•Food packaging is packaging for food.

•It requires protection, tampering resistance, and special physical, chemical, or biological needs.

It also shows the product that is labelled to show any nutrition information on the food being consumed.

What is food packaging ?

Why food packaging?

•Physical protection •Barrier protection •Containment or agglomeration •Information transmission •Marketing •Security •Convenience •Portion control 

Food packaging types

packaging type Type of container Food examplesAseptic processings Primary Liquid whole eggsPlastic trays Primary Portion of fishBags Primary Potato chipsBoxes Secondary Box of Coca-Cola

Cans Primary Can of Campbell's Tomato soup.

Cartons Primary Carton of eggsFlexible packaging Primary Bagged salad

Pallets Tertiary

A series of boxes on a single pallet used to transport from the manufacturing plant to a distribution center.

Wrappers Tertiary Used to wrap the boxes on the pallet for transport.

Packaging Industry in India

•India’s packaging industry may achieve an annual turnover as high as US$ 5 billion with a growth rate nearly 25% in significant segments.

•Leading companies in the Indian packaging industry show a compound annual growth rate of 30%

•In 2001, the packaging industry worldwide generated an annual estimated turnover of US$ 417 billion.

•India’s consumer packaging accounted for just US$ 2.3 billion in that year, that is about half of one per cent of the global packaging volume.

potential

20 per cent of the population in India consumes 80 per cent of the packaged production whereas the remaining 80 per cent of the population have an access to only 20 per cent of the packaged production

A high degree of potential exists for almost all user segments in India which are expanding appreciably:

Processed FoodsMouth Fresheners (pan masala)BeveragesConfectionary   Bakery Products  Spices Edible Oils  Drugs and PharmaceuticalsChemicals and Fertilizers

Flexible PackagingFlexible packaging consists of multi-layer laminated sheets of plastics , paper, cloth, or metal foils that are used separately or in combination for various packaging applications.

Causes of Flexible PackagingProtectionBarrierConvenienceCost Saving in MaterialCost Saving in Storage and TransportSavings in Raw Material ConsumptionMore Per PackSmaller Units PossibleConservation of EnergyImportant in LifestylesBuilds Brands

The flexible packaging industry in India is currently estimated to be US$ 1 billion and records a high growth rate of approximately 20 per cent.

The expansion of the Indian flex-pack market has accelerated due to :

•Favourable government tax structure

•Liberalization •Globalization

•Modern plants and equipment

Consumer Behavior• Young Population (< 25 Yrs 59 % of the Country) - Power of Youth - Catalyst of Change - Open to try out new aspects

• Increasing no. of professionals - growing service sector - Higher OOH consumption - Increasing stress levels - Awareness of global happenings & international trends

• Increasing no. of skilled working women (15% in Urban India) - Spending power - Convenience products - “Quality time” with family

Century Ultrapack

• Started in Mumbai in 1980, now based in Delhi.

• Manufactures products ranging from Ice cream cups to bags for super market retail.

• Premier leader in dairy and disposable food packaging industry in India

CLIENTELE• MOTHER DAIRY

• AMUL • MC DONALDS • WIMPY INTERNATIONAL • PIZZA HUT • COSTA COFFEE • KFC • NESTLE • PEPSI

• HALDIRAM

• BARISTA• NIRULAS CORNER • FUN FOODS PVT LTD • BIKANER NAMKEEN• BISLERI BEVERAGES• MILK FOOD LTD• HINDUSTAN LEVER LTD

Emerging Trends

• Easy to handle packs are preferred.

• In use convenience is the call of the day.

• Easy to use packs are gaining popularity. People are ready to pay premium for “In use” convenience

Easy to tear LASER etched pouches

Horlicks in Composite Containers with spoon for measurement

Easy to hold packaging formats

Inbuilt handle in cap forease in carrying

Inbuilt handle in Jar forease in carrying

Reclosable Opening for Beverage carton

Squeezable Tea bagNo need to use a spoon after use, just pull the strings apart to

squeeze the tea bag

Microwavable packaging

Ketchup, ergonomic shape withthree nozzles to create designs

on the plate or food

Ketchup, Squeezée bottle

Self heating coffee canPull the tag, coffee heats up automatically

Shelf & Consumer Appeal

• Shelf visibility and consumer appeal is becoming very important.

• Modern trade outlets call for instant consumer attraction.

• Pack appearance and ability to engage consumers are becoming the

key consideration for any new packaging design.

Modern trade - fighting for consumer attraction.Differentiated shapes/ attractive graphics are the need of

the day

Current Format

• Ready to use pack- Food already cooked- “Heat and Eat”

• On the Go- To meet the demand of fast pace of life. Have your food “Anywhere & Anytime”

• Vending formats- Strongest emerging format

On the go packaging formats

Nutritional Labeling

• Label declaration• More and more labels are

coming• with nutritional

information. Enhance• consumer awareness• • List of ingredients /

nutrients• • Serve size / % Daily

Requirement• • Benefits

N.B Polyfilms

•N.B Polyfilms is a premier Flexible Packaging converter, based in Hyderabad.

•N.B Polyfilms caters to a wide spectrum of industries.

•N.B Polyfilms specializes in a host of packaging and laminate products like Printed Packaging, Food Packaging, Pharma Packaging, Sea Food Packaging, Retort Packaging, Vacuum Packaging, Aluminium Foil Laminates, Flexible Laminates and Barrier Laminates

Infrastructure

Their 25,000 sq ft modern manufacturing plant at Kattedan, about 10 Km from Hyderabad, is equipped with latest machinery like:

Rotoflex Rotogravure printing presses

Dry lamination machines.

Doctoring machines.

Rewinding & Inspection machine.

Multi layer machine

After establishing themselves as a leading packaging company, we ventured into overseas markets. They export flexible packaging material to South-East Asia, Gulf and a few African countries. 

Dry laminating machine

Doctoring rewind machine

Multilayer machine

Rotoflex Rotogravure printing presses

Rewinding & Inspection machine.

Clientele 

•Ruchi Infrastructure Ltd•Ravi Foods Pvt Ltd•Disha Foods Pvt Ltd•Kota Industries•Prayagh Nutri Products•Sri Sarwo Natraj Agro India Ltd•Sarda Agro Oils Ltd•Shalimar Global Oils Pvt Ltd•Suruchi Spices Pvt Ltd•V.B.S extractions & Refineries Pvt Ltd•Joyce Foods Products•Tirumala Srinivasa Consumer Foods

•They offer a wide range of packaging materials for food packaging applications, depending on the food items and their status, that is, whether they are raw, fresh, cooked or grocery items, solid or liquid, packaging materials are decided upon.

•They offer diverse choices in the form, bags, pouches, sachets, rolls or sheets, food packaging can be laminated, lacquered, extrusion coated, or printed.

Food Packaging

•Pharma Packaging

•Sea Food Packaging

•Retort Packaging

•Vacuum Packaging

•Printed Packaging

They also provide:

Conclusion

• With enhanced consumer driven needs , packaging innovations to provide solutions to satisfy the consumers.

• Also, this way the food industry is also booming as people are taking more of outside food.

• India being a highly populated country, there are chances for the industry to grow immensely in near future.

• Though the food is in demand, there still are side effects like the food might get poisoned and has been harmful too (in some cases), so steps must be taken to protect food.