Huhtamaki Awarded Silver by Starpack

Huhtamaki's BioWare dessert cup range in PLA for a major retailer has won silver in the annual UK Starpack competition.

18/08/06 Huhtamaki launched a new dessert cup range made from a biodegradeble plastic called NatureWorks PLA. Bespoke to a major UK retailer, the cup range includes 7 cups in the sizes from 71mm in diameter with 180ml capacity to 126mm in diameter and 1000ml capacity, and 4 lid sizes. The biodegradable dessert cups are thermoformed, unprinted and sealed. Some also have a snap on lid, also of PLA.
 
"Huhtamaki's new dessert cup was judged to be awarded silver for best component and best use of innovative material", says Jez Allman, Huhtamaki's General Manager for Consumer Goods Sales in Gosport, UK. "Our new dessert cup range is a forerunner in future packaging as the consumers are getting more environmental conscious. That we were awarded silver shows that biodegradable packaging is being taken seriously in the industry."
 
The Starpack Awards scheme has been running since 1960 and is the premiere UK annual award scheme recognizing innovation in packaging design and technology. In 2006, Starpack broke all records with 850 entries received across all 4 main categories.
 
Judging of the entries took place in April and the awards were presented on July 5. 
 
Dessert cup made from biodegradable raw material
 
Huhtamaki's BioWare PLA dessert cups are perfectly clear and sturdy, well suited for serving chilled desserts and other food products. BioWare PLA is made from renewable natural resources, such as corn starch, and certified for compostability. When disposed of in industrial composting conditions the products made of PLA compost to soil.
 
BioWare is a commitment to the future. Huhtamaki's BioWare range offers retailers and brand owners, as well as foodservice operators a natural way to invest in their environmental image and support the consumers wanting to make a conscious choice.