Flutepac - music to your ears

When it comes to corrugated board and sustainable food packaging Flutepac’s Microflute corrugated packaging is music to your ears. Thanks to its robust construction, corrugated board has become the product of choice for a diverse range of packaging applications, however, one sector of industry that you rarely associate with corrugated packaging is the food industry – that is until now!

Roger Thompson, head of Innovation & Sustainability at Cepac told SPN, “If you look specifically at microflute corrugated packaging, it’s a really thin material that is similar in density to solidboard or folding carton-board, but it offers even greater rigidity. This type of board is well-suited for producing trays and punnets for a wide range of bakery produce, as well as food-to-go items and fresh fruit and veg. In an age of plastic replacement and recyclability, a Cepac microflute tray that can be recycled or composted after use is a great, new proposition for countless brand owners, as it offers a win-win situation whilst satisfying the conscience of the increasingly, sustainability-focused consumer”.

One of the UK’s leading producers of these types of microflute solutions is the Cepac Group. Following the acquisition of E.W. Cartons Ltd in early 2023, Cepac now markets its range of Microflute corrugated trays and punnets under the brand: Flutepac. The trays and packs are manufactured at a dedicated facility in Accrington, with new machinery investment already allocated, in order to expand the production capacity at the site over the coming months.

Thompson added, “Being made of virgin or recycled corrugated inner and outer liners to suit the tray’s use, Flutepac trays have no problem coming into direct contact with foodstuffs. Once used, the trays can be put into the household recycling system. Here they can be collected and either pulped down and used to make recycled corrugated liner and fluting papers again, or composted, which is the ultimate in sustainable packaging!”

SPN commented, as you would expect from this type of corrugated packaging solution, the outer and inner liners can also have a grease-resistant and water-resistant coating applied, to ensure that the foodstuffs arrive in perfect condition. Flutepac trays can also have flexo (water-based) print, to help promote a marketing message or a brand identity. “In addition, Cepac offers oven-friendly trays for food-to-go items that can be popped into the oven and heated-up prior to eating. Our latest, fully-recyclable Flutepac trays are specially designed so as not to be affected by the oven’s heat” concluded Thomson.

For more information visit: www.flutepac.co.uk