4 New, Open Ideas For Food Packaging
By Sam Lewis
A singular resource could provide your company with the information to become more profitable and sustainable from innovations in packaging technology
The innovation portal at Innoget provides information regarding food and beverage packaging technologies from across the globe. Here are four food and beverage packaging innovations from the resource center that could benefit your food company’s packaging operations.
Hot, Single-Serve Beverage Line Technology
Darmstadt, Germany-based Merck KGaA hopes to find investment partners interested in obtaining new technology relating to processing hot beverages. The single-line concept and intellectual property provide a convenient way to prepare and package hot liquids. Interested parties can put the partnership accelerate the relationship for less than $500,000. The deal would include the trademark registered in the EU for several domain names including .de, .fr, and others.
Giving Food And Beverages A Lift
The Lift Innovation essential elevates and scours sticky food contents from the inside of jars, tubs, tubes, and bags allowing all of the packaging’s contents to remain at the top of the container. This development also receives and dispenses prepackaged refills of products, making the packaging system extremely sustainable. The Lift Innovation claims to be sanitary, mess-free, and requires just one hand to dispense the product.
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An Environmentally-Friendly Means Of Removing Ink From Films
The University of Alicante has created a process to eliminate ink printed on plastic films used in flexible packaging. The catch: the method doesn’t use any type of artificial solvents. Because of this, a high-quality product, free of ink, is created and can be recycled in various applications. The process has been proven to be successful in several different plastics and can be used with oil- and water-based inks.
Active Packaging Emitting Natural Additives
Several types of additives can be added to food packaging to protect the contents inside. Active packaging, in the form of labels or strips, is included in these innovations that help protect a product’s shelf life. These are often used as a substitute for scavengers and emitters. These active labels and strips — permeable on one side — are incorporated into or adhered to the inside of a food or beverage product’s container.