PACKAGING & MATERIALS
ESSEOQUATTRO What it is Designed to enhance the quality and image of artisan production leavened desserts (panettone, colombe, focaccia ...), Bag 19 ensures first and foremost the prolonged preservation of consistency and aromas thanks to the fragrance-saving properties of Ideabrill® support (consisting of a kraft paper of pure long-fiber cellulose, highly resistant, coupled with a treated film, able to slow down the deterioration of the food since it totally isolates it from humidity, light and UV rays) and many more features. Material. Terrana® di Gascogne light-brown paper, 50 g / m2 + vacuum metallized HDPE film, 12 microns thick. Product. Artisan bakery. Design. Thanks to the innovative design and the variety of prints available, it adds elegance to the product and increases the quality perceived by the final consumer. Bag 19 is also equipped with an oval bottom and very useful accessories such as the practical adhesive strip closure and can also include the insertion of a transparent window, placed horizontally, if it is important to view the content. Technology. The paper is printed in flexography, then laminated to the film and finally wrapped in reels. In a second phase, the paper tape passes through the machine and is folded to give shape to the bag, the heat-sealed edges, the corners of the bottom glued with an external adhesive point. At the end the closing strip is positioned. The vacuum metallization process, on the side in contact with the paper, gives the film barrier properties against light and UV rays, so as not to alter the organoleptic and freshness characteristics of the food. Sustainability. It reduces the quantity of packaging necessary for packaging because, being suitable for direct contact with food, it fulfills the role of primary packaging, making the use of the traditional transparent plastic bag unnecessary, and also performs the function of secondary packaging. Furthermore, if packaged in the Smart variant, it becomes a shopper for transport with a practical handle. Bag 19 is recyclable as paper (evaluation according to ATICELCA 501: 2019).
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GRUPPO FABBRI VIGNOLA SPA
WINNER
What it is. Nature Fresh is the complete compostable “film + wrapping” packaging solution developed by Gruppo Fabbri Vignola and adopted by Esselunga, which today uses it fully in the context of the eco-sustainability project for its “organic” fresh and very fresh vegetable products channel under its own brand, with the aim of presenting them in the best way, safeguarding their nutritional and organoleptic properties efficiently. The Nature Fresh film, compatible with the most common wrapping machines on the market, is certified as suitable for domestic and industrial compostability; it adapts perfectly to the composting process and, thanks to the characteristics of the residual biomass, offers a compost rich in nutrients. Gruppo Fabbri has also developed the perfect combination to take full advantage of it with the Automac NF range of high productivity machines. Material (film). Polyester film of fossil origin, certified compostable, based on ecovio®/ecoflex® (certified compostable BASF polymers). Product. Born for the automatic or manual packaging of fresh and very fresh food products, the Nature Fresh film is also appreciated today in the secondary packaging sector. Design. Added to the mechanical properties (high puncture resistance even after prestretch, structural mechanical strength, maximum performance with thicknesses optimized for application, necessary in minimum quantities, thanks to its extraordinary extensibility) the film combines excellent aesthetic qualities, such as transparency and anti-fogging, which contribute to increasing effectiveness in product presentation. The sustainable packaging system also includes the Automac NF wrapping machine series: high productivity machines, capable of fully utilizing and exploiting the fundamental characteristics of this film. Technology. Produced in the Vignola (MO) facilities t thanks to a new vertical extrusion plant in operation since February 2020 (made with an investment of over 3 million euros), Nature Fresh is the first certified compostable stretch
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