Folbb introduced Excellent Top Pure Oven Freeze Grease III, a hardsized virgin-fibre cartonboard designed for frozen foods that can be cooked directly in the oven or microwave. The material combines heat resistance with an integrated grease and moisture barrier, enabling food packaging that remains fully recyclable and biodegradable while containing no added PFAS or optical brightening agents.
Produced at Folbb's Baiersbronn mill, the cartonboard is suitable for applications including ready meals, frozen foods, bakery trays and takeaway packaging. The built-in barrier can eliminate the need for additional PE or PET layers, helping simplify packaging structures while maintaining food quality under demanding cooking conditions.
For consumers, the cartonboard offers a more sustainable oven- and microwave-ready packaging option that reduces plastic use while remaining convenient for frozen meals. The launch reflects growing demand for fibre-based food packaging that balances performance with recyclability.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Ovenable Fibre Packaging
- Heat-resistant cartonboard that moves from freezer to oven or microwave creates room for plastic-reducing meal formats that maintain convenience without sacrificing recyclability.
- Pfas-free Food Barriers
- Integrated grease and moisture protection without added PFAS signals a shift toward safer high-performance coatings for brands facing tighter chemical scrutiny.
- Mono-material Meal Trays
- Simplified fibre-based structures that avoid PE or PET layers support easier recycling pathways while preserving packaging performance for frozen and prepared foods.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Frozen Foods
- Brands in frozen meals gain new packaging possibilities that combine cooking compatibility, product protection and lower plastic dependency.
- Sustainable Packaging
- Barrier-enhanced virgin-fibre cartonboard expands the market for recyclable and biodegradable alternatives across demanding foodservice and retail applications.
- Takeaway Foodservice
- Oven- and microwave-ready fibre trays can reshape prepared food packaging by pairing heat tolerance with reduced reliance on conventional coated plastics.
