Comments on: Great Food Packaging…

By: belinda

belinda — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:36:20 +0000

good dAY,

IM LOOKING FOR A COMPANY WHO CAN HELP ME PACK OUR FOOD PRODUCTS.PLS EMAIL ME.

ANABEL

By: The Marauder

The Marauder — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:52:59 +0000

Check out the packaging of foods in Japan. You’ll even have that great hesitation to throw it in the bin. They even have bird-shaped cakes complete with beaks and eyes packed into papers of good quality with folds resembling origami.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:28:13 +0000

Where can fnd the top packagng companies in the Philippines who needs plastic materials like PET films?

I will appreciate your information.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:05:12 +0000

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

The Baby — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:00:30 +0000

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

MasPinaSarap — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:55:20 +0000

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

anya reyes — Wed, 30 May 2007 09:18:11 +0000

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

janemdr — Tue, 29 May 2007 11:39:01 +0000

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.

By: chocnut

chocnut — Tue, 29 May 2007 04:21:42 +0000

they have millie’s at the hk airport fastfood area. beside burger king and popeyes. i love their cookies!

By: Cookie

Cookie — Tue, 29 May 2007 03:52:46 +0000

Hi MM. Yes, food packaging here really has much to be desired but you must admit that we’re getting better at it lately. Most of the upscale bakeshops, pattiseries, and chocolate joints have better looking packaging now.

As for cupcakes, we have a longer way to go. The cupcakes at Sonja’s are good but small. But, the appetites of pinoys are not nearly as large as that of our American counterparts.

Cheers!