Food Packaging products for sale online in Zambia

In a competitive landscape like the food industry, it is important to get the packaging right. This isn’t just for practicality, but to keep a competitive edge on busy supermarket shelves. Food packaging is the enclosing of food to protect it from damage, contamination, spoilage, pest attacks, and tampering, during transport, storage, and retail sale. The package is often labeled with information such as the amount of the contents, ingredients, nutritional content, cooking instructions (if relevant), and shelf life. The package needs to be designed and selected in such a manner that there are no adverse interactions between it and the food. Packaging types include bags, bottles, cans, cartons, and trays. Browse this category for food packaging available in Zambian stores.

Food packaging is a packaging system specifically design for food and represents one of the most important aspect among the processes involved in the food industry as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations

Packaging options you can use to enhance your product & customer experience!

• Paperboard boxes. Paperboard is a paper-based material that is lightweight, yet strong
• Corrugated boxes
• Plastic boxes
• Rigid boxes
• Chipboard packaging
• Poly bags
• Foil sealed bags

Types of Food Packaging

• Aseptic processing.
• Bags.
• Boxes.
• Cans.
• Cartons.
• Flexible packaging.
• Pallets.
• Trays.

Food packaging is defined as enclosing food to protect it from tampering or contamination from physical, chemical, and biological sources, with active packaging being the most common packaging system used for preserving food products.

Food Storage Packaging Methods

• Foil Pouches. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) and foil laminate pouches are exceptional food containers
• Glass Canning Jars With Screw-on Lids
• Plastic (PETE) Bottles

The following is a brief overview of all three types of packaging, which together typically form a complete packaging line.

• PRIMARY PACKAGING. Primary packaging is the packaging in direct contact with the product itself and is sometimes referred to as a consumer unit
• SECONDARY PACKAGING
• TERTIARY PACKAGING

Packaging is an essential medium for preserving food quality, minimising food wastage and reducing preservatives used in food. The packaging serves the important function of containing the food, protecting against chemical and physical damage whilst providing information essential to consumers and marketers.

The primary purpose of packaging is to protect its contents from any damage that could happen during transport, handling and storage. Packaging retains the product intact throughout its logistics chain from manufacturer to the end user. It protects the product from humidity, light, heat and other external factors