“It is not possible to deliver the best meals devoid of making certain optimal transportation ailments”

The fruit and vegetable sector provides a lot of thought to the key packaging of merchandise: What style of packaging and materials finest satisfy the needs of the item currently being packaged, are there sustainable alternatives, and are they cost-effective? But there are also distinct necessities for secondary packaging, based on which fruit or vegetable is to be packaged. This is the topic that Belgian firm Gamma-Wopla is dealing with.

The substantial high-quality demands of vegetable producers and traders are provided specific notice in all phases of logistics – from harvesting, storage, transport as very well as in the course of processing. “Which is why a lot more and far more businesses are switching to a high-good quality stackable and nestable plastic harvesting and transport container for the finish logistics course of action, even for processing the sensitive fruits. And our PVBI-6412 plastic container has been specifically adapted for the tiny quality fruits,” says Mikaël Vandewiele, Plant Supervisor at Gamma-Wopla.

One particular pleased user of Gamma-Wopla’s solutions is British household company Wilkin & Sons Restricted, which has been making the greatest jams from strawberries, loganberries, mulberries and plums in Essex, England because 1885, exporting to more than seventy nations around the world. “It is not feasible to produce the most effective food stuff devoid of making use of the finest elements for it. And even the very best fruits put up with from adverse transportation situations,” suggests Vandewiele.

Strawberries, in particular, are incredibly sensitive and gain from flawlessly matched transportation packaging. “From harvesting the fruit to even further processing, the exact same container can be employed. The strong bicolor container can be nest-stacked with a 180° convert. The good bicolor allows for easy and fast managing without faulty stacking and decline of time,” he says, detailing the approach. “The aid spouts on the leading rim of the bin give steadiness and even, straightforward stacking, with no slippage, so the delicate fruit is not squeezed and reaches the optimum good quality for even more processing.”

The bin’s perforated bottom and sides are significantly suited to modest berries: “They are not far too big, so the fruit will never tumble out of the crates, whilst also delivering superior air flow.” Ergonomically shaped handles are further shut on the extensive side to avoid the strawberries from falling out and also make it possible for for extra risk-free and uncomplicated dealing with.

“Owing to the substantial-high-quality plastic, the containers are quite secure and quick to clear. As a result, they can be applied forever. Precisely fitting dimensions and formats help help save up to 50 percent of house in storage and for the duration of transport. At the finish of their useful daily life, they can be 100 percent recycled.”

Mikaël Vandewiele concludes: “It really is a win-get condition: a sustainable solution for logistics that also preserves the exclusive excellent of the goods for the duration of storage and transportation.”

For extra data:
Michaël Cibois
Gamma-Wopla nv
Rue de la Royenne 78
7700 Mouscron
Belgium
Tel. +32 56 85 20 85
[email protected]  
www.gamma-wopla.com