H-Pack celebrates Great British Chippy with launch of ‘Great Taste’ range of products

Europe’s packaging one-stop shop, H-Pack Packaging has launched a line of products exclusive to fish and chip shops which it expects to appeal to high-end UK chippies that want packaging that stands out, while reflecting the quality of the food it holds.

The new ‘Great Taste’ fish ‘n’ chips packaging range includes a series of small, medium, and large, eye-catching paper boxes and small and large paper bags, with handles. The bags carry the same design as the boxes and are intended to complement those boxes, with the complete range offering an opportunity for sellers to provide a more considered, identifiable offering that appears unique to the individual food retail outlet.

Head of merchant sales for H-Pack, David Martin explains: “Higher ingredients costs and facilities charges have impacted on the price of takeaway meals. The ‘Great Taste’ range enables chip shop owners, who may not have the means to market their products or to create a brand, to maximise their food offering with packaging that stands out and elevates the

• Interseroh+ supports the ALDI Packaging Mission

• Optimised packaging for TANDIL washing machine cleaner on sale now

• Bottle and top made almost entirely from postconsumer recyclate (PCR) overall appearance of the meal provided. There’s no great price difference between ‘Great Taste’ bags and boxes and those of the plain brown or white variety but the range makes any offering look higher value. Given that, we’d say to any chippy owner, the ‘Great Taste’ range must be one to try.”

Interseroh+ is once again helping ALDI to close the material loop for plastic packaging from the ‘yellow bag’ or ‘yellow bin’ in Germany. In mid-February, ALDI SÜD introduced new packaging for its own-brand TANDIL washing machine cleaner made out of almost 100% post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR). The product will be available on the special offer shelves at ALDI Nord in early summer.

This is ALDI’s second packaging innovation in conjunction with strategic partner Interseroh+ after its packaging for TANDIL 3-in-1 Caps, which was recognised in the Sustainability category of the German Packaging Awards as well as in the Household category of the WorldStar Awards. “Using recyclates results in considerable savings when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy. We’re glad to be able to help ALDI optimise its packaging and work together to take another important step towards sustainability,” said Frank Kurrat, CSO at Interseroh+.

The packaging for TANDIL washing machine cleaner is a genuine innovation, as for the first time its bottle and top are made from at least 95% PCR derived from recycled lightweight packaging. The body of the bottle is made from HDPE (high-density polyethylene) using blow moulding, while injection moulding is used to manufacture the top from PP (polypropylene). “We optimised the characteristics of the recycled materials for both packaging elements and adapted them to the customer’s specific requirements,” explained Dr. Manica Ulcnik Krump, Managing Director Interzero Plastics Innovations.

These customised formulations developed at the company’s own competence centre for recycled plastics ensure that the materials perform as desired, irrespective of the consistency and composition of the raw material. This product innovation results in significant savings on raw materials, energy and carbon emissions compared to using new plastics.

ALDI has been part of the Recycling Alliance since 2022. This strategic partnership encompasses Interseroh+’s entire spectrum of packaging recycling services – from packaging licensing and optimising the recyclability of packaging to developing new formulations for plastic applications.

H-Pack is the UK arm of leading, global food packaging brand, Hotpack and, as such, can offer bespoke custom products, working with pioneering new materials and state of the art machinery and technology, along with its internationally recognised, premium lines.

For further information visit h-packglobal.com

Zippy Edibles Chooses Coperion as Partner for the Advanced Production of Plant-Based Meat Analogues

To significantly advance its production, Zippy Edible Products Pvt Ltd, Rudrapur/India, decided on a Coperion ZSK 54 Mv PLUS twin screw extruder with a cooling die and a highaccurate Coperion K-Tron K2-ML-D5-T35 feeder to manufacture High Moisture Meat Analogues (HMMA).

With this state-of-the-art extrusion system, the company is not only able to produce various types of meat analogues that are tailored to the dynamic needs of the Indian market but also enters a new era of food processing using extrusion technology.

Zippy Edibles produces various plant-based dishes such as Soya Chaap, a popular North Indian delicacy known for its meat-like texture, on the Coperion system. This versatile food extruder is ideally suited for this task as it offers high operational reliability as well as a flexible and economical production set-up. The ZSK 54 Mv PLUS twin screw extruder features a specific torque of 11.3 Nm/ cm3 and screw speed up to 1500 min-1 ensuring a constantly high quality level. With the high throughput of the machine the Indian food specialist is able to produce up to 500 kg per hour of HMMA and can thus meet the high demand for vegetarian products. Thanks to the deeply cut screw flights with a diameter ratio Do/Di of 1.8 the system ensures a very large free screw volume that improves the feed intake of plant-based ingredients that are often poorly flowing. Furthermore, the modular process section of the extruder can flexibly be adapted to changing requirements, giving Zippy the possibility to expand their range of protein products over time. The versatility of the Coperion extruder allows for extensive control over various parameters to create different types of extrudates which can be formed, coated and marinated to target the individual market needs.

For more information visit www.coperion.com/plantbasedproteins