Colpac has introduced Stagione Light, a new line of paperboard food packaging in its Stagione range, designed for serving hot or chilled dishes in foodservice environments.
The company says Stagione Light has the same shape and roll top design of Colpac’s original range, but also aims to offer customers lighter products manufactured from one piece of paperboard. The new packs are said to be made from FSC certified recyclable paperboard in accordance with UK and European recycling guidelines.
Stagione Light has three size variants, 500ml and 750ml rectangular and 1000ml square. Colpac says it commissioned new machinery to develop the new line and has extended its Stagione range to provide a wider choice and lower cost entry points, hoping to broaden its appeal.
The new line can be used to serve hot or chilled dishes in foodservice environments. Apparently, the grease resistant barrier and webbed design makes the packs leakproof when filled with wet, instant eat foods. Stagione Light can also be utilized to package chilled food-to-go such as salads or baked goods in foodservice or retail environments.
Aiming to reduce complexity for customers, the new bases fit the current lid options from Colpac, including rPET and PP clear lids, and PP and PE coated paperboard lids. The lids seek to provide a leakproof seal for transport and display and maintain food freshness.
Colpac adds that Stagione Light can also be film sealed due to the packs’ roll top construction to extend shelf-life. In an effort to increase brand opportunities, the packs feature all over printing including the base, which can be used for ingredient information.
The company states Stagione Light is exclusively available from Colpac and can be pre-ordered.
Colpac’s commercial director, Andrew Grimbaldeston, says: “We have listened to customer feedback and utilized our materials and manufacturing expertise to extend our well-established Stagione concept. The food-to-go market demands new dishes and flavours, and we are committed to supporting our customers with packaging to help drive their innovation and on-shelf impact.”
Earlier this year, WestRock and Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages installed new equipment at the bottler’s production facility in Philadephia, seeking to replace an estimated 200,000 pounds of plastic rings used in multipack bottled drinks with recyclable paperboard carriers. WestRock’s CarrierKote paperboard was described as a renewable, responsibly sourced paperboard solution.
In an effort to cut plastic usage, Sainsbury’s, Graphic Packaging International and Moy Park introduced a paperboard tray for the supermarket’s private-label breaded chicken products last month. The new tray is estimated to use between 72% and 82% less plastic per tray and remove 300 metric tons from the retailer’s supply chain annually.
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