packaged goods

Wrapped retail items

Packaged goods are products sold in containers or wrapping ready for retail sale—canned foods, bottled drinks, boxed cereals, bagged snacks.

The term appears most often in business contexts: consumer packaged goods, the packaged goods industry.

The packaging protects contents, extends shelf life, and serves as a surface for branding and marketing.

Opposites
product form and presentation

packaged goodsbulk goods

Products sold in mass

processing and preparation level

packaged goodsfresh produce

Unprocessed plant foods

bulk foods · whole foods · perishables · artisanal goods

retail format

packaged goodscustom orders

Buyer-specified merchandise

Family

goods, package, unpack, packaging, packages, packaged, unpacking, prepackage, repackage

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G