EDIBLE PACKAGING REACHES MASS MARKET, HOLDS POTENTIAL FOR CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTION
September 1st, 2013
THE CONFECTIONERY sector has long been interested in edible packaging – the use of rice paper to contain sherbet being a classic example – but food technology companies are innovating hard to allow companies to boast their products generate no packaging waste.For instance, WikiFoods Inc, based in France and the United States, launched its edible-packaged food and drink product line, WikiPearl, in 2012, which includes ice cream and yoghurt. WikiPearl involves small balls of food such as ice cream wrapped in a soft, edible and biodegradable 'skin' called ...
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