McCain Foods (GB) saves on packaging film with IFP 'Integrity Seal'

International Food Partners Ltd (IFP) has brought to market an innovative new sealing technology for flexible packaging that will save food manufacturers thousands of tonnes of film per year, while also providing greater seal integrity.

One of the first companies to enthusiastically embrace this new sealing technology is global frozen food leader McCain Foods, who have recently installed Integrity Seal on all its filling machines in its three main factories in the UK.

Integrity Seal is a retro fit system for use on vertical form fill seal and horizontal flow wrap machines.

McCain Foods Innovations and Central Engineering Director, Dave Stewart commented: “The introduction of the Integrity Seal system has proved beneficial for McCain, with usage and operational savings in line with our expectations. Integrity Seal works well and is a very worthwhile conversion from the old style crimp seal.”

Andy Dawe, Head of Retail at WRAP (Waste &Resources Action Programme) said: “We are delighted to have supported the Integrity Seal concept. The potential packaging reductions are significant as well as the opportunity to reduce food wastage through improved seal integrity.  We look forward to more companies across the food industry adopting this new technology and benefitting from the impressive film savings and improved quality of seal.”

Currently, the Integrity Seal system is in use on frozen foods and whole potatoes, but there is the potential to expand use of this new technology to many other categories including other fresh produce;cereals;crisps, nuts and fruits ‘snack packs’;bakery products including cakes and bread;and confectionery.