China: Fruit & veg packaging to improve traceability

"Following the quick and turbulent development of the industry for fresh food and vegetables, the importance of packaging for fruit and vegetables has grown day by day. Food bags of high quality have a high air permeability, so the products in the bag can continue breathing through the mesh long after they have been harvested, and can slowly give off all the water that they still carryng. This reduces the rate at which the fruits and vegetables rot and extends the shelf life. In addition, the labels on the bag aid traceability. This guarantees the safety of the food to consumers," says mister Shi Lei from Dameng Packaging.

Ningbo Yongfeng Packaging Utensils Limited Company is a specialized provider of packing solutions. In the picture we see chairman Shi Yongfeng (left) and Shi Lei.

"The texture of the mesh in our net bags is divided in two categories: crude and smooth. The crude ones are suitable for onions, potatoes and citrus, the smooth ones are used for grapes and other fruits or vegetables. The Ningbo Yongfeng Packing Utensils Limited Company, which was founded in 1986, is our parent company. It has its own processing plants in China and even in Vietnam, which are divided in two groups. The first group produces exports for the United States of America, Europe and Italy. They weave net bags which are suitable for onions. The other group produces exports for Russia and other European countries. They weave net bags that can be used for potatoes."

"For the past few years, Chinese consumers have been progressively consuming more. Their awareness of food safety has also gradually increased. When people are shopping for fruits and vegetables, they hope to find out information like the place of origin, sowing time, and whether or not a product is organic by just looking at the label. Therefore Dameng Packaging is targeting the domestic market and are our products are mainly small crude and smooth bags that can carry 1 to 5 kilograms of fruits or vegetables. Besides using environmentally friendly materials in the production process, we also have our own specialized designer team. This team can provide any design if there is a certain amount of customer requests. This also makes the customized products stand out from other ones, and helps us to build our brand more easily."

"From my personal point of view, there is a big difference in emphasis on marketing and production between domestic and foreign firms in the packaging industry. The most obvious difference is that foreign firms pay attention to the environmental friendliness of the materials they use, but in China they emphasize the diversity of appearances and the costs of our materials more."

Shi Lei
Dameng Packaging
Ningbo Yongfeng Packing Utensils Limited Company
www.nb-yongfeng.com
Phone: +86 574 8306 9289
Fax: +86 574 8841 9692
Email: info@damengpackaging.com