In the food packaging sector, what makes the difference is the drive for innovation, through which packaging can be generated in compliance with quality, safety and convenience standards. With more than 40 years of experience, Hot Form has grown significantly, thanks to its desire to offer the market an increasingly high-performance product capable of responding to consumer needs.
As Hot Form CEO Jacopo Bonotto said at the microphones of the Top Secret programme, hosted by Corrado Tedeschi, the secret of our company’s success is ‘definitely being flexible, fast and available to the end customer who, especially in recent times, has become much more demanding and precise’.
The production process of our food packaging
How does the production process of our food packaging work? As Dr Jacopo Bonotto explains in the interview, at Hot Form we produce food packaging using the thermoforming technique, a process that starts with recycled plastic: RPET.
Using our in-house machinery, we extrude the material into reels that are then processed to create customised trays used by our customers in the food industry. Every stage of production, from design to final manufacture, is controlled to ensure maximum customisation and quality. We are also able to create customised food packaging, meeting our customers’ specific requirements in terms of shape, size and colour.
The added value of our production process is its efficiency. In fact, the waste generated during production is not disposed of, but reground and reintroduced into the production cycle, leading to zero waste management. This approach allows us to reduce our environmental impact and optimise the use of raw materials in our food packaging.
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Sustainability and cutting-edge technology
Sustainability is at the core of our food packaging production process. We use recycled materials and have invested in environmentally friendly technologies, such as a trigeneration plant, which allows us to produce electricity, heat and cooling energy to support the production of food packaging. In addition, we have installed photovoltaic systems to further reduce our ecological footprint.
Every year we strive to improve our processes, focusing on technological innovations that enable us to be more efficient and environmentally friendly. Thanks to these drives, we can offer high-quality food packaging solutions while maintaining a low environmental footprint.
Diversification in the food packaging sector
As mentioned above, diversification plays a central role in satisfying customer needs. That is why at Hot Form we serve a wide range of sectors, focusing mainly on three types of customers: the food industry, wholesalers and large-scale retail trade (GDO).
We specialise in the production of food packaging for the confectionery industry, for which we produce customised trays for the transport and storage of biscuits, chocolates and other foods.
We also offer customised solutions for wholesalers, who can resell our food packaging to smaller customers. Finally, we supply trays for the ready-to-eat foods we all see in supermarkets, such as those used for salads, sauces and other dishes for immediate consumption. Thanks to our experience in food packaging, we can meet the most diversified market needs.
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Certifications and guaranteed quality
Besides diversification, quality and safety are also key elements in our work. We are proud to have certifications such as ISO 9001 and 14001, which prove our compliance with quality and sustainability standards in the production of food packaging.
However, the most important certification for us is the BRC (British Retail Consortium), which guarantees that our food packaging meets the necessary hygiene and health regulations to produce safe and compliant food packaging.
This certification, achieved after rigorous testing, proves that our processes are safe and that our food packaging is suitable for food contact. Our commitment to quality and safety allows us to offer our customers food packaging solutions that meet the highest industry standards.
Digitisation and the future in food packaging
How do we get ready for the future at Hot Form? By investing in the digitisation of our processes. Our goal is to automate the entire food packaging supply chain, moving from paper-based management to a fully computerised system. This will allow us to monitor and optimise every stage of food packaging production in real time, reducing waste and improving resource management.
Among the most remarkable investments, we have installed new extrusion lines and state-of-the-art machinery that allow us to increase production capacity and meet the growing demand for customised food packaging. This transformation is an important step towards a more efficient and sustainable future in food packaging.
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