Sustainable innovation


Theegarten-Pactec has unveiled its new sealing technology for sustainable packaging which allows chocolate products to be packaged more carefully, while saving material to benefit the environment. Kennedy’s takes a look.


22 Kennedy’s Confection December 2020


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oming up with the optimal packaging for sensitive chocolate products is no easy task. It requires an effective combination of technical precision and the ideal


packaging material. Drawing on decades of experience, the Dresden-based company Theegarten-Pactec has now developed a special process called “suction supported sealing”. This not only allows chocolate products to be packaged more carefully, but also saves material to the benefit of the environment and makes processes more stable.


A European study on consumer preferences for packaging carried out in March 2020 revealed that almost 70% of respondents were actively trying to reduce their use of plastic packaging (Two Sides: “The Packaging Report 2020”). Particularly in the market for flexible packaging, i.e., the primary packaging of products offered to the end consumer in retail outlets, sustainable


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