Growth of food service in 2019 requires best packaging

The food service market (outside the home) has high growth forecast for 2019. In the last ten years, the sector grew 246%, and in 2017 the index reached 6.8%. The values reflect the new dietary habits of the population with the explosion of delivery services for application and grab-and-go segment, in which the consumer asks for the food on the counter. These factors contributed to the physical packaging brazilian production grew up 1.96% in 2017, according to the Brazilian packaging Association (ABRE). Despite the increase in demand, the packages intended for direct contact with food still require improvements to meet customer's requirement for a product delivered with more quality. An eye on the increase and improvement of this market, the third largest Cartonboard producer Ibema of Brazil and one of the greatest players from Latin America, launched in 2018 1 product for quick consumption: the Ibema Blindato. With a polyethylene layer that requires no lamination, this Cartonboard has higher quality and ensures better printability for packagings. The product has been applied in the manufacture of packaging for Japanese restaurants and fast food networks. "The Ibema Blindato comes with application of polyethylene on the back, ideal for greasy or wet items. These features ensure that the packaging reaches the consumer smudge-free, without risk of soften and, yet, keeping food intact ", highlights the Market relationship Executive of Ibema, Fabiane Staschower. Is to guarantee that the lunch or dinner ordered will arrive to the client the same way in which they were packed. Beyond agile and safe product, he meets all the requirements for packaging in direct contact with food. It's something that more and more businesses will invest, since the Brazilian consumes 4% more food for delivery to the world average, according to the consulting firm Nielsen. Graphics To the graphics, the Ibema Blindato increases productivity by up to five times. Is a double compound coating Cartonboard, bleached pulp fibers, high performance fibres and polyethylene, which can be applied on the front and/or back of the packaging. The Ibema Blindato facilitates various procedures for printers: eliminates outsourcing for laminating paper, minimizes losses, errors and delays and bring the financial advantage of a role which has been laminated.