (b) forming a first longitudinal seal to seal said first side of said packaging film to an underlying portion of said packaging film;
• (c) forming a second longitudinal seal to seal said second side of said packaging film to an overlying portion of said packaging film to form said pouch, wherein a distance between said first and said second longitudinal seals along the overlapped portions of the second side is less than said given length;
• (d) forming a first transverse seal and a second transverse seal, each of said transverse seals being formed across the entire width of said formed packaging film,
• whereby said main portion and said pouch are formed sharing a common wall and at least one fold is formed in said packaging film in a wall of said pouch between said first longitudinal seal and said second longitudinal seal.