During the colder months of the year when the temperature drops, hearty hot foods become the ‘order of the day’, such as those being offered by Pret A Manger. Items from Pret’s new hot menu are being served in a bespoke range of Hot Food takeaway products created for the popular high street chain by the UK’s leading manufacturer of disposable packaging solutions, Huhtamaki.
For Pret’s ‘Jalapeno Chicken’, ‘Swedish Meatball’ and ‘Falafel & Halloumi’ Hot Wraps, Huhtamaki has developed a Hot Food Wrap. Pre-cooked in the packaging and then transferred onto the hot shelves, the packaging has been designed to retain the heat so that the Wraps are kept hot. So whether the product is purchased to eat in-shop or as a takeaway option, the Wraps offer a high quality food choice which tastes as though it has been cooked fresh-to-order.
Huhtamaki has designed the Hot Wrap packaging to include a tear-off strip, so consumers can tear-away half of the pack and eat the Wrap easily by holding the bottom of the pack. The light-weight pillopack design has specialist greaseproof papers on both sides, to provide a grease barrier on the inside and also on the outside to prevent greasy finger marks.
To serve Pret’s hot-filled ‘Ham, Bacon & Cheese’ and ‘Mozzarella & Tomato’ Croissants, Huhtamaki has created a stylish and novel window-patched Hot Food Tray, which gives protection to the food offering whilst offering great visibility of the Croissant within – key for customer appeal and reassurance of purchase!
The Hot Food Tray not only keeps the Croissants warm when they are stored on Pret’s hot shelves, but also provides protection from the heat ensuring that they do not dry out. The Hot Food Trays are made from light-weight materials and are well insulated to allow for the safe-handling of hot food and easy-eating direct from the Tray.
