Klöckner Pentaplast: The next sustainable food-to-go packaging range

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) delivers its first to market packaging for the food service and food-to-go sector – taking expanded polypropylene into the future with a sustainable, recyclable innovative range. Introducing the kp Infinity™ range, Barry Turner, Director of Plastics & Flexible Packaging, said, “Another first from kp as they offer a new fully recyclable packaging solution for food-to-go that will keep food hotter for longer”.

kp Infinity™ is an innovative addition to kp’s sustainability portfolio that has been proven via an independently run Life Cycle Analysis, to be the most sustainable packaging solution that outperforms other material solutions with significantly reduced energy and water consumption and has a much lower carbon footprint. Made in the UK, it is fully recyclable, meeting the packaging needs of food-to-go outlets, and most importantly consumers.

Stuart Foster, CEO, Recoup, added: “With so much focus on plastics, packaging and recyclability, I congratulate kp on their ongoing innovations and leadership in this space. We have been pleased to support the development of the kp Infinity™ packaging range, which I am sure will be a great success. Ten years after it was originally launched, the use of 100% recycled PET in kp trays continues to be a great example of creating market demand for recycled plastics.”

Thanks to an independently run consumer survey kp Infinity™ offers a solution everyone can feel good about, endorsing a clear and eye-catching call to action, with a “Recycle me” message embossed on the top of the packs to let people know that the package can be recycled. With the added bonus that it is microwaveable, while maintaining durability and protection, it opens up to a whole new raft of consumer convenience across the UK for food businesses, particularly those in the food-to-go sector.

Katie Bradbury, Sustainability and Packaging Innovation Manager, Bunzl Catering Supplies, commented “A premium and practical range of food-to-go hot food packaging, kp Infinity™ is an example of excellence in product innovation because it has been designed to be recyclable in the existing waste management infrastructure. Product design and material innovation will play a critical part in meeting forthcoming environmental legislation in the catering and hospitality sector, and we are committed to bringing the very best packaging solutions from our suppliers to our customers. The bold on-pack message ‘Recycle me’ provides consumers with a clear and simple message, that if disposed of in the correct way, this product can have a second life.”