When you think of paper, transparency may not immediately come to mind. But glassine is a smooth, glossy paper that is transparent, allowing the packaging contents to show through.
As a result of the manufacturing process, glassine is pH neutral and acid free. And it’s resistant to moisture, air, and grease. Because it is made from wood pulp, glassine is also fully recyclable and biodegradable – making it a sustainable material choice for packaging chocolate products.
Making cost savings
With the price of cocoa continuing to rise, chocolatiers are also looking for ways to save money without compromising product quality. Lareka highlighted that the choice of material for chocolate packaging is a cost item that is often overlooked.
There are several ways to reduce costs in and around packaging, according to Lareka. For example, designing packaging that requires less material can reduce production, storage and transport costs per packaged unit.
Cost savings can also be made in the production process of the packaging itself. Many smaller chocolatiers still pack their bars by hand. Due to the limited speed achievable, this can be a costly process per bar. In order to increase the speed of packaging, some chocolatiers choose to have the packaging arrive in the factory
The Good Chocolate Company has been able to overcome the challenge of printing onto glassine paper.
prefabricated – already folded and glued. This can help increase packaging speed, when compared to folding manual packaging. The trade-off here, however, is that the wage costs that are saved are often spent on the pre-made packaging instead. Purchasing a packaging machine will overcome this dilemma. It is possible to significantly increase the speed of packaging with a machine that is also able to fold the packaging itself from an inner and outer layer, eliminating the need for pre-made packaging.
One Lareka customer indicated that it would pay €0.40 per pre-made sachet. Together with the customer, Lareka was able to design new packaging that better matched the folding principles
of its machine. The customer agreed to this, with the proviso that the brand identity of the product was central and had to be preserved. The new packaging consisted of two-layer packaging with the inner layer made of aluminium foil and the outer layer of printed paper. The foil could be purchased on a roll from a supplier and the outer layer could be printed and shipped without having to perform other costly actions. The result? Material costs decreased from €0.40 per packaged product to €0.10 per packaged product. A saving of 75%. Translating this into chocolate – with an annual production of 100,000 bars – resulted in a saving of €30,000 just on the material costs of the packaging.
A flow wrapping solution
Bon Bon’s Wholesale specialises in the creation of luxury confectionery for its independent retail customers, for whom and well-thought-out merchandising strategies, to help them stand out from mainstream competitors. Due to continued growth, the company started to experience several challenges of its current packaging process led to to meet increasing demand. And, with its chocolate production being a labour- intensive process, the heavy reliance on operators in this part of the process has increased costs and introduced a higher risk of human error. Finally, its existing
to handle the variety of packaging formats required for their diverse product range. After a careful evaluation of the options, Bon Bon’s made the decision to partner packing machine that would help it ensure was also capable of handling increased production volumes.
The machine’s
precision and uniform packaging capabilities have helped reduce product damage and overall product quality. By automating the packaging process, the company has also minimised the need for manual intervention during the packing process. The versatile design of the machine also allows it to handle a wide
variety of different packaging formats and sizes, making it well-suited for packing Bon Bon’s diverse product range. Commenting on the solution, Kirsty
Firth, Joint Managing Director at Bon Bon’s, said: “The FR200 has transformed our packaging process, allowing us to meet growing demand while maintaining the high quality our customers expect. machine have been game-changers for our operations.”
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