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Food Packaging
News Release from: Sealed Air | Subject: Saddle pack poultry package
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 July 2005
Poultry package benefits from Cryovac
The Cryovac Saddle Pack-Style Poultry Package provides benefits for retailers and consumers
After extensive field testing, Sealed Air's latest offering for the fresh poultry market is now available for club and grocery stores Developed in collaboration with a key customer, the saddle pack-style package configuration - made from a unique Cryovac rollstock material creating a new packaging format for poultry parts - offers versatility for meal preparation and easy storage
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Made from a special Cryovac breathable, rollstock thermoform film that can also be configured into a lay-flat format, this saddle pack poultry package provides a variety of options at home in the kitchen.
The package consists of six perforated pockets enabling consumers to easily separate portions for meal preparation.
The consumer simply selects the amount of poultry - each pocket contains two pieces - needed to prepare a meal.
The remaining portions can be refrigerated or frozen in the original packaging and stored for later use.
There is no need to rewrap the product and its vacuum packaging protects the food from freezer burn.
This feature makes the saddle pack an ideal choice for small families and empty nesters.
The highly breathable material is offered both as non-forming and formable webs in multiple gauges.
The saddle pack style package is a hermetically sealed multi-unit vacuum package that is leak-resistant, ensuring fewer leakers throughout distribution and in the retail case.
Poultry cases and checkout scanners stay cleaner and more sanitary, and shoppers do not have to handle wet, sticky packages.
An additional benefit for shoppers is a clear view of the product through both sides of the package.
Easy open options are available to enhance consumer convenience.
Graphics and cooking information can be printed on the non-forming top web in up to eight colors, giving the package outstanding retail appeal.
The saddle pack is suitable for both bone-in and boneless poultry portions. Request a free brochure from Sealed Air ...
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