From:packagingnews


Items from Pret A Manger’s new hot menu are being served in a bespoke range of Hot Food takeaway products created for the chain by Huhtamaki



To serve Pret’s new ‘Mac N Cheese’ flavours – ‘Macaroni Cheese Prosciutto’ and ‘Macaroni Cheese Kale & Cauli’ – the manufacturer of disposable packaging solutions has developed the Mac N Cheese Hot Food Box.

Cooked within the packaging and then held on the hot shelves, the Mac N Cheese Hot Food Box transfers sufficient heat into the food to allow the product to cook well without becoming over-cooked.

The Box has been designed with a separate base and lid – rather than as an integrated pack – so protects the Macaroni Cheese whilst allowing the consumer to eat easily from the Box base when required.

The lid is put on after cooking to give stylish presentation and visual appeal of the product, without food coming into contact with the inside of the lid when cooked.

For Pret’s tasty ‘Jalapeno Chicken’, ‘Swedish Meatball’ and ‘Falafel & Halloumi’ Hot Wraps, Huhtamaki has developed a Hot Food Wrap.

Pre-cooked in the packaging and then transferred onto the hot shelves, the packaging has been designed to retain the heat so that the Wraps are kept hot.

Huhtamaki has designed the Hot Wrap packaging to include a tear-off strip, so consumers can tear-away half of the pack and eat the Wrap easily by holding the bottom of the pack.

The light-weight pillopack design has specialist greaseproof papers on both sides, to provide a grease barrier on the inside and also on the outside to prevent greasy finger marks.

To serve Pret’s hot-filled ‘Ham, Bacon & Cheese’ and ‘Mozzarella & Tomato’ Croissants, Huhtamaki has created a novel window-patched Hot Food Tray, which gives protection to the food offering whilst offering great visibility of the Croissant within – key for customer appeal and reassurance of purchase!

The Hot Food Tray keeps the Croissants warm when they are stored on Pret’s hot shelves, but also provides protection from the heat ensuring that they do not dry out. The Hot Food Trays are made from light-weight materials and are well insulated to allow for the safe-handling of hot food and easy-eating direct from the Tray.