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Wipak UK’s Advanced Paper Butter Wrap Set to Disrupt Market
Innovative packaging supplier, Wipak UK, is set to launch a UK-first recyclable paper wrap for butter, which can be recycled at kerbside within the paper waste stream and boasts a 68% carbon footprint reduction when compared to market-standard wraps1
Made from renewable, FSC-certified paper, the highly decorative butter wrap is aluminium-free and covered in highly advanced, ultra-thin natural coatings, which have excellent oxygen and water vapour barrier properties compared to standard paper, as well as superior grease resistance.
“Most butter wraps in the UK market are made of parchment paper or a grease-resistant paper which is commonly made into composite laminates with aluminum and polyethylene,” explained Wipak UK’s Technical Development Manager, Keith With growing pressure from consumers, brands and retailers need to take decisive action with disruptive sustainable packaging solutions that challenge traditional methods.
Gater. “Although made from renewable resources, coated parchment papers do not promote a circular economy as they’re not easily recyclable.
“Unlike existing butter wraps on the market which are complex material structures, our consumer-friendly paper solution is fully recyclable within the kerbside paper and cardboard waste stream once it has been cleaned. What’s more, it maintains the look and feel of a traditional butter wrap, can be fully printed with brand imagery, and runs on existing butter wrap machinery.”
Having successfully passed shelf-life trials following packing on automated wrapping lines, Wipak UK’s recyclable butter wrap has also scored an A+ rating in recycling tests2 carried out by the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University. “This classification is the highest possible score that can be achieved for paper recycling efficiency, whereby the pulp recovery must be a minimum of 98.5%,” continued Keith. “Our wrap is also compliant with UK-set guidelines for claiming paper recyclability, which require a minimum paper content of 85%.”
The butter wrap format is one of several exciting new product development projects developed using Wipak UK’s state-of-the-art combi laminator - part of a recent £5million+
machinery upgrade to significantly enhance the packaging supplier’s sustainable product offering. This significant investment is helping Wipak UK move closer to its goal of reducing its company carbon footprint and achieving carbon neutrality by 2025. consumers, brands and retailers need to take decisive action with disruptive sustainable packaging solutions that challenge traditional methods,” said Keith. “Solutions like Wipak UK’s butter wrap will not only have significant environmental benefits, but will help to keep brands relevant in an increasingly competitive market.” To find out more, call the Wipak UK Sales Team on 01938 555255 or email info.uk@wipak.com. Alternatively, please visit Wipak UK on stand A94 at the Packaging Innovations Birmingham trade show between 25 – 26 May at the NEC.
Ulrick & Short & Silverson machines partner up for plantbased mayonnaise concept
Equipment Manufacturer & Clean Label Developer Run Plant-Based Mayonnaise Trials in Joint Project
In the UK, consumer demand for plantbased products has boomed in the past few years, leading to an explosion in plant-based NPD across a wide variety of sectors. For instance, since 2017, plantbased mayonnaises & dressings have experienced a CAGR of 16.6%!
In response, Ulrick & Short & Silverson Machines have worked together to demonstrate the manufacture of a plant-based mayonnaise application, utilising U&S’s latest clean-label egg replacement technologies, and Silverson’s high viscosity in-line mixers.
CLEAN EGG REPLACEMENT INGREDIENT SOLUTIONS
Ulrick & Short have developed a new ingredient specifically for plant-based mayonnaise & dressing applications. The ingredient, called ovaproxTM 11, is the latest addition to the company’s egg replacement range. ovaproxTM 11 has dual functionality, firstly acting to replace the emulsification function of egg in mayonnaise, and secondly acting as a stabiliser, meaning the product does not require the addition of hydrocolloids with less consumer-friendly declarations, such as like guar and xanthan gum.
ovaproxTM 11 carries with it a clean-label declaration, as well as being non-GMO, and allergen free – ensuring consumer friendly ingredient declarations.
HIGH VISCOSITY IN-LINE MIXERS
manufacture of products such as sauces, including ketchup, mayonnaise and sweet sauces and for applications in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and chemical industries. Silverson’s Flashmix powder/ liquid mixers are also suitable for higher viscosity products where large amounts of powders need to be dispersed and hydrated. Silverson offer mixers suitable for the production volumes of mayonnaise from 10 to 500L. In addition a full range of equipment from laboratory scale to full production is available for other applications, meaning the results obtained in the laboratory can easily be reproduced on the production floor.
Ulrick & Short’s R&D Technologist, Tobias Powell, said “ovaproxTM 11 doesn’t only replace the functionality of the egg in emulsifying, but it also acts as a stabiliser. This means the mayonnaise doesn’t require the addition of hydrocolloids, which often carry label declarations that are not always perceived as positive by consumers, such as gums.”
Powell added, “ovaprox 11 is one of 3 formulations which have been tailored to work at different oil content levels – anything from a 50% to 70% oil recipe. This ensures the product is stable throughout manufacturing, and that the oil and aqueous phases do not separate, or ‘break’. It also provides the thick texture & creamy mouthfeel characteristic of a ‘conventional’ mayonnaise.”
Lesley Smith, New Product Development Engineer at Silverson said “Following on from the success of our Flashmix Powder/Liquid mixers, we’ve developed a pilot scale version. This new mixer is an ideal mixing system for recipe and process development. Large enough to represent full scale production and producing sufficient batches for consumer testing, yet small enough to be bench-mounted and used in a test kitchen.”
Smith added, “Using the innovative pumping rotor design, high viscosity products such as Mayonnaise can be successfully mixed on this hygienic pilot scale mixer. Designed with scale-up in mind, processes can easily be scaled up to larger Silverson mixers such as the Mayonnaise plant, achieving consistent results without the need for reformulating.”
