Pack Becomes a Reclosable Serving Bowl

Perfetti Van Melle’s Mentos SHARE-A-BOWL PrimaPak package won not just a Gold award for Packaging Excellence but also two Silver Awards, one for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging and another for Technical Innovation.

The privately held Italian-Dutch global manufacturer of confectionery and gum launched SHARE-A-BOWL by teaming up with Sonoco Flexible Packaging, which acquired the PrimaPak technology when it purchased Clear Lam Packaging in July of last year.

PrimaPak is a flexible, stackable, and reclosable package produced from a single roll of film on vertical form/fill/seal machinery. Designed as a replacement for stand-up pouches and rigid packaging such as trays or jars, it provides enhanced merchandising pop through its efficient cube shape and six panels. It also turns into its own serving dish because it lies flat and because the unique peel-back top has a hinged quality to it. That means it stays open and lets folks reach in at will to pick the next piece of candy. Due to its lightweight rectangular shape, it improves packaging cube by up to 30 percent, maximizes manufacturing efficiencies, reduces warehousing space, and minimizes transportation demands.

Typically, bulk candies are merchandised in rigid PET containers, stand-up pouches, or lay-flat pillow packs. So Perfetti saw the PrimaPak format as a differentiator as they set out to launch a 125-count package of individually wrapped Mentos Mint or Mentos Fruit candy. Product is made and individually flow wrapped in a Perfetti Van Melle plant in Breda, the Netherlands, and then shipped in bulk to a contract packager here in the U.S. There the PrimaPak roll stock material—an adhesive lamination of polypropylene/polyester/PP—is fed into an intermittent-motion modified Ilapak vertical form/fill/seal machine that produces finished packs at about 40/min.

read more/source: https://www.packworld.com/article/applications/food/confectionery/candy/pack-becomes-reclosable-serving-bowl

Related Posts

Sole Source Capital Portfolio Company Dallas Plastics Acquires Emballage MPP

Sole Source Capital LLC, an industrial-focused private equity firm, announced that its portfolio company, Dallas Plastics, a leading manufacturer of blown polyethylene film with printing, embossing, and other value-added capabilities for the medical, food, and industrial end markets, has acquired Emballage MPP, Inc. (“MPP”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, MPP manufactures a diversified range of polyethylene-based blown film products, selling primarily to defensive end markets including medical, food packaging, and logistics. MPP’s location gives Dallas Plastics a foothold in Canada, significantly expanding the company’s addressable geographic market. The increased scale and geography enhances Dallas Plastics’ customer base and strengthens its leadership position in the production and distribution of high-performance specialty films used in flexible packaging.

International Paper Names Tom Hamic To New Leadership Role

International Paper announced its Board of Directors elected Tom Hamic to a newly created role: Executive Vice President and President of North American Packaging Solutions, reporting to CEO Andy Silvernail. Effective September 1, Hamic will be responsible for leading the company's Container and Containerboard businesses in North America. "Tom is a strategic and effective leader with a long track record of success," said Silvernail. "The Board and I are confident he will lead the team well as we work together to deliver excellence for our customers and profitable growth for our shareholders."

UPM Raflatac expands Lite range of ecodesigned labeling solutions with new PP Clear FTC Lite film

UPM Raflatac has expanded its PP Lite range of labeling solutions for the European market with the introduction of a new clear film, PP Clear FTC Lite. The face materials, adhesives, and backing used in the PP Lite range offer brands new ways to achieve their sustainability objectives. PP Lite label materials offer brand owners the opportunity to differentiate themselves from the competition by becoming a leader in sustainable product labeling while boosting productivity across the value chain at the same time. By combining a lighter face material, a lower coat-weight adhesive, and a lighter backing, products in the PP Lite range optimize raw material use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water consumption, and waste. Click Read More below for additional information.
Back To Top
×Close search
Search