Page 36 - Food&Drink Business magazine October 2022

FOOD PACKAGING
Food packaging: Leading the way
Food processors are feeling the pressure from all sides to adopt and expand their sustainability credentials. Confoil has partnered with BASF to develop a compostable solution.
THERE are numerous forces at play in the ready-made and take-away food industry that are demanding change.
With the pandemic, the growth of meal delivery services, and significant changes and innovations in the ready-made meal market – not to mention an increased expectation around sustainability – food packaging looks set for a shake-up.
The National Packaging Targets include the target of
100 per cent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025. This is less than two and a half years away, so action is needed now.
Packaging producer Confoil is on the front foot and has
embarked on a partnership and new product development journey with BASF to produce certified compostable DualPakECO trays.
The trays are made in Australia using compostable ecovio biopolymer coating by BASF.
The coating is food contact safe and has barrier qualities against liquids and oils to protect the paperboard tray from losing its shape or rigidity.
The trays can be frozen or refrigerated, are ovenable for
40 minutes at up to 180 degrees, and are also microwave safe.
DualPakECO trays are certified compostable to Australian Standard AS4736- 2006. This means they can be
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