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Biodegradable sandwich pack developed
Tri-Star, the innovative food packaging solution provider, has designed and developed the first ever biodegradable and biocompostible PLA base web sandwich pack for The Sandwich Factory, one of the largest sandwich suppliers in the UK.
This significant milestone contract which has gone live means The Sandwich Factory is the first retail supplier to run with this innovative sandwich packaging solution.
Kevin Curran, Tri-Star Packaging’s Managing Director, said: “The revolutionary pack is made of a black PLA base and biodegradable film. The product was in development for over a year and saw the use of the latest cutting edge materials.”
Tri-Star secured the business when The Sandwich Factory won a major sandwich contract with a forward thinking national transport operator, who insisted on The Sandwich Factory producing high quality sandwiches packaged in biodegradable packaging from sustainable sources.
From their premises in Atherstone, West Midlands, The Sandwich Factory makes and supplies around 100,000 sandwiches a day to blue chip companies, major retailers, foodservice outlets and public transport providers.
The biodegradable sandwich wedge is the ideal environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum based plastic wedges. The specially formulated material used to make the biodegradable wedges is manufactured from Polylactic acid (PLA), a polymer produced from lactic acid that derives from dextrose obtained from corn starch.
The material is strong, lightweight and will biodegrade in weeks under the right conditions. Besides being entirely natural, the biodegradable sandwich wedges are functional and totally safe for all types of food.
Jonathan Brooks at The Sandwich Factory, said: “We have been working hard over the last twelve months to develop this environmentally friendly packaging solution with Tri-Star and are delighted with the outcome. Not only is PLA biodegradable, but more importantly to us, it is produced from sustainable sources which meet our strict company policy guidelines for the environment.
Kevin Curran concluded: “We are thrilled to be working with The Sandwich Factory and supplying them with our innovative biodegradable material. The company and its sandwich range have an excellent reputation for quality. We look forward to forging a successful business partnership for many years to come.”
