Processed Foods

Familiar, everyday objects though they may be, food cans are today highly engineered products using the latest in metal forming technology.

The large and stable market provides the background for growth through consolidation both through acquisition and through rationalisation of the existing business to provide a lean and competitive cost base.

Impress food can know-how spans a wide range of technologies and allows us to offer both steel and aluminium cans in two piece and three piece constructions, printed and unprinted, in a variety of shapes and sizes. Drawing on this experience, we can advise our customers objectively on the best choice for each set of needs and requirements.

Our opening systems include an extensive range of Easy Open ends in steel and aluminium, complemented by award winning Easy Peel® ends specially designed for processed products.

Food contact and food safety is a particular Impress strength. We have a thorough understanding of how materials behave when in contact with food, and our Research Centre in Crosmières, France, offers extensive testing facilities and a capability for accelerated shelf testing. This reduces development time to market for new recipes or alternative can materials and ensures that the products that we package remain protected for long periods.

The use of metal containers in these fast moving markets enables high filling rates and low unit costs. This and the preservation of product quality, shelf life and security give metal packaging decisive advantages for food products in comparison with alternative materials such as glass, flexibles or plastics.

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