The Challenge: A major frozen food brand wanted to replace plastic films with a home compostable paper pack. The core challenge was meeting strength and barrier requirements, without compromising biodegradability.
Our Approach: We mapped out the technical strategies and associated key players such as paper manufactures and special coating chemistry developers. By interviewing select companies, suppliers and domain experts we gained a clear picture on the state of the art. We evaluated and prioritised the leading companies at the forefront of developing relevant solutions that were closest to market.
The Outcome: An ecosystem of select partners was identified that was capable of developing a packaging material and adhesive system that meet all criteria