Powder filling can be done in pouches, in cartons, in sample pouches or in stand-up bags.  Powder filling can include a blend and fill process, blending only or pouch filling only. Customers who depend on powder filling or contract packaging services prefer a full turnkey solution where the vendor will manage the packaging supply chain from start to finish.  This allows the customer to focus on R & D while the Dry powder filling company does the rest.  Outsourcing everything but the ingredients is more prevalent today as companies are rescaling their in-house efforts while looking for outside contract and Food packaging companies to package the final product.   Powder filling does not only mean primary food filling, but could also refer to all other dry powder filling including nutriceautical, dietary supplements, dry chemical filling, industrial grade powder filling as well as food service packaging.  Dual stage pouching is a great way to have both powder and capsules in the same pouch, and sift proof cartoning is a way to package dry powder in a box without any other packaging materials required.  Dry powder filling can be done at a very high speed as required by the volume and methods of each application.   For example, a stand up pouch with a zip lok may have a longer fill cycle to powder fill than a small sachet sample pouch.  Also, the final pack out of the packaged ingredients will be key in determining the turn-around time of the total project.  Sidekick, floor and POP displays are often used to promote a dry packaged good at the retail level.  It is always most efficient to have this secondary packaging of the product done in-line under the same roof as the primary powder filling.