Case (goods)

For other uses, see Case (disambiguation).

A case of some merchandise is a collection of items packaged together. A case is not a strict unit of measure. For consumer foodstuff such as canned goods, soda, cereal, and such, a case is typically 24 items, however cases may consist of any quantity depending on manufacturer packaging - cases are typically found in multiples of 4 or 6. For larger bottles such as gallon jugs, a case is typically 4.

Examples

• The standard case for 32 ounces (910 g) bottles of soda and Powerade contains 15 bottles due to their peculiar shape and size.
• Cases of video tape are typically packed 10 to a case.
• A case of wine contains 12 bottles of 750 millilitres (26 imp fl oz; 25 US fl oz) each.

Book manufacture

Illustration from Printing and Bookbinding for Schools (1914)

The term case binding in the book manufacturing industry refers to a collection of pages contained in a case which is attached to it. (There are also cases for books e.g. slipcases which merely enclose a book.) The original case is often now called simply the binding, although the integrated manufacturing process still uses the term case to refer to the hard cover and spine.

See also

• Box
• Carton
• Crate
• Packaging
• Fast-moving consumer goods

Sources

• Yam, K.L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6