What’s more annoying than a package you can’t open? Perhaps one that goes into a landfill.
At IDDBA’s annual Dairy-Deli-Bake conference in June, packaging supplier Sealed Air introduced an easy-to-open package for small-portion deli items like cheese. The product has benefits for cheesemakers, too. The package reduces packaging material by up to 20% (compared to some easy-open rollstock formats), according to Sealed Air, Duncan, S.C.
The vacuum bag is called the Cryovac Grip & Tear Small Tab Bag. Pulling the tab in one quick motion opens the bag. Sealed Air notes that consumers won’t need knives or scissors to force open the bag, thus eliminating a source of both common kitchen injuries and cross-contamination. The smaller easy-open tab at the top also creates a more visually appealing package for smaller products, the supplier said.