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Compostable film wraps snack bars

A compostable film wrapper for new cold-pressed fruit and nut bars from Shanvalley Innovative Food Company of Ireland helps the company expand on its brand promise, ‘Eat Right – Live Right.’

The wrapper is a multilayer laminate made from a blend of different compostable polymers.
The wrapper is a multilayer laminate made from a blend of different compostable polymers.

Composting—both home and industrial—is a fairly common practice in Ireland. Therefore, when Shanvalley Innovative Food Company of County Mayo, Ireland, recently introduced its snack bars in compostable packaging, it was a win on two fronts: Not only does the wrapper biologically decompose within 180 days, but it is also constructed of bio-based materials.

Launched in June 2017, Shanvalley’s new Karma Free and Karma Elevate products are cold-pressed fruit and nut bars made from natural ingredients with no added sugar. In September 2016, the company approached film supplier TIPA to create a film wrapper for the bars that would offer the same end-of-life organic waste properties as its products.

Explains TIPA Vice President of Business Development Julia Schifter, “Shanvalley required the standard barrier, shelf life, etc. properties for packaging granola bars and was interested in a compostable wrapper instead of a conventional non-recyclableplastic wrapper. In essence, they didn’t want to compromise on the performanceof the package while using the novel bio-based and fully compostable package by TIPA.”

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