Last year, a new line of premium pre-sliced sub meats from Land O’Frost inspired the company’s switch to an automatic, high-speed interleaver, stacker and card dispenser.
The unrelenting demands for lower packaging costs together with some anticipated improvements in interleaving materials might drive the future of this format, adding value to the supply chain not generally expected from this source.
The symbiotic relationship between interleaving and stacking addresses consumer demand for convenience and portion control and is evolving to meet the protein industry’s need for higher levels of automation and hygienics.
Among the many steps in protein processing, interleaving and stacking of meat product stands among the more tried-and-true processes — a time-tested, relatively straightforward step in the packaging of products from ground protein patties to deli meats and beyond