Der Gittereimer für Tomaten hat weniger Plastikanteil

Tomatoes in a bucket with lattice structure

The firms Pöppelmann GmbH & Co. KG, specialists in plastic packaging for the food and pharmaceutical industries, and Merulin Gartenbauservice GmbH & Co. KG have together developed an innovative packaging for snack tomatoes – a plastic bucket with a lattice structure offers material savings of up to 30 percent – with unfaltering performance.

The Snack Tomato Bucket, an established packaging form in the food trade, is now available in a more resource-friendly design. The Lower Saxony-based company Pöppelmann presents a transparent plastic bucket with a colored handle and a capacity of 870 milliliters. The bucket is injection molded into a lattice structure. According to the company, material savings of up to 30 percent can be achieved. Weighing only 21 grams, the packaging is considerably lighter than its full-face counterparts. Nevertheless, the bucket still possesses the required stability and machinability. The lattice structure also permits optimized ventilation of the food in refrigerated storage. On request, the packaging can be provided with a pre-printed label during shaping, using the In-Mould Labelling (IML) process. This label is attached inseparably to the bucket and is thus securely fixed and both moisture-resistant and temperature-resistant, explains the manufacturer. The new lattice structure bucket is closed with a lid made of virgin fiber cardboard that can be printed over the entire surface.

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The snack tomato bucket with a lattice structure was developed in cooperation between Pöppelmann and Merulin Gartenbauservice GmbH & Co. KG, which supplies horticultural businesses with products from well-known manufacturers in the green sector. As an experienced manufacturer of food packaging, Pöppelmann took over the development of the design – supported by in-house services such as Rapid Prototyping for the production of prototypes in 3D printing – through to series production using injection molding. As a specialist in horticultural supplies, Merulin supported the project with industry know-how and was advised by its own tomato-producing customer. The first customers such as the supermarket chains Rewe and Penny have already switched to the Pöppelmann snack tomato bucket, so that the first specimens can already be found in food retail stores.

Shishas in Sustainable E-Commerce Packaging

The Swiss company Toff Drehteile AG manufactures water pipes under the label ‘toff design shishas’. To ensure that these arrive atreach the customer without scratches and damage, the family business relies on a new, sustainable e-commerce packaging. The material-optimized solution was developed and produced by DS Smith.
The unusual design consists of a lower and an upper open corrugated board inlay. The inlays securely fix the delicate shishas in the packaging, but without additional filler materials. An unboxing experience is also included for many customers. Because the first thing the customer sees after opening the box is his or her individually produced water pipe in contrast to the natural corrugated cardboard.
Smoking pleasure is promised by ‘toff design shishas’ with its purist, functional design water pipes. The shishas are also individually manufactured at the headquarters of the family business at the request of customers’ requests. Fabian Toff, Managing Director of ‘toff design shishas’ emphasizes: “For online shipping, we were looking for packaging that would reliably protect our sensitive premium products in transit and at the same time stage the unpacking process as an emotional moment. In addition, the solution had to be sustainable and space-saving to store.”

The e-commerce packaging in EB corrugated developed by DS Smith in accordance with their circular design principles, which the company designed drew up together in co-operation with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, meets the requirements 100 percent. The two inserts ensure that the hookahs lie very straight, firm and compact in the shipping carton, according to a company statement. Filling material is just as littleno more required for the material-optimized solution as than adhesive tape: because the box can be closed simply and securely using tuck-in tabs. To protect the package contents, which are in the higher price segment, from theft during transport, the packaging is deliberately not printed on. In addition, the natural corrugated board underlines the sustainability claim of by the product and the company.

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