Frozen Food

Paperboard for frozen food packaging

Frozen food packages can experience numerous temperature changes during transport to the retail freezer case. The resulting condensation creates moisture, that when absorbed by the carton can cause softening, wrinkling, buckling—which leads shoppers to believe the food product quality or safety may have been compromised.

MWV paperboards are engineered with the demands of the cold chain in mind. High-quality fiber plus a range of fiber and performance polymer options ensure we can make your brand stand up to whatever the cold chain dishes out. Our paperboard offerings are particularly well-suited to certain frozen food packaging applications, such as:

Frozen novelty ice creamOur paperboard is designed for secondary and teritiary packaging solutions for individual ice cream portions such as cones, bars and sandwiches. We offer paperboards designed to withstand the multiple freeze thaw cycles and packaging solutions that bring billboard graphics, organization and operational cost improvement to the freezer shelf.

Frozen seafood packagingProcessed in one of the harshest environments packaging can encounter, seafood often requires packaging and re-packaging as it crosses the cold chain. We offer specialty paperboards engineered to address the demanding wet environments of seafood processing and seafood packaging so your brand can travel safely and efficiently wherever you want it to go.  Learn more

Frozen entrees and mealsStanding out among your competition in the freezer case is about more than just graphics. From secondary cartons and sleeves to options for molded paperboard trays, you need packaging that properly conveys the quality and consistency of the meal experience, and no materials work better for your frozen meal brand than MWV paperboards.

Frozen pizzaThe demand for frozen pizza continues to grow around the world. As brands look to differentiate and create offerings that can compete with the local pizzeria, we offer a variety of premium paperboard options from cost-effective category mainstays to newly-developed paperboards that feature recycled content and reduced package weight.

For outstanding performance in frozen food packaging, our high-quality paperboards include:

• Printkote® Paperboard: an industry favorite for more than two decades
• Custom Kote® Paperboard: strong, durable coated unbleached kraft, the industry standard
• Custom Kote® Paperboard Shrimp Base: polymer coated CNK to withstand wet environments
• Specialty Printkote® Ovenable Paperboard: freezes well and is dual ovenable
• Specialty Printkote® HMR Paperboard: polymer coated SBS to withstand wet environments
• Specialty Printkote® PE Paperboard: full variety of LDPE coating finishes
• Specialty Printkote® PET Paperboard: dual ovenable

 

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• Custom Kote® Paperboard
  

  Custom Kote® is a high-performing coated natural kraft (CNK) paperboard. The coated side provides an excellent surface on which to create shopper stopping graphics. The unbleached, uncoated side delivers consumers a clean, all natural perception, and realistic graphics. In between the two surfaces are tough, hard-working natural and recycled fibers engineered for outstanding performance in stressful environments throughout the supply chain, such as freeze-thaw cycles.

• Custom Kote® Shrimp Base Paperboard
  

  Custom Kote® Shrimp Base is a high-performing, single sheet paperboard that offers exceptional strength and durability for products packaged in extremely wet conditions.

• KlaFold® Paperboard
  

  KlaFold® is a high-quality, coated unbleached kraft paperboard with low-density, high-yield characteristics that provide outstanding strength and durability. KlaFold offers superior printing and converting performance due to its exceptional smoothness and consistency. USFDA and ISEGA compliance make this product ideal for most direct and indirect food contact applications, as well as for cartons and packages of all types.

• Printkote® HMR Paperboard
  

  Printkote® HMR (High Moisture Resistance) paperboard offers exceptional moisture resistance for packaging that needs to endure the rigor of multiple freeze-thaw cycles throughout the cold chain.

• Printkote® Ovenable Paperboard
  

  Eliminate the expense of excess packaging with one versatile container. Printkote® Ovenable makes it possible to go from the freezer shelf to the conventional or microwave oven and then to the table.

• Printkote® Paperboard
  

  Offering versatility and cost-effectiveness in food packaging applications, Printkote® paperboard meets the needs of today’s discriminating brand owners with a warm-white, glossy coated side for exceptional printability, and a uniform, smooth white uncoated back.

• Printkote® PET Paperboard
  

  Printkote® PET paperboard is the perfect choice for frozen and bakery applications that do not demand the moisture resistance of Printkote Ovenable. Eliminate the expense of excess packaging with one versatile container that can go from the store shelf to the conventional or microwave oven and then to the table. Polyester-coated one one side, Printkote PET provides exceptional aesthetic and functional qualities combined with consistent performance.

• Printkote® Poly Paperboard
  

  Ideal for food packaging applications where moisture barrier, grease resistance or heat sealability is required. Printkote® Poly paperboard offers a warm white finish that can be coated on one or both sides with low-density polyethylene (LDPE) in a variety of finishes including clear, black, matte, satin, and gloss.