Gastro operation and packaging materials

You can’t do without packaging materials when supplying any catering facility. Transporting a variety of goods, including beverages and food, is a very important part of your catering business.

Make the most of the potential of modern packaging materials. By choosing the right packaging, you will increase the efficiency of the transport process and minimize the risk of damage to goods. Well-managed packaging logistics will ultimately save you time and money. Find out how to do it.

Gastro transport packaging

The main purpose of transport packaging is to protect goods. The packaging itself and the contents of the product are exposed to many risks during transport. When choosing a gastro pack, it is therefore always necessary to take into account the specific characteristics of the goods and adapt to them.

As well as the use of filling materials or fixation. This varies depending on whether you are transporting the goods individually or on a pallet.

Did you know that there is less risk of dropping and damage when transporting products on a pallet with a larger number of individual packages?

How to choose the right packaging?

The range of packaging for the catering industry is increasingly complex. How do you choose the right one to suit your operation? Two key questions need to be answered:

1. What goods do you need to pack = protect during transport? Take into account its characteristics: dimensions, weight, fragility and whether it can be handled, tilted, etc., or whether it needs to be kept at a certain temperature (chilled, frozen).
2. Then define how the transport will take place. Will the packaged goods be handled manually or will palletised transport be used? Do not forget to take into account the conditions of subsequent storage of the goods in the catering facility.

Fragile goods

Some products require special care during transport – for example, beverages. To protect them from damage, we recommend the use of packing fillers, which provide additional protection during transport.

You can reach for classic bubble wrap or air cushions made of plastic, or use eco-friendly fillers and fixingswhich are widely represented in the RAJA e-shop.

Eco-friendly packaging

The vast majority of goods intended for catering equipment can be transported in cardboard packaging, especially in flap boxes. These eco-friendly packages have many advantages: they are economical, practical, lightweight, easily recyclable and offer an almost unlimited choice of sizes.

Cardboard packaging is – also in the context of transporting goods to catering establishments – an environmentally friendly and logical alternative that saves not only the planet but also your wallet.