Innovative Coffee Packaging Saves Time and Enhances Flavour

It is the only coffee packaging system delivered to roasters with the degassing system already applied. By integrating the venting system into the high-barrier laminate, the pack is ready to run on filling machines immediately after the coffee is roasted with no need for additional equipment or process steps.

offers a new, simplified packaging process. It is a degassing system that arrives already integrated directly into the packaging material. It is the reliable, efficient and flexible solution for coffee producers – no additional equipment necessary.

This is essential at a time when consumers increasingly demand coffee that prioritizes quality and focuses on standards and excellence from start (coffee farmer) to finish (consumer). Specialty coffee is celebrated for its unique flavor, specific origin and quality – and the right packaging is essential to meet these requirements. It’s an opportunity too big to ignore, as the specialty coffee market is expected to hit $83.5 billion by 2025

French coffee roaster Cafés Folliet, a market leading family-run coffee brand in France with a 138-year history, introduced 

pioneering technology to the ground coffee it supplies to hotels in December 2017.

The ground filter coffee that Cafés Folliet supplies to hotels for their breakfast market was previously packaged in plain packaging without a valve. However, as consumers’ expectations for the quality of coffee began to increase, there was a growing need for the hotels to provide fresher, higher quality coffee – and that meant applying a valve to the pack.

Without any investment in new applicator equipment, valves or additional suppliers, Cafés Folliet switched customers have seen include reduced downtime and less production waste. Roasters running three shifts on one machine could save on average 280 hours of downtime and up to 10% cost savings annually thanks to increased production efficiency, depending on machine model and the type of hard valve being replaced.

It is up to 87% lighter than hard valves and allows energy savings by eliminating the need to power an applicator machine. This results in up to an 8% reduction in overall carbon footprint for a 250g pack.

all packaging machines, making it a complete and universal solution that can be used across a range of pack formats. It offers coffee producers the opportunity to run a more sustainable and efficient business.