Nestle conducts full-scale smart label trials

 
Nestle Foodservices UK is to conduct full-scale commercial trials with a timelapse smart label technology developed by Timestrip plc.
Timestrip’s smart labels contain a liquid which migrates across the label, enabling users of perishable food and other products to monitor for how long an item has been open or in use. The technology can be implemented as an external label or can be fully integrated
into products and product packaging.
The Nestle trials, to be conducted in the Autumn, will involve the integration of a Timestrip smart label into the packaging of a branded product within the Nestle range. Should these trials conclude successfully, Timestrip expects that Nestle Foodservices UK will look to incorporate this technology into other areas of its business.
Mike Carter, Innovations Manager, Nestle Foodservices UK commented: 'The adoption of Timestrip's smart-label technology is an exciting packaging
development that we are confident will deliver a meaningful point of
differentiation for our products by assisting restaurants and caterers to
manage their perishable foods with confidence and ease.  The integration of a lapsed time indicator has been of great interest to Nestle Foodservices UK and we are delighted to have partnered with Timestrip.'
The Timestrip technology is relevant to a wide range of food and non-food
products which, once opened, should be used or replaced within a recommended time. Timestrip's main route to market is through supply and license agreements with manufacturers and packaging companies who will integrate Timestrip labels into their products or packaging.