Graphic Packaging: Investing in the Future of Microwave Packaging

The new test facility will enable Graphic Packaging to supply a high level of local service to both global and regional customers for the development and test cooking of new food solutions.

02/06/06 Graphic Packaging International - a world leader in the development of microwave packaging solutions - has announced further European investment. The company has opened a new European Microwave test facility in Northern France and appointed a new Technical Manager Microwave: Mr Martin Gustavsson; for the European Division.

The new test facility will enable Graphic Packaging to supply a high level of local service to both global and regional customers for the development and test cooking of new food solutions. The move towards quick,tasty, and convenient food solutions has proven a winning formula for many Graphic Packaging consumer focused customers. A success that Graphic Packaging is ideally placed to duplicate in Europe.

'In our experience the development of a microwave packaging solution is intertwined with the development of the product itself. The packaging supplier has to work in close partnership with the food company to ensure that the consumer enjoys the best possible sensory experience.' states Martin Gustavsson.

Mr Gustavsson joins Graphic Packaging from a major global food manufacturer and as such adds his in depth food technology experience to the considerable body of knowledge that Graphic Packaging enjoys in the microwave packaging field.