The perfect partner for innovation in food packaging
Pack4Food is an independent, non-profit organization focusing on innovation through collaboration within the whole packaging chain.
Stimulating innovation
Pack4Food aims to stimulate innovation in food-packaging, both at the food producer and at their suppliers (packaging producers, filling machine producers, ...), and also to support companies in their everyday packaging challenges.
Make your packaging future proof and join Pack4Food, thé platform for packing food and food packaging
Every company active in the food packaging industry can become a member of Pack4Food. Doing so, they can participate actively in different research projects, keep up with innovative developments in their sector and request technological advices. Besides that, Pack4Food also helps companies that are no member on a ad hoc base. Finally, Pack4Food initiates innovative research by submitting project applications with different financing channels.
Overview of our members
Together we think about the packaging of the future
Pack4Food was founded in 2005 within the framework of an IWT-TD (Technological Services Project) within Ghent University. Meanwhile Pack4Food transformed into a non-profit organization and in addition to giving advice on food packaging it also focuses on research in close collaboration with various research centers and industrial partners. The research topics are defined depending on the collective needs of the member companies.
Pack4Food has successfully completed several collective research projects whose results are widely disseminated. Additionally, Pack4Food also gives lectures on national and international seminars and conferences on various topics within the food packaging subject.
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Initiating and coordinating
Pack4Food initiates and coordinates projects in collaboration with companies and research institutions, both on a Flemish and European level.