Manufacturing Industry
Quick sealing: HMR trays for supermarkets. (home meal replacement)
Packaging Digest, July, 1997 by Lingle, Rick
An automatic heat sealer at D&W Food Centers adds production flexibility to move refrigerated Home Meal Replacement entrees into supermarket displays. Paperboard trays sealed with preperforated PET film provide up to 5 days shelf life and 40 percent lower material costs...
Recent developments at D&W Food Centers Inc., a privately held chain of 24 supermarkets in Michigan based in Grand Rapids, exemplify the dynamic market for Home Meal Replacement (HMR) foods.
In early '96, the company changed from bulk-shipped products packaged on-site at each store to a centralized kitchen and packaging facility in Grand Rapids for its prepackaged HMR entrees and side dishes. A switch was also made from microwavable plastic clamshells to dual-ovenable paperboard trays...
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