Graphic Packaging International (GPI) has partnered with 2 Sisters Food Group to create a carton with ovenable tray insert for Marks and Spencer’s Detroit-style Deep & Loaded pizzas.
KM Packaging Services has extended its KPeel range of lidding films, which it claims prevent breakage and seal failure, reducing food waste and spoilage.
A study on food packaging that can be heated in conventional ovens, microwaves or by steam has found while the migration of substances from the packaging to the food is generally low and below the regulatory values, it can increase significantly in the...
High-tech bells and whistles like moisture control, temperature sensors and printed electronics are fueling increased demand for active and intelligent packaging in the US.
Patented technology that allows microwave meals to be cooked more evenly and can even deliver hot and cold food in the same tray is taking off in the US as well as Europe.
Self-venting pouches or trays, and technology enabling meals to mimic oven cooked food have driven strong growth in microwaveable packaging materials, according to a report from Allied Development.
A grease and moisture absorbing flexible packaging will give new food applications access to the microwave market and ‘extend’ the industry standard, said its developer.
Flexible packaging is set to supersede rigid containers used for poultry, seafood and meat, in a world industry worth $31.4bn by 2017, according to a report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA).
Substituting wheat with soy in microwavable pocket-type dough products may improve the food’s texture and reduce the detrimental effects of microwave cooking, suggests a new study.
Post-baking dryers that use radio frequency energy to heat and dry the moist areas of biscuits, cracker, and snack food are said to boost output by 30 per cent.
A new, heat-sealable, heat-shrinkable ovenable film for use with red meat, pork, poultry, fish and vegetables from polyester film supplier, DuPont Teijin Films is being showcased at the International Food Exhibition, Excell, London.
Temperature resistance and balanced seal-peel properties combine to provide a unique venting feature for multilayer blown film for microwaveable food packaging, said Borouge of its new multimodal polypropylene (PP) film.
New snack coating technology from Crisp Sensation Holding claims to retain the crispness of food products after preparation in both microwave and combination ovens.
The attractiveness of metal packaging to food manufacturers has
received a boost with a study suggesting that the material is
perfectly safe to use in microwave ovens.
The EU's food agency today set a maximum limit for human daily
intakes of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical implicated as a potential
carcinogen and widely used in plastic food packaging and cans.
Microwave and radio frequency industrial equipment developed by
Sairem allows deep frozen foods such as meat, poultry, fish, fruit,
butter or cheese to be tempered or defrosted quickly, the
manufacturer claims.
Aluminium foil packaging can be used safely in microwave ovens
according to an industry study conducted by the Fraunhofer
Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV.
A microwavable material, made of aluminum and polyester laminated
to a paperboard base, will give food processors another option for
their ready-to-eat fish products.
Graphic Packaging has developed a new line of functional
microwaveable packaging in answer to increasing demands for more
choice and greater cooking flexibility from consumers, writes
Simon Pitman.
A new line of ovens from Dutch equipment specialists Rademaker Den
Boer promises to save bakers time and money by using the most
up-to-date technology available to embrace the growing trend
towards modular systems, writes Chris Mercer.
The plastic rigid food packaging market in North America reached
about 10.3 billion pounds in 2003 and is expected to increase to
over 13.6 billion pounds by 2008 at an AAGR (average annual growth
rate) of 5.8 per cent, according...
GE Advanced Materials has developed Noryl PKN, a resin capable of
extreme temperature resistance. This, says the company, makes it
ideal for food packaging that goes direct from the deep freeze to
the microwave.
Classica Microwave Technologies has begun testing and product
development projects for clients in its new state of the art
laboratory facility in New Jersey, US.
