AMCOR and Saputo Dairy UK are celebrating after their collaboration resulted in winning the Flexible Plastic Pack of the Year category at the UK Packaging Awards.
The companies were recognised for developing a new, recycle-ready grated cheese packaging for Cathedral City. Utilising Amcor’s AmPrima recycle-ready packaging, the flowpack for grated cheese is said to meet demand for product freshness, convenience and improved sustainability.
The new pack is described as providing a 47% reduction in carbon footprint compared to Cathedral City’s previous packaging. It is designed in accordance to The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) guidelines, and certified as recyclable by the cyclos-HTP institute.
Consumers can recycle the new mono-PE AmPrima flowpack for Cathedral City with bags at large supermarkets or via the TerraCycle Cheese Packaging Recycling Programme.
Yi Jiang, marketing director dairy at Amcor, said, “The collaboration between both companies addresses some of the biggest challenges facing cheese manufacturers – how to switch to more sustainable packaging that can run on high-speed production lines, while maintaining the same level of product protection and shelf life. Our AmPrima solution runs on Saputo Dairy UK’s existing filling machines, enabling a seamlessly transition to a more sustainable alternative.”
According to Amcor’s recent research, 70% of European hard cheese consumers ranked ‘proper sealing’ as the most important packaging requirement. The new Cathedral City grated cheese packaging has an easy-close zip function to keep the product fresh and reduce waste.
Neil Richards, packaging controller at Saputo Dairy UK, added, “The switch to the new recycle-ready packaging marks a significant milestone for Saputo Dairy UK and the nation’s favourite cheese brand. We’ll continue to strive to offer award-winning solutions like this one in order to progress on our commitment to making 100% of our packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable.”
