A package formed via a vertical-form-fill-and-seal process comprising: - a web material having at least two layers (40, 42,44) with a first edge portion and a second edge portion opposite the first edge portion sealed together in a seal forming a tubular package with a first sealed end at a first end of the seal and a second sealed end at a second end of the seal; wherein the two layers are an outer layer comprising at least one of a group including PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and OPP (oriented polypropylene film), the second layer including at least one of a group comprising PET, OPP, and foil; - wherein the tubular package comprises a first package side edge and a second package side edge wherein the first package side edge and the second package side edge comprise folded web material; - an ablation pattern extending across an outer surface of the web material between the first edge portion and the second edge portion wherein the ablation pattern comprises a series of ablated portions about 1 millimeter to about 3 millimeters in length separated by non-ablated portions about 0.25 millimeters to about 0.75 millimeters in length such that the ablation pattern defines a tear line across the package having ablation portions on the seal and at least one of the first package side edge and the second package side edge such that the package substantially tears along the tear line and across the seal in response to a separating force is being applied by a user at the at least one of the first package side edge or the second package side edge to completely separate one of the first sealed end and the second sealed end from the package; and - wherein the ablation pattern is configured so that the ablated portions have a depth less than a thickness of an outer layer of the web material such that the web material maintains sufficient tensile strength to withstand the vertical-form-fill-and seal process substantially without breaking. - a web material having at least two layers (40, 42,44) with a first edge portion and a second edge portion opposite the first edge portion sealed together in a seal forming a tubular package with a first sealed end at a first end of the seal and a second sealed end at a second end of the seal; wherein the two layers are an outer layer comprising at least one of a group including PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and OPP (oriented polypropylene film), the second layer including at least one of a group comprising PET, OPP, and foil; - wherein the tubular package comprises a first package side edge and a second package side edge wherein the first package side edge and the second package side edge comprise folded web material; - an ablation pattern extending across an outer surface of the web material between the first edge portion and the second edge portion wherein the ablation pattern comprises a series of ablated portions about 1 millimeter to about 3 millimeters in length separated by non-ablated portions about 0.25 millimeters to about 0.75 millimeters in length such that the ablation pattern defines a tear line across the package having ablation portions on the seal and at least one of the first package side edge and the second package side edge such that the package substantially tears along the tear line and across the seal in response to a separating force is being applied by a user at the at least one of the first package side edge or the second package side edge to completely separate one of the first sealed end and the second sealed end from the package; and - wherein the ablation pattern is configured so that the ablated portions have a depth less than a thickness of an outer layer of the web material such that the web material maintains sufficient tensile strength to withstand the vertical-form-fill-and seal process substantially without breaking.