Food Packaging Options
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RMR Process can provide expert advice in all types of food packaging solutions. We can advise you on the best outcome for your product, whether it be shelf stable; retort pouch, tray, cans, cups and jars, ready meals and frozen meals and more.
There are many options when deciding on packaging your product and many considerations based on what you are packaging, and the contents’ physical form.
The content needs to be protected from physical damage and be in a form that is storage safe and is easy to handle. Thoughts on branding, legal requirements on ingredient identification, consumer instructions and presentation. Consumers are becoming more aware of their environmental responsibility and ease of recycling the packaging, once the product has been used.
One major consideration is the integrity of the product, ensuring prevention of microbiological spoilage in combination with extended shelf life.
The packaging that can withstand the heat and pressure of the retort sterilisation process is varied.
Traditionally Cans & glass jars were used that permitted long shelf life product. There have been recent advancements that change the dynamic and open up different avenues to gain a difference and get your product to stand out on the shelf.
Metal and plastic trays can be used to hold and display product with a large opening that could potentially be either mixed in the container (with sauces/condiments) or eaten directly from the package.
Flexible pouches open up avenues of transparent packaging to display directly to buyers the product inside, great for use with organic or paddock to plate traceable food.
A recent new package available is the Tetra Recart - a Tetra Brik style package that generates packaging space savings and also presents large marketable frontal areas that can further extend your marketing push.
Should you need any assistance with retort packaging or assistance in how to manufacture a particular style of package, do not hesitate to contact us. We can guide you through this process from inception or in conjunction with your laboratory.