Choosing the best packaging for your food product
Which food products should be protected?
The right packaging for every food product! Whether you find the ideal container in our extensive standard range or ask us to design your own customized packaging, the final solution must be adapted to the type of food:
- Meat packaging
- Seafood packaging
- Catering packaging
- Cheese packaging
- Bakery packaging
- Ice packaging
- Fruit and vegetable packaging
What materials are used in food packaging?
Good food packaging preserves, protects and enhances a product. In the agri-food sector, this container must prevent spoilage and respect the cold chain, to ensure the quality of the food and the absence of danger to the health of the end consumer.
For protect your product we use different types of material. The cardboard and plastic bags are often used for transport packaging, while the tray plastic packaging represents primary packaging, in direct contact with the food. The latter are obviously the most important, since they must meet strict sanitary standards (protection against moisture and impact, temperature preservation, etc.).
Here are a few examples of plastics used in food packaging:
- PET is lightweight and easily recyclable
- PP, impact-resistant and easily recyclable
- PS, transparent and robust
- Wear-resistant HDPE
- PC, extremely resistant
- PVC, over 50% of which is of mineral origin
- LDPE, flexible and malleable
Choosing the best food packaging: selection criteria
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR OPTIMUM PROTECTION AND PRESENTATION
At Knauf Industries food packaging is much more than just a container. It plays a crucial role in the preservation, presentation and marketing of food products. As a leading manufacturer of plastic food packaging, we understand the importance of choosing the right packaging to meet the specific needs of your products, while ensuring optimum protection and attractive presentation.
Discover the different functions of food packaging through the essential selection criteria for your products and your brand image.
Protection: the first line of defense
Food packaging must guarantee adequate protection against external factors such as light, humidity, air and contaminants. It is essential to preserve your productsto ensure your customers are satisfied and that their health is not endangered.
Presentation: the silent salesman
Packaging not only protects the product, it also acts as a silent salesman. Attractive packaging can capture consumers' attention, arouse their interest and trigger the act of impulse buying. Consider design, colors and visual information to arouse positive emotion in the consumer.
Functionality: ease of use and storage
Packaging has to be functional to offer ease of use for the end-user, while optimizing storage space for the distributor. Packaging solutions that enhance the user experience strengthen brand loyalty.
Choose an ultra-light material such as expanded polystyrene (EPS) or plastic with Knauf Industries food packaging solutions.
Sustainability: environmental impact
Choose eco-designed, recyclable or recycled food packaging to meet consumers' growing expectations in terms of environmental responsibility.
Discover our sustainable manufacturing processes and our Knauf Circular® collection program. A way to reduce your carbon footprint through innovative, customized packaging!
Compliance with standards and regulations: guaranteed quality and safety
Compliance with the most stringent standards and regulations is at the heart of our concerns. It is crucial to ensure that food packaging complies with current safety and regulatory standards, guaranteeing consumer safety and preventing potential disputes.
Our single-material solutions in PP and PET plastic enable you to respect the cold chain of your contents, during transport and storage. What's more, with the right packaging, you can extend product shelf-life and reduce food waste.
Food packaging, a strategic choice
In short, choosing the right food packaging goes beyond simply protecting the product. It’s a key element of your company’s marketing strategy, directly influencing consumer perception. As a manufacturer of plastic food packaging we’re committed to providing solutions that meet these criteria, helping your products succeed in today’s competitive marketplace.
Preserving food products
At Knauf Industries, we protect the sensitive and fragile products of all manufacturers, whatever their sector of activity. For your most specific needs, our isothermal EPS boxes, our ice trays and wedges to meet your most exacting requirements.
In fact, our neutral and harmless materials present no health risk, which is why they are perfectly suited to the food industry. In addition to their thermal insulation properties, EPS and PPE packaging has the advantage of absorbing shocks and vibrations. . The thermal insulating properties of these containers have the added advantage of absorbing shocks and vibrations. Transport your meat, fish, frozen foods, pastries, fruit and vegetables safely and at controlled temperatures… in reliable, sturdy containers.
Tailor-made, recyclable packaging
Knauf Industries is recognized worldwide for its expertise in innovative packaging and technical parts. We serve industry through eco-responsible materials and mastered processes: cellular foams, plastic injection, thermoforming, extrusion, die-cutting… enabling us to fashion customized solutions. Protect and enhance your food products with eco-designed, biosourced, biodegradable or recycled packaging.
Combine strength, lightness, thermal insulation and eco-responsibility with innovative, high-performance materials developed by our ID Lab R&D laboratory. Knauf Industries designs customized food packaging for the food, health, chemical and other industries. Take advantage of our 40 years of experience and our cutting-edge technologies: we support you from A to Z in all your industrial projects.
Ready to optimize your choice of food packaging with Knauf Industries Agri-Food? Get practical advice on creating effective specifications for your food packaging by consulting our article.
