You are a restaurant owner and you are looking for new food packaging suppliers?
You are a restaurant owner and you would like to switch to a more ecological type of food packaging?
Did you choose paper food packaging?
Very wise choice!!!
You have already started to seek out information and you don’t understand the jargon used by food packaging suppliers? Don’t panic, it’s completely normal. In order for you to have all the keys in hand to choose the paper food packaging that suits you best, we will decipher with you the terms you need to know. This way you will be able to compare and choose your future food packaging supplier without any worries.
Essential vocabulary to understanding food packaging suppliers
Food Grade Paper
First essential and unavoidable term: Food Grade Paper. Not the most difficult thing to understand, is it? But still… As you will surely have understood, this means that your food can be safely placed in this food packaging. Your food will not be contaminated with any chemicals and no one will be poisoned. It’s a good start to get the right food packaging, huh?
Leakproof
Then let’s talk about leaks. Depending on the food you sell, you may or may not want your food packaging to be leakproof. This means that your packaging does not leak no matter what it contains, whether it is full of sauce, oil, etc. Depending on your food you will need to pay attention to this feature. If you sell cookies, for example, you will not need this specific feature. Whereas if you sell dishes such as soup based noodles you will definitely need it!
Coating
In relation to the previous topic , let’s talk about coating! What is it? Well, it is a thin layer of material (clay, PE, etc.) that will cover the paper. There are 3 main types of coating:
-Leakproof paper food packaging: it must be PE coated.
-Shiny appearance: a clay coating paper should be perfect
-Food packaging containing fatty foods but without sauce: a greaseproof coating will be the most suitable to avoid that fat rings appear on the paper
GSM
Now let’s talk about the thickness of the paper. When you learn about paper food packaging you will hear and read a lot about GSM. Indeed, it indicates the thickness of the paper. Make sure that the latter is high enough so that the paper can support the weight contained in the food packaging.
MOQ
MOQ? What does that mean? MOQ stands for Minimum Order Quantity. It’s clearer, right? The vast majority of food packaging suppliers will impose a minimum quantity on you for your order. This is rather logical because food packaging is something that is made in large quantities and so an order of 10 lunch boxes seems a little derisory, doesn’t it? However, food packaging suppliers such as FOODABOX can provide you with free samples. This will allow you to see, touch and try the food packaging yourself in real conditions before you decide to order in bulk.
Air Ventilation System
Another term you need to add to your vocabulary is: air ventilation system. Indeed it is essential that you focus on this element because if your paper food packaging does not have a ventilation system the humidity will be too high inside the box and this will harm its quality.
Custom packaging
Without transition, let’s talk about the personalization of your food packaging. In order to really make a difference in the market, you will probably want to customize them to your image and adapt them as much as possible to the food you produce. For that you will focus on two concepts: “custom printing” for the design of your packaging and “customized packaging” if you want a customized form of packaging to be perfectly adapted to your food.
It’s okay, you’re now an expert in the field of paper food packaging. You will be able to face the wild world with full knowledge of the facts and find the food packaging supplier that suits you best.
