Aluminum foil container for pet food
Cats, dogs, and other domestic pets demand time-saving convenience and quality in nutrition and taste just as much as their human owners.
From a position where there is no product in this market, aluminum foil containers have emerged as a dominant form of packaging that can be sterilized while bringing visual appeal, light weight, ease of use and full product protection to the ‘moist’ pet food category. Today, flexible foil laminates offer more options through sterilizable bags and cartons. Brand owners can choose the appropriate format to meet the requirements of animals and their owners.
Retortable Foil Containers and Lids
The result of close collaboration between container producers and specialist ink and coating manufacturers, foil pans with lids offer the ideal combination of properties that make them highly successful pet food packaging. Compact structure, beautiful appearance, for opening protection. The lightness of the metal and the stackable form of the empty containers allow space and handling economy during filling. Metallic finishes can be enhanced with colored lacquers and high-quality multicolor printing. Development continues through alloy “cutting”, blanking and alternative printing techniques designed for shorter runs without loss of performance or added cost.
soft bag
Retortable “stand-up” pouches are now an everyday form of packaging, with perfect coatings and laminates designed to withstand the rigors of autoclave sterilization. To guarantee the integrity of the product, the aluminum foil layer is essential for light and gas protection. For shallower foil containers, the thin laminate and slender form of the flexible pouch allow heat to permeate the entire product and allow it to cool quickly. This means less overcooked product than in traditional cylindrical cans. Bags are also available for non-sterile dry pet food, are easy to tear or cut, and can contain resealable components.
carton
A major breakthrough for flexible packaging into the ‘food in can’ market was the first fully retortable foil-lined carton system. Flexible aluminum foil laminates are used to form heat sterilized rectangular containers. The foil barrier is a key and lasts up to two years. Opening is simple thanks to the perforated seam at the top of the carton. Foil liner materials require a lower level of resources.
Post time: Dec-29-2022
