packaging plant

Where goods containerized

A packaging plant is a facility where products are prepared for distribution—wrapped, boxed, labeled, and readied for shipment.

The term appears most often in food processing: The meat is sent to a packaging plant before reaching grocery stores.

Sometimes called a packing plant.

Related

cardboard · shrink-wrap · bubble wrap · stretch film · assembly · quality control · pallets · pallet jack · shipping · shipping container · forklift · machines · bottling · canning · sealing · labels · production · crates

Opposites
processing stage

packaging plantfarm

Agricultural land tract

mine · quarry · slaughterhouse · fishery · oil well

function in supply chain

packaging plantwarehouse

Bulk goods storage building

storage facility · distribution center · receiving dock · retail store · point of sale

material transformation

packaging plantrecycling plant

Facility reprocessing discarded materials

scrap yard · demolition site

Family

packaging, plant, package, packages, packaged, packager, packagers, pack, packs

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G