Laminate for case-ready packaging including a gas-impermeable film capable of delaminating into a gas-permeable portion and a gas-impermeable portion, and a gas-permeable film bonded thereto

A laminate, comprising:

• a. a multilayer, substantially gas-impermeable film capable of delaminating into a gas-permeable portion and a gas-impermeable portion, said gas-permeable portion in adherence with said gas-impermeable portion at a predetermined intra-film cohesive strength;
• b. a gas-permeable film bonded to said gas-permeable portion of said gas-impermeable film at a bond-strength that is greater than the intra-film cohesive strength between said gas-permeable and gas-impermeable portions of said gas-impermeable film, whereby, when said laminate is subjected to a delaminating force, said laminate delaminates within said gas-impermeable film such that said gas-permeable portion of said gas-impermeable film remains bonded to said gas-permeable film;
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• c. a printed image or label trapped between said gas-impermeable and gas-permeable films, whereby, the printed image or label remains trapped between said gas-permeable film and said gas-permeable portion of said gas-impermeable film after said laminate delaminates.