BUILDING on the success of its Stagione range, food packaging specialist Colpac has announced the addition of PE-coated pots and extended usage for its PP products to include ovenability.
The firm said market demand has provided the opportunity for additional products, whilst maintaining ‘robust’ manufacturing standards and testing protocols.
New Stagione PE-coated pots offer an alternative specification for customers that do not require the reheating functionality of Colpac’s PP-coated Stagione. Colpac added that its ‘considered design approach’ addresses the lightweighting of products. Stagione PE-coated pots benefit from this, while the lighter material allows Colpac to offer these products to customers at a lower cost.
The PE-coated pots are available in 500ml, 750ml, and 1000ml sizes, all of which are suitable for instant serve, hot hold, chilled, and delivered food. Colpac explained that the PE coating provides a grease resistant barrier to a multitude of dishes. For those requiring a higher specification barrier for oily and acidic food, the PP-coated Stagione pots are available.
Multiple lid options increase the versatility of the range. The paperboard PE lined lid is single skinned. Self-venting tabs make the lid suitable for chilled, hot, and delivered food. The rPET lid has an anti-mist coating for clarity in chilled display.
Stagione PP-coated pots are now certified for oven reheating, as well as being suitable for microwave reheating and display in hot hold cabinets. The range has been certified for specific oven parameters and ovenability must be tested by customers with specific food types.
