The present invention relates generally to the field of packaging and paper based dosing devices. In particular, the present invention relates to packaging comprising a dosing device. For example, the present invention relates to a packaging assembly comprising a paper based packaging and a blank for a paper based dosing device, wherein the blank for the dosing device is attached to the packaging and can be separated from the packaging; a blank for such a packaging assembly, comprising a blank for a paper based packaging and a blank for a paper based dosing device, wherein the blank for the dosing device is attached to the blank for the paper based packaging and can be separated from the blank for the paper based packaging or the packaging; and a sheet of blanks for such packaging assemblies.

Dosing devices for food and beverage powders are usually disposable and made from plastic. This has the advantage that no significant amount of weight is added, hygiene can easily be ensured and precise dosing is possible. While there can be great benefits derived from the use of plastics, which have a positive impact on the lives of people every day, there are also negative impacts that need consideration.

Plastic waste is one of the great environmental challenges today. Despite the fact that many kinds of plastic are recyclable today, they often are not recycled and end up in the environment where they will remain for a long time, in particular if they are not - or only slowly - biodegradable. Plastics in the environment, for example in the oceans, are a threat to the environment and wildlife.

Accordingly, the European Parliament has recently approved a new law including a ban on single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds sticks in the European Union by 2021. According to the World Health Organisation, plastic accounts for about 10% of all of the waste generated. Each year, at least 8 million tons of plastic end up in the oceans. In the last decade, more plastic was produced than in the last century with 50% of the plastic we use being single use or disposable.

To address this, great efforts are undertaken by the industry to improve recycling rates and to replace plastic solutions by non-plastic alternatives. Wood-based spoons, for example are readily available, however, they are relatively heavy and cannot be folded, which often is essential for packaging purposes.

It would further be an advantage, if the dosing device was an integral part of the packaging. Such solutions are well-known today, for example, from ice-cream packaging, where a plastic spoon is a part of the packaging assembly; often located in the lid of the packaging.

However, it would be preferred, if the addition of the dosing device to the packaging assembly required as little space as possible in the packaging, reducing void volume and allowing the consumer to have an as accurate impression of the volume of the product contained in the packaging as possible.

Any reference to prior art documents in this specification is not to be considered an admission that such prior art is widely known or forms part of the common general knowledge in the field. It would therefore be desirable to provide the art with a packaging assembly comprising a dosing device, that is paper based, as easy and efficient to manufacture as possible and wherein the dosing device requires as little volume in the packaging as possible that overcomes at least some of these and/or other disadvantages of dosing devices of the prior art. The objective of the present invention was it, hence, to improve or enrich the state of the art and in particular to provide the art with a packaging assembly comprising a dosing device that is paper based, as easy and efficient to manufacture as possible and wherein the dosing device requires as little volume in the packaging as possible; blank for such a packaging assembly and a sheet of such blanks; or to at least provide a useful alternative.

The inventors were surprised to see that the objective of the present invention could be achieved by the subject matter of the independent claims. The dependent claims further develop the idea of the present invention.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a packaging assembly comprising a paper based packaging and a blank for a paper based dosing device, wherein the blank for the dosing device is attached to the packaging and can be separated from the packaging.

The present invention further provides a blank for a packaging assembly, comprising a blank for a paper based packaging and a blank for a paper based dosing device, wherein the blank for the dosing device is attached to the blank for the paper based packaging and can be separated from the blank for the paper based packaging or the packaging.

Even further, the present invention provides a sheet of blanks comprising the blanks for a packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention.

As used in this specification, the words "comprises", "comprising", and similar words, are not to be interpreted in an exclusive or exhaustive sense. In other words, they are intended to mean "including, but not limited to". The present inventors have shown that, for example, with the packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention it is possible to provide a packaging assembly that is recyclable as it is paper based and that comprises a blank for a dosing device, so that the consumer can detach the blank for the dosing device and fold it into the dosing device to measure required quantities of the packaged product. As the blank for the dosing device is flat, almost no additional space is needed for the dosing device in the packaging. Packaging and dosing device may be manufactured from a single piece of material as the blank for the packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention comprising the blank for the packaging and the blank for the dosing device may be manufactured from a single piece of material.

Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention the dosing device obtained from the blank of the present invention can be used to dose powdered compositions precisely.

The blank for the dosing device may have an essentially rectangular shape. It may comprise a folding line (1) extending essentially from the middle of one shorter side of the rectangular material in parallel to the longer sides of the rectangular material to a star point (2) located in the middle between the longer sides of the rectangular material; two folding lines (3) and (4), each one extending from the star point (2) to one of two corners of the rectangular material that are closest to the star point (2) so that each one of the two corners is connected to the star point (2) by one of the folding lines (3) or (4); and two folding lines (5) and (6), each one extending from the star point (2) in an angle (a) to one of two longer sides of the rectangular material so that folding line (5) is extending to the longer side connected to the corner of the rectangular material that folding line (3) is connected to and folding line (6) is extending to the longer side connected to the corner of the rectangular material that folding line (4) is connected to and the angle (a) between the folding lines (1) and (5) or (1) and (6), respectively is smaller than the angle (b) between the folding lines (1) and (3) and (1) and (4), respectively.

Figure 1 shows a scheme of a blank in accordance with the present invention with its folding lines (1), (3), (4), (5) and (6); angles (a) and (b); star point (2); and surfaces (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11).

Figure 2 shows a process to manufacture a blank and a dosing device in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 3 shows an example of a packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 4 shows an example of a blank for packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 5 shows an example of a sheet of blanks in accordance with the present invention. Consequently, the present invention relates in part to a packaging assembly comprising a paper based packaging and a blank for a paper based dosing device, wherein the blank for the dosing device is attached to the packaging and can be separated from the packaging. For the purpose of the present invention, the term "paper based" shall comprise materials made in part from cellulose fibers. Cardboard is understood as a specific kind of heavy-duty paper product. Typically, "paper based" materials include materials made in part from paper. For example, such paper-based materials may comprise at least 10 weight-%, at least 20 weight-%, at least 30 weight-%, at least 40 weight-%. at least 50 weight-%, at least 60 weight-%, at least 70 weight-%, at least 80 weight-%, at least 90 weight-%, or at least 90 weight-% paper. For example, such paper based materials may comprise and/or consist of materials that can be recycled with the paper stream.

The term "dosing device" as used herein refers to a device that can be used for dosing. For example, the dosing device of the present invention may comprise a container member and a handle member. Typically, the dosing device of the present invention may have a spoon-like shape or a scoop-like shape.

The packaging assembly of the present invention has several advantages. Next to the advantages addressed above, the fact that the packaging assembly of the present invention comprises both, a paper based packaging and a blank for the paper based dosing device, allows it that both, packaging and dosing device can be made from the same material and share the same design. This avoids in use that the wrong dosing device is used to dose the product packaged in the packaging. Further, the likelihood of errors in producing the packaged product is reduced as there is no need to add one dosing device into the packaging. Hence, the risk that adding a dosing device is accidentally omitted or that accidentally more than one dosing device are added is avoided.

The blank for the paper based dosing device may be attached to the paper based packaging by any means known in the art. For example, the blank for the paper based dosing device may be a part of the paper based packaging that is to be separated from the paper based packaging, for example, by cutting it off. It is preferred however, if the packaging assembly provides some assistance for separating the dosing device from the packaging. For example, a printed line may indicate where the blank of the dosing device is to be separated from the packaging. It is even more preferred, if the packaging assembly allows it that the blank for the dosing device is simply torn off the packaging. For example, in the packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention the blank for a paper based dosing device may be attached to the paper based packaging by means of a line of weakness. The line of weakness may be produced, for example, by cutting, scoring, slotting, and/or folding and unfolding along the line of weakness.

The packaging assembly may be designed so that the blank for the dosing device can be separated from the packaging without having a negative impact on the packaging. In a preferred embodiment, it is avoided that the separation of the blank of the dosing device destroys the packaging. For example, in the packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention, the paper based packaging may comprise a closure flap and the blank for the dosing device may be attached to the closure flap. A closure flap is a flap that can be used to at least partially close the packaging.

The packaging may be a primary packaging, or a secondary packaging, for example. If the packaging is a packaging for a food product, a primary packaging for a food product may be a packaging for a food product that is in direct contact with the actual food product. A secondary packaging for a food product may be a packaging for a food product that helps secure one or more food products contained in a primary packaging.

The paper based packaging may be any packaging that is used to package products that require dosing. For example, the paper based packaging may be selected from the group consisting of a box, a sachet, a pouch, a jar, a carton, a tray, a board tub, a folding carton, and other containers. In one embodiment of the present invention, the paper based packaging is a box. In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the paper based packaging is a box that is to be used for a bag-in-box packaging assembly.

For the purpose of the present invention, it is preferred if the blank of the present invention was as simple as possible. This allows easy manufacturing, eliminates potential error sources and increased costs during production, and ensures stabilitv in use. For example, the blank for the dosing device may be essentially rectangular. In one embodiment of the present invention, the blank for the dosing device may be essentially rectangular, simple to prepare and does not comprise any incisions or notches, which potentially might tear or might not empty completely. The blank for the dosing device may be foldable into a dosing device. Advantageously, the dosing device can be obtained from the blank of the present invention by a simple one-step folding process and the folding step of the blank to form the dosing device can be easily reversed. To avoid that the blank of the dosing device is accidentally torn off the packaging, it may be preferred, if the dosing device is attached to the packaging device via a long edge. For example, the blank for the dosing device may be essentially rectangular and attached to the packaging, for example to the closure flap, via its long edge.

For certain applications it may desirable, if the packaging assembly was as simple as possible. For example, the packaging assembly for the paper based dosing device may be made from a single piece of material.

In order to ensure sustainability of the packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention, it may be preferable, if the packaging assembly is recyclable, for example, recyclable within the waste paper stream.

"Recyclable" may mean for example that the material can be treated or processed to make it suitable for reuse or a different use. This has the advantage, for example, that not only plastic waste is avoided, but also that by eliminating the need for conventional waste disposal energy usage can be reduced, greenhouse gas emission can be reduced, the consumption of fresh raw materials is reduced, and/or air pollution and water pollution (, e.g., from land filling) is reduced. The packaging assembly, the paper based packaging and/or the blank for a paper based dosing device of the present invention may be made from recyclable material. For example, the packaging assembly, the paper based packaging and/or the blank for a paper based dosing device of the present invention may be made from material that is recyclable with the paper stream. This has the advantage that - as paper recycling streams are widely available - such a packaging assembly, the paper based packaging and/or the blank for a paper based dosing device is not only recyclable but can also be easily recycled almost wherever paper recycling is available. In a further embodiment of the present invention, the recyclable material is biodegradable and/or compostable. Biodegradable materials break down and decompose into natural elements. Consequently, biodegradation helps to reduce the buildup of waste. Compostable materials also break down and decompose into natural elements within a relatively short time after disposal and provide the earth with nutrients once the material has completely broken down. Typically, such materials can be added to compost sites with specific biological conditions.

To ensure that a product is as environmentally friendly as possible, the whole lifecycle of a product can be taken into account. As such, it is also beneficial if a product such as the packaging assembly, the paper based packaging and/or the blank for a paper based dosing device of the present invention is manufactured from sustainably sourced resources. Hence, for example, the packaging assembly, the paper based packaging and/or the blank for a paper based dosing device material may be manufactured from sustainable resources.

The blank for the paper based dosing device may be essentially rectangular, and without incisions or notches, and may comprise - a folding line (1) extending essentially from the middle of one shorter side of the rectangular material in parallel to the longer sides of the rectangular material to a star point (2) located in the middle between the longer sides of the rectangular material,

- two folding lines (3) and (4), each one extending from the star point (2) to one of two corners of the rectangular material that are closest to the star point (2) so that each one of the two corners is connected to the star point (2) by one of the folding lines (3) or (4), and

- two folding lines (5) and (6), each one extending from the star point (2) in an angle (a) to one of two longer sides of the rectangular material so that folding line (5) is extending to the longer side connected to the corner of the rectangular material that folding line (3) is connected to and folding line (6) is extending to the longer side connected to the corner of the rectangular material that folding line (4) is connected to and the angle (a) between the folding lines (1) and (5) or (1) and (6), respectively is smaller than the angle (b) between the folding lines (1) and (3) and (1) and (4), respectively.

The term "blank" as used herein refers to an essentially flat piece of material that has been pre-treated along the folding lines, for example by cutting, scoring, slotting, and/or folding and unfolding, so that it can be easily folded along the folding lines into a dosing device of the present invention.

The term "material" as used herein may refer to a material that can be folded. A person skilled in the art will be able to identify such material. For example, the "material" may be selected in accordance with the present invention from the group consisting of paper-based materials, cardboard-based materials, and/or composite materials comprising paper and/or cardboard. Typically, a material of the present invention can contain cellulose fibers. For example, the material of the present invention may be cardboard, paperboard, pulp fiberboard or paper. The material used in the present invention may be laminated cardboard, paperboard, fiberboard or paper or coated cardboard, paperboard, fiberboard or paper.

The material can be coated with a compound or a mixture of compounds. Suitable coatings are well-known to the person skilled in the art. The coating can serve to impart certain qualities to the material, including weight, surface gloss, smoothness or reduced ink absorbency. For example, the material can be coated with wax, kaolinite, calcium carbonate, bentonite, talc, polyethylene, polyolefin, silicone, and biopolymers. The term "folding line" as used herein includes creasing lines and refers to a line along which the blank is to be folded.

The term "essentially rectangular" as used herein shall mean for the purposes of the present invention that the shape of the blank overall resembles a rectangular shape. "Rectangular" means a parallelogram having four right angles. "Essentially rectangular" may mean, for example, that each of the angles has a size in the range of 80 -100°, with the sum of the angles being 360°. In one embodiment of the present invention, the single piece of material is rectangular. This has the advantage; for example, that the blank can be produced from a sheet of material with no or very little waste being generated.

That the packaging assembly, the packaging and/or the blank for the dosing device of the present invention may be made from a single piece of material has several advantages. For example, this makes it very easy to produce as the packaging assembly, the packaging and/or the blank for the dosing device of the present invention consists of only one part. No step of joining or separating several parts is required. Hence, in one embodiment of the present invention the packaging assembly consists of one part. The packaging assembly, the packaging and/or the blank for the dosing device of the present invention may be without incisions or notches. Producing incisions or notches typically requires extra manufacturing steps. Incisions or notches have the disadvantage, that they often represent a weak point in the blank where the packaging assembly, the packaging and/or the blank for the dosing device can easily start tearing.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the star point is located closer to the one shorter side of the rectangular than to the other shorter side of the rectangular. This has the advantage that the resulting handle member is longer than the container member, which makes the dosing device easier to hold. For example, the star point may be located between the two shorter sides of rectangular separating them in a length ratio of 0.8:2 - 1:2.2, for example 1:2, and in the middle between the two longer sides of the rectangular. Further, for example the star point may be located between the two shorter sides of rectangular separating them in a length ratio following the Fibonacci ratio. The resulting length relationship between handle member and container member will then be in accordance with the golden ratio, well known from several twentieth-century artists and architects, resulting in an arrangement which is both, easy to handle and optically pleasing. In one embodiment of the present invention, the blank for the dosing device is to be folded by bringing the opposite surfaces located right and left of the folding line that extends essentially from the middle of one shorter side of the rectangular material in parallel to the longer sides of the rectangular material to a star point located in the middle between the longer sides of the rectangular material in close contact with one another. This will form the handle member and automatically will form the container member at the same time. In a preferred embodiment, the two surfaces that will form the handle member are brought into such close proximity to one another, that no composition to be dosed can fall between the two surfaces after they are brought into close proximity to one another. Hence, in one embodiment of the present invention the blank for the dosing device is to be folded by bringing the surfaces (7) and (8) into close proximity to each other, for example by bringing the surfaces (7) and (8) into contact with one another.

For the purpose of the present invention, "bringing into close proximity" shall mean that that after the two sides are brought into close proximity with one another essentially no composition to be dosed can fall between the two surfaces. "Essentially no composition to be dosed" may mean, for example, that less than 1 weight-%, less than 0.5 weight-% or less than 0.1 weight-% of the composition to be dosed falls between the two surfaces after the container member is filled with the composition to be dosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the blank is to be folded by bringing the surfaces (7) and (8) into contact with one another. If the surfaces (7) and (8) are brought into contact with one another, this may mean that no composition to be dosed falls between the two surfaces after the container member is filled with the composition to be dosed.

One advantage of the present invention is that the dosing device can be very easily produced from the blank in accordance with the present invention. The blank of the present invention allows it that the dosing device is formed from the blank simply by bringing the two surface that will form the holding member into contact with one another. Due to the remaining folding lines, the container member will form automatically when bringing the two surface that will form the holding member into contact with one another. Hence, in one embodiment of the present invention, the folding occurs in a single operation. "In a single operation" may mean, for example, that the folding can be a one-step procedure. Such a one-step procedure may not require that that the blank is laid down in the process of forming a dosing device. Alternatively or additionally, "in a single operation" may mean that the folding can be carried out by one hand only. After folding of the blank for the dosing device, the dosing device may comprise a handle member and a container member. In accordance with an embodiment of the blank of the present invention after folding the dosing device comprises a container member defined by the surfaces (9), (10) and (11) and a handle member formed by the surfaces (7) and (8).

The dimensions of the surfaces that define the container member define the volume of the composition to be dosed with the dosing device. In one blank in accordance with the present invention the lengths of the shorter and the longer sides of the rectangular material, the length of the folding line (1) and the angles (a) are determined so that the volume of the resulting container member corresponds to a pre-determined amount of a composition to be dosed. The longer the folding line is relative to the length of the long side of the rectangular, the longer the resulting handle member will be compared to the resulting container member.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the angle (a) is smaller than 90°. For example, the angle (a) may be in the range of 60-80°, for example 65° to 75°. An angle (a) of these dimensions will allow on opening of the container member, which is neither too big nor too small for most compositions to be dosed. Increasing the dimensions of the angle (a) will reduce the size of the opening of the container member, whereas deceasing the dimensions of the angle (a) will increase the size of the opening of the container member. Depending on the intended use of the dosing member, an increased or a reduced opening of the container member may be beneficial.

One advantage of an embodiment of the present invention is that the upper edges of the container member form a plane with the three corners of the bottom plane of the inverted triangular pyramid that represents the volume of the container member. This has the consequence that after filling of the container member any excess composition to be dosed can be scraped off with any device with a straight edge, so that as a result the container member is precisely filled to the plane formed by the three corners of the bottom plane of the inverted triangular pyramid that represents the volume of the container member. No excess composition to be dosed will form a heap on the filled container member, allowing for precise dosing.

The subject matter of the present invention also extends to a blank for a packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that all features and advantages described herein for the packaging assembly of the present invention also apply to the blank for a packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention. For example, the features described for the paper based packaging may also apply to the blank for a paper based packaging. Hence, the subject matter of the present invention extends to a blank for a packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention, comprising a blank for a paper based packaging and a blank for a paper based dosing device, wherein the blank for the dosing device is attached to the blank for the paper based packaging and can be separated from the blank for the paper based packaging or the packaging.

The blank for the paper based packaging may comprise a plurality of wall members that will form the body of the packing after the formation of the packaging, at least one attachment flap attached to one side of the outer edge of an outer wall member, at least one closure flap attached to one of the upper edges of the wall members, and at least one closure flap attached to one of the bottom edges of the wall members. The attachment flap may serve to connect the two outer wall members of the blank for the paper based packaging. For example, the attachment flap may be glued to the other outer wall member. Once the two outer wall members of the blank for the paper based packaging are connected with one another, the body of the paper based packaging is formed. The closure flap may comprise a closure panel and a tuck flap. The closure panel may serve to cover at least a part of the opening that remains after the body of the paper based packaging is formed. The tuck flap may be inserted into the body of the paper based packaging so that it may serve to essentially hold the closure flap in place after closing. For example, the tuck flap may be essentially in contact with the opposite wall member.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the blank for the paper based packaging may comprise four wall members, one closure flap attached to each of the upper edges of the wall members, and one closure flap attached each of the bottom edges of the wall members. The resulting paper based packaging may be a typical cuboid paper based packaging, for example a rectangular cuboid paper based packaging.

The blank for a paper based dosing device may be attached to a closure flap of the paper based packaging or the blank for a paper based packaging. For example, it may be attached to the tuck flap, further for example to the tuck flap of a closure flap attached to the upper edge of a wall member.

For example in the blank for a packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention the blank for the paper based dosing device may be essentially rectangular, and without incisions or notches, and the blank may comprise

- a folding line (1) extending essentially from the middle of one shorter side of the rectangular material in parallel to the longer sides of the rectangular material to a star point (2) located in the middle between the longer sides of the rectangular material, - two folding lines (3) and (4), each one extending from the star point (2) to one of two corners of the rectangular material that are closest to the star point (2) so that each one of the two corners is connected to the star point (2) by one of the folding lines (3) or (4), and - two folding lines (5) and (6), each one extending from the star point (2) in an angle (a) to one of two longer sides of the rectangular material so that folding line (5) is extending to the longer side connected to the corner of the rectangular material that folding line (3) is connected to and folding line (6) is extending to the longer side connected to the corner of the rectangular material that folding line (4) is connected to and the angle (a) between the folding lines (1) and (5) or (1) and (6), respectively is smaller than the angle (b) between the folding lines (1) and (3) and (1) and (4), respectively. Even further, the subject matter of the present invention extends to a sheet of blanks for packaging assemblies in accordance with the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that features described for the blank of the packaging assembly of the present invention disclosed herein may also apply to the sheet of blanks for packaging assemblies in accordance with the present invention.

As such, the present invention also relates to a sheet of blanks for packaging assemblies in accordance with the present invention, comprising at least one pair of rows of the blanks in accordance with the present invention, each row of blanks comprising at least one blank, wherein the upper row is organized so that the blanks for the paper based dosing devices face downwards and the lower row is organized so that the blanks for the paper based dosing devices face upwards, with the blanks for the paper based dosing devices in the upper and the lower row being essentially located next to one another. Such a sheet of blanks has the advantage, that the sheet of blanks allows producing blanks for packaging assemblies - and ultimately packaging assemblies - in accordance with the present invention with very little waste generation.

The packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention may be used for packaging products to be dosed. Such products to be dosed may be any powdered or granulated composition to be dosed, for example. The composition to be dosed mav also be a liquid composition for example. Further for example, the composition to be dosed may be a powdered or granulated food composition. Such a powdered or granulated food composition may be selected from the group consisting of nutritional formulas; infant formulas; milk modifiers, such as, for example, cocoa-based beverage powders, cocoa malt-based beverage powders, fruit flavored beverage powders; plant- based beverages, spice mixtures, pet food, coffee, coffee mixes, plant-based milk alternative beverages.

Those skilled in the art will understand that they can freely combine all features of the present invention disclosed herein. In particular, features described for the packaging assembly of the present invention may be combined with the blank for the packaging assembly of the present invention and/or the sheet of blanks in accordance with the present invention or the use of the present invention and vice versa. Further, features described for different embodiments of the present invention may be combined.

Although the invention has been described by way of example, it should be appreciated that variations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

Furthermore, where known equivalents exist to specific features, such equivalents are incorporated as if specifically referred in this specification. Further advantages and features of the present invention are apparent from the figures and non-limiting examples. Examples:

In the following, the inventors describe how a dosing device used in the present invention can be manufactured effectively. The process is summarized in figure 2.

Based on the product volume the dosing device is supposed to measure and on the desired length of the handle member, the dimensions of the blank are determined.

Then, in a first step, a cutting/creasing tool as shown for step 1 in figure 2 is prepared. For example, the cutting/creasing tool may be prepared from aluminum. The cutting/creasing tool is able to pre-cease the line å, the anchor point W and the lines that will form the container member after folding.

In a second step- as shown in step 2 of figure 2 - the cutting/creasing tool is used to cut and crease a cardboard material to yield the blank of the present invention.

As shown in step 3 of figure 2 the blank of the present invention was then be folded, and the surfaces p and D were glued together, yielding the dosing device as shown in step 4 of figure 4.

The blank for the packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention and the sheet of blanks in accordance with the present invention can be manufactured accordingly. The packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention can be produced from the blank for the packaging assembly in accordance with the present invention. For example, by first using the attachment flap to form the body of packaging assembly by attaching the outer wall members of the blank for the packaging assembly to one another. The closure flaps are then used to close the upper and the lower end of the packaging body. The blank for the dosing device may then be attached to the closure flap at the upper end of the packaging body.