What packaging should I use for the cold chain?
If your business deals with food or products that require a cold chain to be kept in good condition, ensuring that they arrive as fresh as possible is vital. You need to find the best packaging to protect your products during transport.
Therefore, we will
tell you some alternatives that you can apply in your business for the cold
chain and thus know which one is best for you.
What to use
plastic, kraft paper, or air packaging?
Plastic for the
cold chain
Many businesses that
distribute food use expanded polystyrene since it is thought that it provides
greater security to the packages and easily adapts to the changes in
temperature that occur during the transport of the items.
However, using plastic
is not a sustainable way to help the environment, as this material takes a long
time to dispose of when thrown away and is not reusable.
Kraft paper for the
cold chain
One of the steps to
make the cold chain more environmentally friendly is to change the filling of
your packaging for Kraft paper. You can fill your boxes with this material. For
this, you can use the WrapPak converter, which, as its name suggests,
transforms the paper into pads, which trap air and prevent heat conduction,
creating exceptional insulation for cold chain applications.
One of the advantages
of Kraft paper is that it offers 48-hour thermal protection for fresh or frozen
products. Plastics offer almost the same thermal protection.
In addition, Kraft
paper is a 100% recyclable, renewable, and biodegradable material, so by using
it for your packaging, you are helping the environment. Also, improve the
presentation of your packaging while taking care of the planet.
Air protective
packaging
Another alternative
that you can use for your cold chain products is air packaging. You can find
machinery and supplies such as cooling
pack in our online store.
This type of packaging is moisture resistant and waterproof, ideal for
protecting products shipped to areas prone to moisture.
This type of packaging
has a lower weight, so your packages are lighter and smaller, allowing for
greater trailer load capacity and less labor required to load and unload
shipments.
Now that you know the
advantages of the different cold chain packaging, we can help you find the best
solution for your business. Contact us at Britwrap, so we can assist you.

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