FFP Packaging Solutions has launched Estersteam technology as a stand-up pouch format. The packaging features unique steam valve technology that provides a solution for added value microwave steamer meals. The valve releases in a controlled and repeatable manner and allows steam to escape at exactly the right rate for the product, whilst maintaining flavour. This valve technology ensures that there is no chance of the pack resealing and imploding as it cools post-cooking.

Packers can use a clear film to show off a fresh, trimmed vegetable, with the benefit of both high added value and visibility on shelf, or they can use the Estersteam pouch with full colour print and take advantage of the branding opportunities that a stand-up pouch offers.

FFP Packaging Solutions, the leading British flexible packaging specialist, supplies Estersteam Pouch ready made, with the Estersteam valve pre-applied and ready to fill on a standard pouch filling line. A variety of material specifications are available to suit different filling machines. The Estersteam Pouch can also be supplied under FFP’s unique Esterbreathe protocol, which introduces tailored gas permeability into the film to extend shelf life.