CASE STUDY

Paper-based packaging for charcuterie business

Mondi has partnered with Noel Alimentaria to find the most suitable paper-based packaging solution for its range of food products.

Supplying both plant-based and meat foods, Noel Alimentaria chose Mondi’s PerFORMing paper-based tray to pack its range of sliced plant-based food and vegetarian burgers, ‘Verday’. This range is used by Marks and Spencer in the UK and supplied to Nordic markets for ham and charcuterie products.

The trays can be moulded and adapted to suit a range of different-sized food products, with high symmetrical stretch for uniform formability. They offer barrier protection against moisture and oxygen to keep food fresh throughout the storage and distribution process. The trays are made up of 80% paper and designed for recycling. They have passed the recyclability tests by German institute PTS.

Falk Paulsen, Sales & Business Development Director, Mondi, said, “By working very closely with Noel Alimentaria from the outset, we were able to ensure we delivered the best possible option for the entire range of meat and meat-free products, using a tray made from renewable and responsibly sourced material that still provides maximum protection for the goods.”

Maria Sánchez, Corporate Marketing Director, Noel Alimentaria, said maintaining the freshness of products is essential while they are distributed across Europe, and the added sustainability of Mondi’s solution was a welcome bonus.

“We were able to run the new paper-based trays on our existing machinery and will now be using the same solution for our further ranges of ham and other meat products,” Sánchez said.

Mondi Group www.mondigroup.com/en/home

Food product inspection equipment

Mettler-Toledo plans to showcase its latest product inspection equipment for the food manufacturing industry at the Interpack trade fair being held in Germany in May 2023.

The solutions to be shown for the first time include the X2 X-ray inspection platform and an entry-level X12 X-ray system, alongside its portfolio of inspection technologies integrated with ProdX data management software.

All solutions are positioned to help food manufacturers tackle the increasing need for digitalisation in the marketplace, as well as helping combat rising manufacturing costs.

The Mettler-Toledo booth, A60 in Hall 11 at the Messe Düsseldorf, Germany, will comprise several different themed ‘islands’. These will include areas dedicated to checkweighing, metal detection, X-ray inspection, vision inspection, track & trace and combination product inspection systems, in which more than one product inspection technology is integrated within a single frame. Visitors will be able to see a practical demonstration of how connectivity delivers a range of digital productivity and security benefits.

A new vision inspection system — the V13 Flat Pack Label Inspection System — will be launched globally at Interpack. This system performs inspection from the bottom up with a unique line scan camera, to inspect labels on the underside of flat packs at speeds of up to 300 packs per minute. This system completes the portfolio of Label Inspection solutions from Mettler-Toledo that carry out 100% label inspections from all directions, for all package shapes and for all label quality and data defects. The systems are modular and can be configured to match the customer application and are available as kits, standalone or combination systems.

Mettler-Toledo Ltd www.mt.com