Comments on: Great Food Packaging… http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:18:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Pam http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-68247 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:05:12 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-68247 You are so right, MM! I've been in brand management for the past 10 years and have been exposed to a good number of "quality" packaging suppliers and yet, when I was thinking of setting up my own small food biz, I couldn't push through all because I was unhappy with the kind of packaging materials that are affordable and available locally. : ( We have very good packaging designers --- some can even outperform international designers (In fact, a number of well known international packaging design firms have Pinoys as their secret weapons!). The problem is the availability of really nice packaging materials (paper, paper cups, thin plastic, food grade materials). We don't produce locally so everything is imported and expensive. Unfortunately, it's the small entreps who are really keen on using quality materials so volume is not sufficient to command a lower price. Big food manufacturing companies opt to go for the cheaper alternatives just because they cater to the masses. Only very few big companies are willing to sacrifice margins for the sake of packaging. For now, I can only hope that China will be able to supply us with good packaging materials as they seem to have the capability to copy everything at a cheaper price. Hehe. Pardon the rant. I just love packaging and the lack of nice ones locally is a HUGE frustration. If you happen to stumble on a good and affordable supplier, let me know! Please. : ( You are so right, MM! I’ve been in brand management for the past 10 years and have been exposed to a good number of “quality” packaging suppliers and yet, when I was thinking of setting up my own small food biz, I couldn’t push through all because I was unhappy with the kind of packaging materials that are affordable and available locally. : ( We have very good packaging designers — some can even outperform international designers (In fact, a number of well known international packaging design firms have Pinoys as their secret weapons!). The problem is the availability of really nice packaging materials (paper, paper cups, thin plastic, food grade materials). We don’t produce locally so everything is imported and expensive. Unfortunately, it’s the small entreps who are really keen on using quality materials so volume is not sufficient to command a lower price. Big food manufacturing companies opt to go for the cheaper alternatives just because they cater to the masses. Only very few big companies are willing to sacrifice margins for the sake of packaging. For now, I can only hope that China will be able to supply us with good packaging materials as they seem to have the capability to copy everything at a cheaper price. Hehe. Pardon the rant. I just love packaging and the lack of nice ones locally is a HUGE frustration. If you happen to stumble on a good and affordable supplier, let me know! Please. : (

]]> by: The Baby http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-61099 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:00:30 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-61099 Wait til you taste the Gourmet Cupcakes at spicycupcakes.com I heard that they put 145% of their profits towards Unicorn Preservation and Research : ) Wait til you taste the Gourmet Cupcakes at spicycupcakes.com I heard that they put 145% of their profits towards Unicorn Preservation and Research : )

]]> by: MasPinaSarap http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-39874 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:55:20 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-39874 Perhaps knowing that the the food will be purchased by Filipinos, they know that by cutting back on advertising and decoration they can make it more affordable to the average Filipino. Perhaps knowing that the the food will be purchased by Filipinos, they know that by cutting back on advertising and decoration they can make it more affordable to the average Filipino.

]]> by: anya reyes http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-39670 Wed, 30 May 2007 09:18:11 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-39670 Speaking of packaging, not too many filipinos know that roasted coffee, whole beans or ground, if not vacuum-packed, becomes stale in no time at all, even in unopened foil packs. Perhaps the reason most Filipinos buy instant coffee is because most of the local roasted coffees available in the supermarket shelves are not vacuum-packed and most likely already stale when bought. One problem with vacuum-packing of coffee is the gradual release of CO2 gas by fresh-roast coffee which can cause the bursting of sealed foil bag. An Italian guy thought of a solution to this problem by inventing a one-way valve which he attached to the foil bag. The valve allows the partial release of the natural gas graduaalyeleased by fresh-roast coffee but prevents the entry of outside gas which causes the oxidation and staling of coffee in ordinary bags. Starbucks and the like owe their existence to this Italian guy as without this invention, it would not have been possible to ship coffee roasted in Seattle to all corners of the world and keep them fresh. An exception to the sad state of coffee packaging in the Philippine is Benguet Gold Coffee which is vacuum-packed in foil bags with the one-way valve.It is available in some supermarkets Speaking of packaging, not too many filipinos know that roasted coffee, whole beans or ground, if not vacuum-packed, becomes stale in no time at all, even in unopened foil packs. Perhaps the reason most Filipinos buy instant coffee is because most of the local roasted coffees available in the supermarket shelves are not vacuum-packed and most likely already stale when bought.

One problem with vacuum-packing of coffee is the gradual release of CO2 gas by fresh-roast coffee which can cause the bursting of sealed foil bag. An Italian guy thought of a solution to this problem by inventing a one-way valve which he attached to the foil bag. The valve allows the partial release of the natural gas graduaalyeleased by fresh-roast coffee but prevents the entry of outside gas which causes the oxidation and staling of coffee in ordinary bags. Starbucks and the like owe their existence to this Italian guy as without this invention, it would not have been possible to ship coffee roasted in Seattle to all corners of the world and keep them fresh.

An exception to the sad state of coffee packaging in the Philippine is Benguet Gold Coffee which is vacuum-packed in foil bags with the one-way valve.It is available in some supermarkets

]]> by: janemdr http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-39527 Tue, 29 May 2007 11:39:01 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/great-food-packaging#comment-39527 I have a friend who buy boxes of millies cookies everytime she visits UK. My family loves it too, though I must say it is a bit too sweet for my taste. I have a friend who buy boxes of millies cookies everytime she visits UK. My family loves it too, though I must say it is a bit too sweet for my taste.

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