Page 43 - Packaging News Magazine Sep-Oct 2018

September-October 2018
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SLUGGING BACK A SNACK
FOOD & BEVERAGE PACKAGING
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TAPPING the on-the-go snacking trend, New Zealand company Pic’s Peanut Butter has launched a range of single-serve ‘shots’ called Peanut Butter Slugs which come in the form of easy-use sachets.
The 30g slugs – a first on Aussie shelves – are packaged in a foil laminate sachet featuring an easy-open spout at the top that also prevents leakage. The sachets also come in a dispenser pack with an easy-open box.
The on-the-go snack includes fats, protein, and fibre in convenient and easy-use packaging.
The pack design was created by Simon Owen from Envisage Design based in Nelson, New Zealand, and the dispenser box was designed by Pak World based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
ABOVE: The single-serve peanut butter shot has an easy-open spout.
SUNNY SIDE OF BREAKFAST MARKET
EGG supplier Sunny Queen Australia has launched an on-the-go reheatable meal solution for Australian foodservice operators.
The vented pack allows the Omelette Bites product within to be heated and served in the box for consumption, and caterers, airlines, nursing homes, and other foodservice outlets can buy them for consumers.
The solution offers a
quick breakfast or snack on the run, and the ovenable box is tamper- evident and has a scannable barcode – making food preparation and selling quick and simple.
Australia’s out of home breakfast market is currently worth $7.7 billion, with consumers looking to save time in the morning.
Sunny Queen managing director John O’Hara said the business had been seeking convenience-based solutions for the foodservice sector.
“As more Australians opt to eat quick and easy breakfasts on-the-go, we’re seeing an increased number of commercial outlets seeking nutritious solutions to broaden and modernise their morning menu that are also cost-effective and simple to prepare,” he said.
Co, and a 675ml squeeze bottle de- signed and manufactured by Pact Group, it also ticks the fun box.
Brownes senior marketing manag- er Nicole Ohm said consumers, par- ticularly parents, are always looking for “life’s little short cuts for the ev- eryday things”.
“In these days, where busy-ness is almost a proof of validation, it is great to be able to streamline the less important things in life, so we can fo- cus on the things that matter most,” Ohm said.
“It was over a Mexican dinner that one of our mums came up with the idea of yoghurt in a handy bottle. The idea has since been validated by countless other parents and you need only look at the popularity of tomato sauce and mayonnaise squeeze bot- tle packaging to see the potential.
“Yoghurt is such a versatile prod- uct and is increasingly used through- out the day, beyond its traditional breakfast, snacking and dessert ter- ritory. We’re excited to make enjoy- ing yoghurt even easier with this new format.”
Brownes Dairy’s Top Down Yo- ghurt launched in September in su- permarkets and convenience stores in WA, and the company says it an- ticipates a national roll out will fol- low in due course.
Brownes’ marketing and sales di- rector Natalie Sarich-Dayton will be joining the panel discussion at Food & Drink Business LIVE (see page 40) on how the convenience trend is driving packaging choices, and how packaging innovation is rising to the challenge. ■
LEFT: SPC makes its debut into the pouch packaging format with its new fruit snack ranges.
BELOW: Brownes Top Down Yoghurt launched in WA in September. Packaging design and manufacture by Pact Group; graphic design by Boxer & Co.