Sealed Air’s Cryovac Food Solutions Customer Receives Packaging Leadership Award for Redesigned Convenience Meal Format

The award-winning package features Olivieri cannelloni in a Cryovac microwavable and ovenable thermoformed tray, customized with channels that allow for even distribution of sauce and separation of the cannelloni during cooking.

Aug 17 2011 --- Olivieri, a division of Maple Leaf Foods and customer of Sealed Air’s Cryovac Food Solutions, was honored with a Silver Award in the rigid/semi-rigid category for the redesign of one of its most popular convenience meal offerings at the 2011 Packaging Association of Canada (PAC) Leadership Awards held at the Toronto Congress Centre on Tuesday evening.

The award-winning package features Olivieri cannelloni in a Cryovac microwavable and ovenable thermoformed tray, customized with channels that allow for even distribution of sauce and separation of the cannelloni during cooking. Prior to the redesign, the product was packaged in a rollstock format that required items to be transferred to an ovenable container before cooking.

“This is an excellent example of how packaging can differentiate a product by increasing convenience for consumers,” said Steve Daca, sales specialist for Sealed Air’s Cryovac brand in Canada. “Olivieri has a great product, and we were excited to partner with them to expand on that by incorporating our innovative packaging solutions into their product design. As convenience formats continue to grow in popularity, we are committed to assisting our customers in creating new solutions that meet the evolving needs of the end consumer.”

Each year, in addition to gold and silver awards, five best in show finalists are recognized at the PAC Leadership Awards, with the Leader Among Leaders award presented to the top honoree. The Leader Among Leaders award acknowledges the entry that best emulates the merits of technical packaging design and sustainability.