Eleven days additional in-store shelf-life has been achieved in mushroom trials by a food producer using a new packaging film from Sirane.
Mushrooms packed with Sira-Flex Resolve – Sirane’s new range of shelf-life extending bags and films – showed no browning and no condensation following the trials.
The mushrooms were packed in standard expanded polystyrene trays (EPS) which were then stretch-wrapped in Sira-Flex Resolve film using an Omori machine.
Jeremy Haydn-Davies, Sirane sales director, said: “This is once again further testament to the unique properties of Sira-Flex Resolve, and results like this keep coming in. These are the most impressive yet with mushrooms, and are tremendously exciting.
“The company in question, a large overseas customer, achieved an additional 11 days on what they had been achieving in-store with their current packaging solution.'
He added:“Supermarket shelves are often full of discounted mushrooms, which are turning brown. Trials show Sira-FlexResolvecan help retailers keep their mushrooms fresher for longer.
“With so many retailers having recently signed up to the UK government's Courtauld 3 Commitment – pledging to significantly reduce food waste – this could be good news all round.'
Sirane is a packaging technology firm founded in 2003 and based in Telford.
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