Select packaging materials for food and drink product development

Overview & Purpose

What This Standard Covers

This standard outlines the skills and knowledge necessary for selecting appropriate packaging materials in food and drink product development, emphasizing the importance of packaging in meeting organizational and regulatory standards related to cost, quality, and compliance.

Performance Criteria

• Prepare to select packaging materials by understanding organizational policies
• Liaise with various departments to determine packaging requirements
• Assess workforce capacity for specific packaging materials
• Identify suitable packaging options based on equipment capabilities
• Gather market intelligence for informed packaging selection
• Confirm packaging requirements from customers and stakeholders
• Draft specifications for packaging material needs
• Gather multiple packaging options based on specifications and costs
• Confirm organizational policies are understood by all involved in the selection
• Consider technical aspects and costs in the selection process
• Capture training needs for new packaging materials
• Select sustainable packaging per regulations
• Gain agreement on final packaging choice
• Confirm specifications and cost constraints for selected packaging
• Communicate selected packaging details to relevant stakeholders

Knowledge & Understanding Requirements

• Knowledge of regulatory and organizational packaging policies
• Communication methods and technology use within the organization
• Determining draft and final packaging specifications
• Sourcing food and drink packaging options
• Understanding customer-specific packaging requirements
• Essential and desirable features of packaging for food products
• Importance of inter-department communication for packaging decisions
• Assessing plant and equipment availability for new packaging
• Identifying workforce training needs for new packaging
• Importance of team communication regarding final specifications
• Financial considerations in packaging choice
• Encouraging creativity within packaging constraints
• Sustainability policies in food product packaging
• Technical aspects to investigate during packaging selection
• Compliance with hygiene and food safety requirements
• Environmental impacts of packaging decisions

Relevent Roles

• Manufacturing Technologists, Plant and Machine Operatives, Process Operatives, Product Developers in Food Manufacture