Food

Struggling to meet the demands of this fast-moving market? See how our versatile food packaging can help you keep up with the pace and needs of a diverse, always-changing industry.

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What are the challenges of the food packaging industry?

For food packaging suppliers and their clients, there are no shortage of challenges that need catering to.

Tyler’s team of experts can help you navigate these challenges, along with any other food packaging issues you’re facing. Get in touch to discuss your options today.

  • Freshness and food safety

    Freshness, food safety and shelf life will always be the main demand. Thankfully, technological developments like vacuum sealing help improve all three.
  • Reducing preservatives

    Awareness of reducing things like preservatives, especially now the public are a lot more knowledgeable about the methods that go into preserving freshness.
  • Sustainable but functional

    Consumer demand for more sustainable food packaging is increasing too. For suppliers, it’s not enough to create packaging with a lower environmental footprint, it must do so without compromising on functionality and safety.
  • Regulatory compliance

    The need for regulatory compliance and transparent labelling free from misleading information. Food manufacturers must stay on the side of local, national and international standards. There’s also a rising demand for transparency in the sector.

All of our packaging is certified food safe and we are BRC accredited.

There is a wide range of recyclable materials that can be used in manufacturing pouches that can hold liquids, however, compostable pouches cannot.

Our packaging should be stored, in dry conditions in originally outer packaging and kept out of direct sunlight.

The e-mark on food packaging is a legal guarantee that the average quantity (specifically weight and volume) of the product in a batch is compliant with the relevant legal requirements.

Food packaging can be recycled, although it depends on the materials being recycled, as certain materials cannot be recycled at home and need to be taken to local recycling facilities (including soft plastics and films).

We can! Our products are highly customisable, from the imagery, colours and typography printed on the packaging to functional features such as closure options, windows and the shape of the packaging itself.

To learn more about the importance of packaging design, check out our blog post here.

Food packaging preserves freshness because it creates barriers against the likes of oxygen, light, temperature and moisture.

Products that are prone to oxidation, such as nuts and oils for instance, must be packaged in oxygen-free containers. Elsewhere, certain types of package have to control moisture levels; food packaging for items like fruits and vegetables allow controlled respiration to take place, to stop the contents drying out and expiring. Dry foods, on the other hand, use waxed cardboard to prevent moisture, while light-filtering or opaque packaging is used for the likes of yoghurt and milk, since exposure to light can cause them to degrade quickly.

For more information on how food packaging preserves freshness, head here.

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