 | Appropriate Food Packaging (Tool) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Preface |
| | Acknowledgements |
|  | 1 Food and packaging |
| | 1.1 The importance of food processing |
| | 1.2 What is good packaging? |
| | 1.3 Environmental and economic aspects |
| | 1.4 The aim of this book |
| | 2 Types of food and prevention of deterioration |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 2.1 Food products that are suitable for small-scale processing |
| | 2.2 Types of deterioration |
| | 2.3 Extension of shelf-life |
| | 2.4 Summary of the chapter |
| | 3 Packaging materials |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 3.1 Rigid containers |
| | 3.2 Flexible packaging |
| | 4 Filling and labelling |
| | 4.1 Filling equipment |
| | 4.2 Labels and labelling |
| | 5 Production, re-use and re-cycling of packaging |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 5.1 Materials that can be made on site |
| | 5.2 Re-use of packaging |
| | 5.3 Environmental aspects of packaging and re-cycling possibilities |
| | 6 Implications of introducing packaging |
| | 6.1 Introduction |
| | 6.2 Pre-packaging changes |
| | 6.3 Packaging store |
| | 6.4 Quality control |
| | 6.5 Post-packaging operations |
| | 7 Benefits and costs of food packaging |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 7.1 Summary of how to calculate packaging costs |
| | Glossary |
| | Resources |
| | A - References to literature related to packaging of food |
| | B Packaging Periodicals |
| | C International packaging research institutes |
| | D Bilateral packaging research institutes |
| | E National institutes of packaging |
| | F Selected information sources |
| | G Companies used as information sources for this publication |
1.4 The aim of this book
It is hoped that this book will assist the small and medium food manufacturer to consider not only which packaging is best for their product but other related aspects. The whole package including its materials, label and shipping container should be considered as part of the overall business plan and not, as often happens, as an afterthought. The book is mainly written for entrepreneurs who wish to increase their sales and competitiveness by improving their business. Some of the technologies described may appear too large and costly for the very small cottage industry sector. In many cases, however, it is companies from this sector which, with advice and good management, have grown into well known brand names.
It is also hoped that this publication will be of interest to food research institutions, non-government organizations, development workers and extension workers who are involved in projects to improve the small-scale food processing industry sector.
It is believed that this book is somewhat unique in the bibliography of packaging, concentrating as it does on the small-scale application of packaging against a background of basic food technology.
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