One of the most popular types of food is known as a “convenience” food, and these items include snack cakes, TV dinners, deli meats, etc. The one thing most of them have in common is that they’re all packaged in thermoformed packaging trays before being shipped out, purchased and consumed. For people considering getting into this sort of business, here’s why it matters which company you choose to make those trays.
Quality Counts
The first reason it matters is that quality certainly counts when dealing with food. Say you’re running a TV dinner manufacturing plant and you sub-contract a supplier to make trays for you. They have to be both oven and microwave safe. Any type of food you’re putting into a tray, the tray has to be made of quality plastic that’s going to be able to hold up and keep that food safe.
Custom Shapes for Different Products
You also have to keep in mind that you may need a range of different thermoformed packaging trays that are all sorts of different dimensions, have different compartments, etc. You can’t just purchase from a company that’s only selling pre-determined sizes. You’re going to need a company that will provide you with custom trays based on the parameters you require.