17 Dec 2009 --- EDV Packaging and Riviana Foods Pty. Ltd., a leading company in the food industry in Australia, have developped an innovative cup for the ready-to-eat pickled vegetables range Antipasto to go.

Always Fresh, a most successful Australian food brand and a committed innovator to food-conscious consumers, trusted EDV Packaging’s experience and leading position and the quality and reliability of their cups to launch the new Antipasto to go range to be served as a snack, appetizer, starter or side dish.

An all-purpose low weight cup

EDV Packaging coextrudes and thermoforms the PP/EVOH/PP transparent structure in its production plants in Llinars del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. Thanks to the high resistance polypropylene based five-layer structure such properties as barrier to oxygen, to moisture and to UV light are totally guaranteed. When storing the product at ambient temperature, its preservation can be extended to 6 months after the packaging date.

The little bowl holds a 120 g portion of the pickled vegetables snack and its round shape fits perfectly the palm of consumer’s hand thus becoming easily portable. Its completely smooth walls allow all the content to be removed easily. In addition, it can be microwaved.

The cup has been hermetically thermosealed using a transparent high-quality peelable plastic film. It has been decorated with a translucent injected rigid overcap which allows recloseability and storage. The presentation is completed with a decorated high quality carton sleeve.

All together, the pack has a significant on-shelf presence and is eye-catching from any side of the supermarket shelves. Undoubtfully, it offers an ideal alternative to food-conscious consumers looking for healthy high-quality products that are environmentally friendly. The quality and the characteristics of EDV Packaging plastic materials enable the cup to be 100% recyclable and its low weight and high resistance enhance the food package to be very safe, efficient and unbreakable.