Supplier/Processor Collaboration Results in Sustainable Packaging Success

A partnership between Liffey Meats and Graphic Packaging International supplies 2 million PaperSeal tray units annually to Lidl that feature a barrier-lined paperboard alternative to traditional plastic vacuum skin packaging.

Joyce Fassl
Sep 8, 2021

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