Following the findings of research by Warwick Medical School which concluded that boiling vegetables strips them of most of their nutritional value, LINPAC Plastics has developed its fresh produce offering by extending the PP range to include a tray for stir fry.

As part of the study researchers tested a range of cooking methods including; boiling, steaming, microwaving and stir frying and recorded which method best preserved the natural anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties of fresh vegetables. Traditional boiling was discouraged whilst stir frying, currently a market worth £19m in the UK, came highly recommended by researchers.

In response to the current popularity of stir frying and the nutritional benefits it offers to the consumer, LINPAC has developed a rigid PP tray which perfectly presents and protects the product, ensuring that the stir fry mix arrives with the consumer in perfect condition, visually and nutritionally intact.

The PP tray protects the fresh vegetables from potential damage throughout the supply chain and can be overwrapped or lid sealed, providing a barrier to ensure that the stir fry mix remains fresh and tasty and has the longest shelf life possible.

Anthony Debus, Product Manager at LINPAC Plastics, says: "Stir fries are the ultimate in healthy convenience food and are the perfect way to ensure that customers get the full benefit from their five-a-day. Our new tray gives retailers the opportunity to offer further ease and convenience to the customer by allowing them to divide the tray to include the addition of noodles. By containing all the ingredients in one convenient and efficient pack, the tray allows customers to create a quick and easy meal which preserves the goodness in their ingredients."

To complement the stir fry tray,LINPAC also offer retail ready packaging (RRP), designed to attractively display products while removing the costly process of unpacking the goods by hand at the retail outlet. The RRP trays can be manufactured from recycled PET and can be fully recycled.

Anthony Debus adds: "Retail Ready Packaging minimises the potential for damage to the rigid plastic packaging, reducing the risk of product wastage and the possibility of non-availability of stock. The stir fry tray, combined with LINPAC's retail ready offering, is a great way to ensure that a stir fry meal remains in premium condition even once it has reached the end of the supply chain."