{"id":16870,"date":"2025-10-24T15:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biopap.com\/?page_id=16870\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:09:59","slug":"compostable-efficient-and-safe-packaging-solutions-for-sustainable-collective-catering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.biopap.com\/en\/product-lines\/compostable-efficient-and-safe-packaging-solutions-for-sustainable-collective-catering\/","title":{"rendered":"Compostable, efficient and safe packaging solutions for sustainable collective catering"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our systemic approach and close collaboration with our partners in the catering supply chain encourage us to provide concrete and specific solutions to the big challenges facing our sector:<\/p>\n

-Reducing food waste<\/p>\n

-Increasing operational efficiency and meal quality<\/p>\n

-Reducing CO2 emissions and environmental impact<\/p>\n

A complete, constantly evolving ecosystem, ranging from flat-bottomed trays to the revolutionary BIOPAP Genius Meal Tray\u00ae self-supporting meal trays. Specific solutions for every process, from the transport of hot meals to cold meals and frozen meals, all designed and manufactured in Italy using a supply chain of European and PEFC-certified raw materials.<\/p>\n

The product has been developed over more than 20 years of constant innovation and with a visionary approach to sustainability; our BIOPAP\u00ae trays are unbreakable at low temperatures and resistant to high temperatures, without deforming. The Easy Open lids make the containers lighter, saving raw materials and weight, and creating a cohesive structure that makes them more rigid, easier to handle and safer during use and service. They are also equipped, on request, with automatic steam release valves to prevent overcooking during regeneration and improve the organoleptic quality of food. Controlled atmosphere solutions naturally extend the shelf life of food preparations and reduce food waste.<\/p>\n

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BIOPAP\u00ae compostable trays are designed and manufactured to respond efficiently and with the highest food safety standards to every type of process and service:<\/p>\n

-Transport of hot meals with hot meals<\/p>\n

-Transport of cold meals or refrigerated meals<\/p>\n

-Combined cycles of refrigerated and hot meals<\/p>\n

-Transport of frozen meals or cook & freeze meals<\/p>\n

-Combined cycles of frozen meals with hot meals departing from satellite kitchens<\/p>\n

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All BIOPAP\u00ae solutions are \u201cCompostable by design\u201d certified and have the main Italian, European and North American certifications. These unique solutions have been designed thanks to an open partnership with the catering industry, with the aim of improving operational efficiency, reducing CO2 emissions and food waste, and valorising leftovers and scraps directly in anaerobic digestion to produce biogas and compost for use in agriculture. A natural cycle without end.<\/p>\n

Let’s move away from the old linear models with a new high economic and environmental impact. With BIOPAP\u00ae compostable solutions, we can give a great input to the circular economy in the catering sector, contribute to a more equitable distribution of value along the supply chain, increase food quality and fuel a natural and never-ending virtuous cycle: environment-agriculture-catering-composting-environment.<\/p>\n

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Our BIOPAP\u00ae compostable trays facilitate workflows and work organisation during preparation, make service safer and faster, reduce waste management costs and have a positive impact on the soil, agriculture and the local area.<\/p>\n

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  1. High-performance compostable containers and lidding solutions for hot meal delivery or Cook & Hold process <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The first step of this Ecosystem for Italy and Spain is the sealable square-bottom tray, the basis for all single portions.<\/p>\n

    The range of containers and sealing solutions ranges between GN \u00bd and GN \u00bc Gastronom containers for bulk deliveries, along with other shapes and sizes in both multi-portions and individual portions, including the two-compartment containers from the Easy Catering family.<\/p>\n

    Our patented BIOPAP\u00ae LC trays guarantee contact and storage of hot food for 5 hours at 100\u00b0C or for 6 hours at 90\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

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    Differently from simple serving, the delivery of hot meals must consider the reality of the kitchen processes, filling temperatures, transport and service times.<\/p>\n

    Furthermore, the following point should be considered:<\/p>\n

    -filling temperatures prior to sealing must necessarily exceed 85\u00b0C;<\/p>\n

    -maintenance temperatures in isothermal containers\/holding ovens, added to transport and service times, range from 3 to 5 hours;<\/p>\n

    -The containers used for these types of service may NOT meet technical and regulatory requirements:<\/p>\n

    -Insufficient MOCA<\/p>\n

    -Fragility with risk of foreign bodies during filling<\/p>\n

    -Insufficient mechanical resistance at temperature<\/p>\n

    -Deformation and smell transfer at temperature<\/p>\n

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    BIOPAP\u00ae LC containers are the only compostable trays that guarantee technical and regulatory suitability for the most severe filling, transport and storage cycles: no mechanical deformation, no transfer of smell or flavour, and with adequate MOCA declarations supported by global and specific migration tests.<\/p>\n

    The high performance required by the actual hot meal transport service processes requires technical and design characteristics that only BIOPAP trays can guarantee, as they have been designed to withstand temperatures from -80\u00b0C to +175\/215\u00b0C in complete safety.<\/p>\n

    BIOPAP\u00ae trays are also unbreakable and do not generate product waste or risk contamination from foreign bodies. They remain rigid and undistorted throughout their entire service life, are safe and guaranteed for food contact in the real conditions of hot meal delivery processes.<\/p>\n

    Together with BIOPAP\u00ae trays, we have co-developed a compostable sealing film suitable for the hot-meal delivery cycle, as well as rigid lids that allow the high stacking without deformation, before service or delivery. In this way, a punctual service can be guaranteed even in small satellite kitchens or those with limited space and equipment.<\/p>\n

    BIOPAP\u00ae compostable trays, combined with various specific sealing options, are the best solution for innovating collective catering services, revolutionising functionality, efficiency, safety and sustainability.<\/p>\n

    The characteristics of our BIOPAP\u00ae LC trays for collective catering are unique and guarantee full compliance with requirements, as well as maximum functionality in service, while reducing operating times and costs:<\/p>\n

    -Suitable for direct food contact for up to 5 hours at 100\u00b0C or 6 hours at 90\u00b0C<\/p>\n

    -Technical suitability for cold use: unbreakable at cold and room temperatures, with no risk of foreign objects and no product waste<\/p>\n

    -Technical suitability for hot use: does not lose rigidity or deform at high temperatures<\/p>\n

    -High stackability with Easy Open lids<\/p>\n

    -PEFC-certified renewable European raw materials<\/p>\n

    -CIC, OK Compost Home, BPI compostable certifications<\/p>\n

    -USDA Biobased certifications<\/p>\n

    -66% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to PP of the same size and performance<\/p>\n

    -BIOPAP\u00ae production sites with ZERO CO2 emissions<\/p>\n

    -No pesticides<\/p>\n

    -No GMOs<\/p>\n

    -No PFAS<\/p>\n

    -European supply chain<\/p>\n

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    Do not expose yourself to serious risks of non-compliance or service inefficiencies with product waste or inconvenience for operators and meal users. Check your processes and the suitability of containers and materials very carefully. Our solutions are tested and guaranteed by the world’s leading professional catering operators for the most critical applications: hospitals, maternity wards, nurseries, kindergartens, social catering, as well as airline and corporate catering.<\/p>\n

    Choose BIOPAP\u00ae tray solutions and let’s work together to transform catering services with greater food safety, greater efficiency and greater sustainability.<\/p>\n

    2. High-performance compostable containers and lidding solutions for cold meal delivery or Cook & Chill food process<\/strong><\/p>\n

    For the cook & chill process, BIOPAP\u00ae has developed 2 patented solutions:<\/p>\n