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News Release from: Food and Drink World
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 February 2006
PACK-IT serves up tasty solutions from
Scandinavia
Two exciting new snacking solutions from the Scandinavian market are to be exhibited on the PACK-IT feature in Hall 10 of Foodex Meatex 2006, part of Food and Drink World 06.
Visitors to PACK-IT will be able to both view and sample a cup of OneCafe, a revolutionary way of making freshly brewed coffee The individual packs, which are vital to the concept, are shaped like a coffee bean
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Roasted ground coffee is packaged in individual portions immediately after the grinding process and the result is claimed to be a fuller-flavoured coffee than coffee makers in the home can brew.
Each pack weighs nine grams and is made of a water-resistant moulded fibre material.
Inside is a bag made of filter paper, embossed in such a way as to ensure the ground coffee does not seep out into the water.
Pull-strings run through the 'coffee bean' and down into a bag holding eight grams of coffee.
The 'bean' is sealed with laminate at the bottom.
Also on show will be MicVac a great new way of presenting ready meals that is already being used by the Gooh Takeaway restaurant in Stockholm, to serve ready meals from their own recipes.
The principle behind the patented MicVac method is that the producer prepares and pasteurises the food directly in the consumer packaging using a method-specific valve.
Food ingredients (typically 100-500 g) are inserted into a tray or pouch at the manufacturers and a purpose-designed valve is applied, after which the package is sealed.
The package is transported into a tunnel where the product is cooked.
The food releases steam, increasing the pressure and opening the valve.
A controlled amount of steam is released through the valve together with air from the package.
After cooking, the cooling process begins immediately.
The valve closes while there is still 'over pressure' in the pack.
The remaining steam condenses, causing 'under pressure' in the pack.
The final result is a cooked, pasteurised and vacuum-packed product.
The chilled consumer pack is put straight into the microwave oven on full power.
After 2-4 minutes, depending on the dish and the oven, the valve starts to beep to tell the consumer that the food is hot enough to eat.
Quick, simple and tasty!.
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