(St. Louis, MO) July 11, 2016.  Anchor Packaging, Inc., one of North America’s largest manufacturers of specialty food packaging, used by restaurants and supermarkets for take-out meals, earned the “High Hygiene” certification from NSF International for the BRC Global Standard for Packaging.  The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is the leading safety and quality certification program to ensure that manufacturers fulfill their legal obligations and provide protection for the end user.

“BRC is the preeminent food safety standard created to promote consistency across the supply chain, by ensuring delivery of safe food to consumers.” said Jeffrey Wolff, President of Anchor Packaging. “The complexities of today’s food supply chain mandate that the most stringent food safety protocols be implemented at every point of supply. We have achieved a major milestone by raising our manufacturing standards to comply with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmark. Our customers now have the assurance that Anchor Packaging operates to the highest quality standards, while we continually strive to maintain and improve these standards that set us apart” added Mr. Wolff.

The NSF Certificate of Conformity for BRC Packaging-High Hygiene (for food contact) was awarded, following extensive audits of  Anchor Packaging rigid container facilities in Paragould and Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Anchor Packaging’s products include affordable, upscale, to-go packaging to merchandise prepared ready-to-heat meals in supermarkets, and takeout meals offered by restaurants and other foodservice operations.   Anchor’s unique product line includes stock and custom rigid packaging, as well as a broad line of cling film wraps.

(St. Louis, MO) January 11, 2016.  Anchor Packaging won the 2016 Sustainability Award Certificate of Merit from the World Packaging Organization (WPO).  This sustainability award for the Embraceable^® platter and dome follows the prestigious 2016 World Star Packaging Award for this product announced last month. The Embraceable package also won the 2015 AmeriStar Design Excellence Award and the Best New Product in Foodservice by Convenience Store News.

WPO judges awarded Anchor a high sustainability score for responsible raw material sourcing and reduction, energy optimization, and recovery that includes reusability, recyclability, and ease of disposal.

The Embraceable black platter is an 11″ x 8″ oval designed and patented with a locator ring in the bottom to hold a standard 8-ounce squat paper food container. This popular serving size for chili, soups, oatmeal, grits, mac & cheese, and many other items often accompanies a main dish, sandwich, or salad. The clear, anti-fog, vented PP lid contains an integral sealing flange that forms a lid over the paper container at the same time that it forms a leak-resistant seal on the platter.  This seal eliminates the lid for the paper container, which saves expense and reduces the amount of packaging consumed, thereby reducing carbon footprint. It also improves consumer convenience, as the meal travels in one container, rather than two.

Both base and dome work well for hot foods held under heat lamps, chilled ready-to-heat meals in the microwave, and for assorted hot and cold food applications, thus reducing SKUs.  The strong and durable, cut-resistant black PP base withstands temperatures up to 230°F.  Bases are made with natural mineral additives reducing the use of petroleum-based resin by 40%.  Elimination of the extra lid for the paper container also demonstrates your environmental commitment to reduce waste.

Anchor Packaging’s products include affordable, upscale, to-go packaging to merchandise prepared ready-to-heat meals in supermarkets, and takeout meals offered by restaurants and other foodservice operations.   Anchor’s unique product line includes stock and custom rigid packaging, as well as a broad line of cling film wraps.

(St. Louis, MO) December 14, 2015.  Anchor Packaging won the 2016 WorldStar Award from the World Packaging Organization (WPO) in the food category. Judges reviewed 293 entries from 35 countries for all types of packaging including food, beverage, pharmaceutical, health & beauty and chose Anchor’s Embraceable^® as a winner of this prestigious award. All package entries are required to be previous winners of a recognized packaging award.  Anchor won the AmeriStar Package Award in June.  This is the second WorldStar for Anchor Packaging and the third award for the Embraceable package joining many other awards won by other Anchor products.

Embraceable is an 11″ x 8″ black, oval platter designed and patented with a locator ring in the bottom to hold a standard 8-ounce squat paper food container. This popular serving size for chili, soups, oatmeal, grits, mac & cheese, and many other items often accompanies a main dish, sandwich, or salad. The clear, anti-fog, vented PP lid contains an integral sealing flange that forms a lid over the paper container at the same time that it forms a leak-resistant seal on the platter.  This seal eliminates the lid for the paper container, which saves expense and reduces the amount of packaging consumed, thereby reducing carbon footprint. It also improves consumer convenience, as the meal travels in one container, rather than two.

Both base and dome work well for hot foods held under heat lamps, chilled ready-to-heat meals in the microwave, and for assorted hot and cold food applications, thus reducing SKUs.  The strong and durable, cut-resistant black PP base withstands temperatures up to 230°F.  Bases are made with natural mineral additives reducing the use of petroleum-based resin by 40%.  Elimination of the extra lid for the paper container also demonstrates your environmental commitment to reduce waste.

Anchor Packaging’s products include affordable, upscale, to-go packaging to merchandise prepared ready-to-heat meals in supermarkets, and takeout meals offered by restaurants and other foodservice operations.   Anchor’s unique product line includes stock and custom rigid packaging, as well as a broad line of cling film wraps.

(St. Louis, MO) June 29, 2015.  The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) reviewed almost 100 entries for all types of packaging including food, beverage, pharmaceutical, health & beauty and chose Anchor’s Embraceable as a winner of the 2015 AmeriStar Design Excellence Award. All entries were judged on innovation, product protection, economics, performance, marketing, and environmental impact.

IoPP’s AmeriStar Package Awards Competition recognizes those companies changing the face of packaging and is considered North America’s most prestigious packaging awards competition. This is the second award for the Embraceable package and it joins a list of other awards won by Anchor Packaging products.

Embraceable is an 11″ x 8″ black, oval platter designed and patented with a locator ring in the bottom to hold a standard 8 ounce squat paper food container. This popular serving size is used for chili, soups, oatmeal, grits, mac & cheese, and many other items that often accompany a main dish, sandwich, or salad. The clear, anti-fog, vented PP lid contains an integral sealing flange that forms a lid over the paper container at the same time that it forms a leak-resistant seal on the platter.  This eliminates the lid for the paper container, which saves expense and reduces the amount of packaging consumed, thereby reducing carbon footprint. It also improves consumer convenience, as the meal may be carried in one single container, rather than two.

Both base and dome work well for hot foods held under heat lamps, chilled ready-to-heat meals in the microwave, and for assorted hot and cold food applications, thus reducing SKUs.  The strong and durable, cut-resistant black PP base withstands temperatures up to 230°F.  Bases are made with natural mineral additives reducing the use of petroleum based resin by 40%.  Elimination of the extra lid for the paper container also demonstrates your environmental commitment to reduce waste.

Anchor Packaging’s products include affordable, upscale, takeout packaging. Anchor’s products are used for merchandising prepared ready-to-heat meals in supermarkets, and takeout meals offered by restaurants and other foodservice operations.   Anchor’s unique product line includes stock and custom rigid packaging, as well as a broad line of cling film wraps.

(St. Louis, MO) October 20, 2014.  Anchor Packaging, Inc. was presented with the 2014 BEST NEW PRODUCT Award at the NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores) show in Las Vegas earlier this month, by CS News.  Anchor’s product, the Embraceable^® platter and dome lid, was deemed the winner in the “Foodservice – Display & Packaging” category. This award is based on points awarded by consumers in the areas of: value, convenience, and appearance, then overall evaluation by Past Times Marketing, a consumer research and product testing firm.   2014 is the 18^th year for the CS NEWS new product recognition program for the convenience store industry.

Embraceable is an 11″ x 8″ black, oval platter designed and patented with a locator ring in the bottom to hold a standard 8 ounce squat paper food container. This popular serving size is used for chili, soups, oatmeal, grits, mac & cheese, and many other items that often accompany a main dish, sandwich, or salad. The clear, anti-fog, vented PP lid contains an integral sealing flange that forms a lid over the paper container at the same time that it forms a leak-resistant seal on the platter.  This eliminates the lid for the paper container, which saves expense and reduces the amount of packaging consumed, thereby reducing carbon footprint. It also improves consumer convenience, as the meal may be carried in one single container, rather than two.

Both base and dome work well for hot foods held under heat lamps, chilled ready-to-heat meals in the microwave, and for assorted cold food applications, thus reducing SKUs.  The strong and durable, cut-resistant black PP bases withstand temperatures up to 230°F.  Bases are made with natural mineral additives reducing the use of petroleum based resin by 40% joining other products in Anchor’s Nature’s Best^® line of sustainable products.  Elimination of the extra lid for the paper container also demonstrates your environmental commitment to reduce waste.

Anchor Packaging’s products include affordable upscale takeout packaging used for merchandising prepared ready-to-heat meals in supermarkets and takeout meals offered at restaurants and other foodservice operations.   Anchor’s unique product lines of stock and custom rigid packaging also include foil wrap and film.

St. Louis, MO – February 11, 2013 Anchor Packaging, one of America’s largest manufacturers of specialty food packaging used in restaurant and supermarket take-out meals, received a $56,794 incentive check from Entergy Arkansas.  This award was attained by installing energy-efficient high-bay lighting, lighting controls, and process upgrades that will significantly reduce the amount of electricity used in their Marmaduke, AR facility.

“We are pleased that the lighting and equipment changes implemented with this project will conserve substantial amounts of energy each year and assure that the energy that is consumed within the plant is for direct manufacturing processes,” said Anchor Packaging Engineering Manager Brian Hackett. “There have been many positive comments from employees and visitors about how the new lighting has improved the work areas in the plant. Anchor Packaging is very proud of our efforts to be energy conscious and this project is the first of many to follow in the coming months.”

Marmaduke Mayor, Steve Dixon, was present for the check presentation and congratulated Anchor Packaging “for their accomplishment in energy conservation.  It is thru efforts such as this that helps keep companies in business today.  Anchor Packaging and Entergy have been good neighbors and I look forward to further growth in our community knowing that both companies are working together committed to energy reduction.”

Entergy’s Commercial & Industrial Custom Solutions Program helps customers save energy and money by providing no-cost facility improvement recommendations and financial incentives based on the total amount of energy the equipment will save. Anchor Packaging’s upgrades will save more than 849,753 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, which is equivalent to preventing the annual carbon dioxide emissions from more than 125 passenger vehicles, according to Environmental Protection Agency calculations, as reported by Entergy Customer Service Manager David Burnette.

Anchor Packaging’s products include upscale take-out packaging used for merchandising prepared ready-to-heat meals in supermarkets and take-out meals in restaurants and other foodservice operations. The Roaster^® Series, Incredi-Bowls^®, Culinary Classics^®, Culinary Basics^®, MicroRaves^®, MicroRounds^®, Gourmet Classics^®, Microlite^®, BonFaire^®, Crystal Clear^®, Crystal Classics^®, and AnchorFoil^® are among Anchor’s unique product lines that also include foil and film. Custom package design and manufacture is provided for many large food companies in the U.S. and Canada.

Anchor Design of KFC Reusable Sides Container Wins 2010 Greener Package Award

(St. Louis, MO) October 4, 2010 Working with KFC, Anchor Packaging is changing the way consumers look at takeout packaging.“Through research, KFC found that consumers prefer reusable containers because it gives them control of how the item is reused, or disposed of, after purchase”, stated Susan Miles, KFC Engineering Manager.

Like many large multi-unit foodservice companies, KFC was using a disposable printed polystyrene foam bowl to hold its side dishes. KFC recognized that if they could change their containers from a disposable item to a reusable item, similar to the food storage containers consumers willingly purchase, they would achieve a double win”.The containers would no longer end up in landfills and their consumers would receive a premium”, in the form of a new food storage container every time that they ordered a meal at KFC.

KFC turned to Anchor Packaging, the leading manufacturer of polypropylene and PET food containers, to design a container that would accomplish this vision, while still performing operationally at store level.Made of 100% polypropylene, the same material used to make the leading retail food storage containers, the KFC Reusable Sides Containers are microwavable, dishwasher-safe, and fully reusable. The bowl is clear, allowing the consumer to see what is inside, both at the time of purchase, and when used to hold leftovers in the consumer’s refrigerator. The lids are colored in KFC-red to give the consumer the clue that these are reusable food storage containers.

The introduction of this new container is part of a larger packaging initiative that KFC, the country’s largest chicken restaurant chain, is undertaking. KFC is also introducing a new web site to tell the Reuse, Renew, Rejoice” story. Those interested in learning more about KFC’s current and future packaging initiatives from reusable side containers to the replacement of plastic plates can visit the web page.

Consistent with the EPA’s Solid Waste Management Pyramid Strategies of:Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Recover Energy:

REDUCE the Carbon Footprint.

• 25% LESS ENERGY to produce polypropylene than   general-purpose polystyrene.
• 51% LESS GREENHOUSE GASES generated with   polypropylene, compared to general-purpose polystyrene production.

REUSE the KFC container.

• The bowls and lids are consumer-reusable, providing   for an extended use life-cycle.

RECYCLE the KFC container.

• The KFC  Reusable Sides Bowls are recyclable, made of #5 PP polypropylene. As   reported at the 2009 Biopolymers Symposium, “œOf the fossil fuel-based resins, only polypropylene can be   considered sustainable, per the scorecard, based mainly on the environmental   merits of the monomer propylene and the ability to introduce large amounts   of post-consumer recycled content.”

RECOVER Energy.

• As an end-of-life solid waste component, and part of   a waste-to-energy” program, polypropylene has the highest value in stored   energy when incinerated. 38 million BTU’s per ton of material. Coal contains only 1/2 the BTU’s on average, per ton.

­­Anchor Packaging’s product line includes a broad variety of upscale take-out packaging used in restaurants and other foodservice operations, as well as containers for merchandising prepared ready-to-heat meals in supermarkets, all-purpose foodservice cling wrap, AnchorFoil® rolls, pop-up sheet and pans, Culinary Classics®, Culinary Basics®, MicroRaves®, Incredi-Bowl®, MicroRounds®, the Roaster®, Gourmet Classics®, Microlite®, Bon Faire®, CrystalClear®, Crystal Classics®, and Deli View® are among Anchor’s unique product lines. Anchor also provides custom package design and manufacture for many large food companies in the U.S., Canada and internationally. www.anchorpackaging.com.

(St. Louis, MO) May 17, 2010 The IoPP (Institute of Packaging Professionals) presented the Ameristar Award to Anchor Packaging in recognition of, commitment to, and support of, excellence in overall package design and functionality. The judging criteria consisted of: innovation, food protection, performance, and environmental impact. Formal recognition took place at the Ameristar and IoPP Honors and Awards dinner.

The Crisp Food Container uses an exclusive, patent-pending, convection cross-flow^TM ventilation design to relieve moisture and condensation, while ensuring that fried foods remain crispy. Independent, side-by-side tests at several leading retailers demonstrated that the Crisp Food Container allowed the food product to retain more of its internal temperature than other available packaging, thus assisting in meeting local health department regulations.

The Crisp Food Container is made of re-usable polypropylene, and consists of a black base and clear lid, formed as a single hinged container.

Anchor Packaging’s product line includes a broad variety of upscale take-out packaging used restaurants and other foodservice operations, as well as, containers for merchandising prepared ready-to-heat meals in supermarkets deli cup containers, all-purpose foodservice cling wrap.AnchorFoil® rolls, pop-up sheet and pans, Culinary Classics®, Culinary Basics®, MicroRaves®, Incredi-Bowl®, MicroRounds®, the Roaster®, Gourmet Classics®, Microlite®, Bon Faire®, and Deli View® are among Anchor’s unique product lines. Anchor also provides custom package design and manufacture for many large food companies in the U.S. and Canada.