KCC Packaging to unveil biodegradable barrier tray for ready meals

UK-based KCC Packaging is set to unveil a new biodegradable barrier tray for ready meals at Pro2Pac…

UK-based KCC Packaging is set to unveil a new biodegradable barrier tray for ready meals at Pro2Pac 2013. According to the company, the new sustainable solution will allow retailers to move away from CPET and aluminum trays.

KCC Packaging managing director Kevin Clarke said that the new barrier tray is ovenable, microwaveable and compostable.

"We have been told by buyers at most of the UK's top food retailers that this is a solution they have been looking for, but it's not a conversation we are having at high enough levels," Clarke said.

We are looking for impetus through Pro2Pack to drive this innovation home, and to make a real difference to the way
the UK uses sustainable solutions in place of the depletion of the world's precious oil resources," he added.

The company will also showcase its cornstarch disposable cutlery, which has been introduced into salad packs paving path to reduce carbon footprint, at Pro2Pac 2013 event.

KCC's product portfolio to be showcased at the event includes Locksafe watertight, microwaveable containers, Delibox range of clear, hinge-lidded salad containers and Hot Box which keeps takeaway meals hot for up to 45 minutes.

Pro2Pac 13 is a packaging and paper trade show and event, which will be held in London, ExCeL Exhibition Centre on 17 March 2013.