Mondi creates sustainable packaging for Orkla

Mondi has created three sustainable, high-performance packaging products for a new plant-based range Frankful from a Swedish food manufacturer Orkla.

Mondi has created three sustainable, high-performance packaging products for a new plant-based range Frankful from a Swedish food manufacturer Orkla

Each bespoke packaging has been designed to provide premium product freshness for consumers and ensure a standout appearance on the shelf for retailers. Using a collaborative approach, Mondi supported Orkla’s sustainability plan, including launching healthier food products, reducing food waste, and offering environmentally friendly choices. The three Frankful products benefit from tailor-made packaging that extends shelf life, balances portion control, and is recyclable.

Original soft tortillas will be one of the first food products packaged in Mondi’s innovative BarrierPack Recyclable, which uses a high-barrier, lightweight mono-material, and a reclose tape to keep the food fresh in its original packaging and prevent waste. The Taco spice mix is packaged in a paper-based laminate, created from FSC certified paper, and a film made from renewable resources. The high paper content ensures suitability for Swedish recycling paper streams. Tortilla crisps packaging is using Mondi’s metal-free high-barrier laminate, which makes the new material completely recyclable. It eradicates the need to include a metalized layer while retaining the crispness and avoiding grease leakage.

Thomas Kahl, Mondi’s EcoSolutions project manager, said: ‘Our aim is to work closely with our valued partners through our customer-centric approach, EcoSolutions, in order to create sustainable packaging that works for the products, the customer, and the environment. The challenge with Frankful was to find a solution that would ensure recyclable packaging materials while offering the required functionalities such as barrier protection, and still run on the existing machines at full speed.’

Åsa Gisel, marketing manager at Orkla Foods Sweden, added: ‘As a market-leading consumer goods company distributing across the Nordic region, we are committed to meeting the UN’s sustainable development goals – and as responsible sourcing is a key point in our strategy, Mondi has provided invaluable support to create improved sustainable packaging. The Frankful range offers consumers fresh, climate-smart Taco meal products that look good and, of course, taste delicious.’