In recent years, you may have noticed that shelves in supermarkets and grocery stores around the UK have changed drastically. While to a certain extent, the offering of food and beverages have moved with trends and the introduction and discontinuation of certain products, much of what has changed on our shelves is the way that the food we eat is packaged.
We are fast seeing a drop in more traditional packaging formats, with rigid plastic, board, glass and metal packaging being overtaken by modern, more flexible packaging alternatives around the world. A range of pouch packaging formats have become the norm for an increasing number of food and beverage products, and as a result, we have seen an increasing demand for our range of form fill and seal packaging and pouch filling products, including our VFFS and flow wrapping machines, and spouted, stand up and flat bottom gusseted pouch filling machines.
One of the reasons for the changing trend in food packaging is that flexible packaging often takes up less shelf space, allowing stores to display products at any time, however, the way we eat is always having a considerable impact on the demand for modern food packaging machines.
Fresh Food
The demand for food to stay fresher for longer has been a considerable factor in the change in demand for food packaging machines. Fresh foods such as fruit and vegetables are increasingly being packaged with flexible packaging materials as opposed to being sold loose, helping food to stay fresh at all stages of the supply chain.
As technology in form fill and seal packaging and pouch filling technology have developed, food is staying fresher for much longer, increasing shelf life, and pushing back the best before dates for consumers.
Convenient Packaging
The world is fast moving, and even in a year where a global pandemic has challenged everyday life in new ways, demand for convenience foods is growing. Consumers are always looking for convenient meals or snacks that they can grab and go with, eating while traveling, or picking food up on the way to and from work.
Automated Food Packaging Machines
At Intamac packaging systems, we understand the challenges that food packaging companies face and supply a wide range of automated food packaging machines and ancillary equipment to help food packagers increase their output and efficiency. We react to the demands of consumers in order to be able to provide the tooling and machinery to best suit our customers’ needs. We will advise on the packaging processes that will provide the best fit for your business, whether form fill and seal or pre-made pouch filling.
To discuss your food packaging equipment, or for more information on our range of food packaging machines, you can browse our website or call our friendly customer service team on 01420 593682.
