UNI Packaging Creates Digitally Printed Bags For Bensdorp’s New Barista Range

The B2B beverage division of Barry Callebaut - global manufacturer of chocolate products, Barry Callebaut Beverages UK, has used the expertise of leading flexible packaging group, UNI Packaging, to launch a range of cocoa and chocolate drink powders.

The B2B beverage division of Barry Callebaut - global manufacturer of chocolate products, Barry Callebaut Beverages UK, has used the expertise of leading flexible packaging group, UNI Packaging, to launch a range of cocoa and chocolate drink powders. Hailed as one of the company’s “most exciting launches to date” following a reception at this year’s Caffe Culture show at London’s Olympia, the Barista single origin range from Bensdorp, a Barry Callebaut brand, consists of three variants of drink powders each packaged in a 750g vertical form filled seal, 3-ply laminated stand-up bag.

The bags were produced at UNI Packaging’s St. Helens site and printed via the group’s award winning digital print offering Digiflex®. Given the short run requirement and the ability to print various designs consecutively with no additional setup, digital print was the ideal solution for the launch of the range. Barry Callebaut Beverages head of UK sales Paula Bentley said: “As the global leading manufacturer and supplier of quality chocolate, Barry Callebaut has to be diverse to remain relevant - with the three variants in this particular range, the packaging solution provided by UNI Packaging, in particular the effectiveness of their digital print capability, went beyond our expectations.”

UNI Packaging’s UK managing director Rod Entwistle said: “The versatility of digital is an attraction for brands. Increased synergies between marketing and packaging departments within businesses is made possible by the capabilities of digital, where the on pack content, however variable, does not require compromise on either side. “As with the Bensdorp Barista single-origin range, digital can be leveraged to deliver packaging printing requirements in a number of ways, including product launches, emergencies such as delays, or to support a conventional process.”

Source: Uni Packaging